UNI men's golf opens 2022 spring season with third-place finish, Panther in top 10

Monday, February 28

Dove Mountain; Tucson, Arizona

University of Northern Iowa

Valpo Invite

UNI men's golf opens 2022 spring season with third-place finish, Panther in top 10

3/1/2022 5:04:00 PM | Men's Golf

Full results

TUCSON - The UNI men's golf team opened its spring 2022 season with a third-place team finish and a Panther in the top 10 of the final standings.

The spring season opener was a two-day event hosted by Valparaiso University at the Dove Mountain Golf Club in Tucson, Arizona.

Day 1

The Panther men wrapped up the first day in third place with a score of 314. Thomas Storbeck led UNI tied for seventh with a score of 75. He was followed by Griffin Parker with 79, Tommy Doyle and Jack Reeves both with 80. Ben Bermel rounded out the five Panther golfers with a tally of 88. Valparaiso led after the first day with a team score of 304.

On the individual side, UNI's Jack Moody finished the first round with an overall score of 92 and was tied for 39th. Arizona State's Jose Luis Ballester led in the individual standings after day 1 with a score of 69.

Day 2

The Panthers rounded out the final two rounds of the tournament with an overall team score of 938, finishing in third place out of the five schools. Storbeck continued his strong performance, leading UNI with a tournament score of 231, as he shot 75 and 81 in rounds two and three, respectively. Parker and Reeves both ended with 235, with Doyle closely following at 237 and Bermel shooting 262 for the three rounds. North Dakota State finished in first with a team score of 906 and Valparaiso came in second with 913. Bradley took a fourth-place finish with a team score of 965 and Chicago State rounded out the five participating schools with a score of 1015.

Moody had two solid rounds following the first day, shooting 81 and 82 in rounds two and three. He finished with an overall individual score of 255 over the tournament. Ballester took the individual top-finish with a final score of 212.

UP NEXT

The Panthers will compete in the South Dakota State Invite at the Boulder Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas, Nevada, from March 11-12.

FINAL TEAM RESULTS

North Dakota State 906
Valparaiso 913
UNI 938
Bradley 965
Chicago State 1,015

INDIVIDUAL FINISHERS
1. Caleb VanArragon (Valpo) 211
2. Jose Luis Ballester (Arizona State) * 212
3. Gabriel Salvanera (Arizona State) * 218
T4. T Jeewon Park (Arizona State) * 222
T4. Jackson Norwich (Arizona) * 222
6. Nate Deziel (NDSU) 226
7. Jack Johnson (NDSU) 228
8. Santeri Lehesmaa (Arizona) * 229
9. Anthony Delisanti (Valpo) 230
T10. Thomas Storbeck (UNI) 231
T 10.Brock Winter (NDSU) 231

T 21. Griffin Parker (UNI) 235
T 21. Jack Reeves (UNI) 235
T 23. Tommy Doyle (UNI) 237
33. Jack Moody (UNI) * 255
37. Ben Bermel (UNI) 262
* Competed as individual (not part of a team)