University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Pollard cards top-15 finish to open season at Derek Dolenc Invitational
9/10/2024 3:12:00 PM | Men's Golf
MADISON, Ill. --- The UNI men's golf wrapped up its first tournament of the fall season on Tuesday at the Derek Dolenc Invitational in the greater St. Louis area, with a 12th place team finish out of 18 teams.
Tournament host SIU Edwardsville captured the team title with a combined score of 837 (-15), as Bradley's Connor Ham clinched the tournament's individual title with a score of 200 (-13).
UNI redshirt senior JD Pollard led the way for the Panthers finishing in a three-way tie for 15th place, hitting 15 birdies and sinking two eagles during the three round, two-day competition for a final score of 210 (-3). Junior Nile Petersen finished in a five-way tie for 25th place with a 215 (+2), while Calen Bishop shot a 223 (+10) in his collegiate debut.
Cooper Hanson and Jack Moody both tied for 74th place, both carding a 227 (+14). Hanson shot eight birdies and seven pars over the course of his first course of his first tournament as a Panther, while Moody sank an eagle in Sunday's first round on the 18th hole and finished with four birdies.
UP NEXT
The Panthers return to the links Sept. 16-17 at the Wildcat Invitational, hosted by Kansas State University at the Colbert Hills Country Club.
UNI SCORECARD
- T15th - JD Pollard - 67-69-74 - 210
- T29th - Nile Petersen - 74-71-70 - 215
- T62th - Calen Bishop - 75-74-74 - 223
- T74th - Cooper Hanson - 72-78-77 - 227
- T74th - Jack Moody - 77-75-75 - 227
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
- 1st - SIU Edwardsville - 837 (-15)
- 2nd - Wichita State - 841 (-11)
- T3rd - Bradley - 846 (-6)
- T3rd - Southern Illinois - 846 (-6)
- 5th - Bellarmine - 848 (-4)
- 6th - Lindenwood - 854 (+2)
- 7th - South Dakota - 856 (+4)
- 8th- Missouri State - 860 (+8)
- 9th - Weber State - 866 (+14)
- 10th - Southern Indiana - 867 (+15)
- 11th - UT Martin - 869 (+17)
- 12th - UNI - 870 (+18)
- 13th - Tennessee Tech - 872 (+20)
- T14th - Green Bay - 873 (+21)
- T14th - Utah State - 873 (+21)
- 16th - Drake - 885 (+33)
- 17th - Eastern Illinois - 897 (+45)
- 18th - Western Illinois - 905 (+53)
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