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Wildcat Invitational
Dinnebier leads Panthers men’s golf with a 10th-place finish in Kansas
9/15/2026 5:11:00 PM | Men's Golf
MANHATTAN, Kan. — The UNI men's golf team wrapped up play at the Wildcat Invitational in Manhattan, Kansas, on Tuesday, September 15, with a 15th-place finish. Leading the way in the team race was St. Thomas (MN), with a two-over, 866 as a team. Jake Olson of South Dakota State took home the individual title with a five-under, 211 over the three rounds
Tanner Dinnebier led UNI for the first time this season with a four-over, 220 over three rounds. Finishing in 10th place, Dinnebier fired a one-under, 71 in round three to jump nine places in the final round of the tournament to finish top-10. His third round included seven of his 13 birdies at the Wildcat Invitational. Sam Wahman was second for the Panthers, finishing in 68th place. Wahman carded an eagle on the 16th hole, hole number two of his first round after teeing off on hole 15. He finished with three birdies and one eagle over three rounds, shooting a +24, 240. Not far behind Wahman was sophomore Anthony Galvin, in 70th place. Galvin shot a +25, 241 with his three-round low coming in a 76 in the first round of action. Galvin carded five birdies over the three-round tournament.
Drew Spooner finished with four birdies over the two days to card a +31, 247. Spooner shot a 78 in the opening round, his weekend-low. Freshman Lawsen Justesen rounded out the Panther team with a 78th-place finish after a weekend +32, 248. Justesen carded four birdies in the final round of action on Tuesday. He totaled eight birdies on the weekend.
UP NEXT
The Panthers head to Shadow Ridge Country Club in Omaha, Nebraska, for the Bluejay Invitational on September 21-22.
FINAL UNI MEN'S SCORECARD
- T10th - Tanner Dinnebier - 72-77-71-220 (+4)
- T68th - Sam Wahman - 74-83-83-240 (+24)
- 70th - Anthony Galvin - 76-86-79-241 (+25)
- T76th - Drew Spooner - 78-87-82-247 (+31)
- T78th - Lawsen Justesen - 80-87-81-248 (+32)
FINAL MEN'S TEAM STANDINGS
- 1st - St. Thomas (MN) - 866 (+2)
- 2nd - Kansas State - 876 (+12)
- 3rd - South Dakota State - 881 (+17)
- 4th - Southern Illinois - 889 (+25)
- 5th - Creighton - 891 (+27)
- 6th - South Dakota - 892 (+28)
- 7th - Omaha - 894 (+30)
- 8th - Kansas City - 895 (+31)
- T9th - Incarnate Word - 899 (+35)
- T9th - Drake - 899 (+35)
- 11th - Bradley - 908 (+44)
- 12th - North Dakota - 914 (+50)
- 13th - Lindenwood - 917 (+53)
- 14th - North Dakota State - 922 (+58)
- 15th - Northern Iowa - 946 (+82)
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