University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Pollard leads the Panthers tied for fifth place after two rounds at MVC Championships
4/21/2025 7:37:00 PM | Men's Golf
DES MOINES, Iowa --- Following a scheduling shake-up due to weather this past weekend, JD Pollard leads the UNI men's golf team after the first two rounds of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Championships at the Des Moines Golf & Country Club.Â
Weather on Sunday forced the league's 10 teams to play 36 holes on the first day of competition. At the completion of two rounds, the Panthers sit in seventh place with a score of 587 (+11). Murray State currently leads the team race with a score of 570 (-6), holding a one-stroke lead over Illinois State. The Racers' own Trey Wall leads the Individual race, shooting a score of 137 (-7).
JD Pollard carded seven birdies and four bogeys, shooting 141 (-3) to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place after rounds one and two. Connor VanWeelden finished in a three-way tie for 16th place with a score of 146 (+2), shooting a 74 and 72 in the first two rounds. Cooper Hanson placed in a tie for 29th with a score of 151 (+7), with four birdies.Â
Calen Bishop and Tanner Dinnebier finished in an eight-way tie for 31st place, with both respective golfers shooting a score of 152 (+8). Bishop and Dinnebier sank three birdies apiece to round out the first two rounds of the MVC Championships.Â
UNI will tee off the final round of the MVC Championships on Tuesday, April 22, with tee times beginning at 8:30 a.m. CT.
ÂUNI MEN'S SCORECARD
- T5th - JD Pollard - 70-71 - 141 (-3)Â
- T16th - Connor Van Weelden - 74-72 - 146 (+2)
- T29th - Cooper Hanson - 74-77 - 151 (+7)
- T31st - Calen Bishop - 78-74Â - 152 (+8)
- T31st - Tanner Dinnebier - 78-74 - 152 (+8)
FINAL MEN'S TEAM STANDINGS
- 1st - Murray State - 570 (-6)
- 2nd - Illinois State - 571 (-5)
- 3rd - Belmont - 581 (+5)
- 4th - Southern Illinois - 585 (+9)
- T5th - Drake - 586 (+10)
- T5th - Valparaiso - 586 (+10)
- 7th - UNI - 587 (+11)
- 8th - Bradley - 596 (+20)
- 9th - Evansville - 602 (+26)
- 10th - Missouri State - 613 (+37)
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