HARTFORD, Wis. (WLCSports.com) - Juniors Joey Ploch (Oconomowoc, Wis.) and Solomon Zarling (West Bend, Wis.) tied for second and three other Warriors finished in the top-10, as the Wisconsin Lutheran College men's golf team finished first at the WLC Fall Invitational on Sunday at Washington County Golf Course. The team finished with a score of 757 (+37) as seven players posted scores in the 70s during the final round.
- Tournament: WLC Fall Invitational (Round 2)
- Location: Washington County Golf Course, Hartford, Wis.
- Course Info: Par 72, 6,849 Yards
- WLC Team: 1st of 4 (+37)
- Top WLC Individual: Joey Ploch/Solomon Zarling (+3), T-2nd of 32
- Ploch and senior Johnny Kositzky Jr. (Escanaba, Mich.) tied for the lowest round two score, shooting a 73. Ploch, whose two-day total was 147 (+3), tied for second overall, while Kositzky tied for eighth.
- Junior James Michaelson (Crystal Lake, Ill.) improved on his round one score, firing a season-low 76 on day two and tied Kositzky and senior Quinn Schultz (Chaseburg, Wis.) for eighth.
- Zarling compiled a score of 79, giving him a total of 147 and placing him in a second-place tie.
- Sophomore Joe Flett (St. Anthony, Minn.) and junior Trey Gnewikow (Warrens, Wis.) rounded out the Warriors' scoring by both shooting 159 (+15).
- Junior Grant Hammer (Germantown Hills, Ill.) put together a two-day score of 154 (+10) as an individual, tying for 11th.
- WLC had seven players post rounds in the 70s on Sunday and six players improve on their round one score.
- It was truly a team victory this weekend with everyone contributing and those are the best kind. The wind picked up, conditions were more difficult today, and we had six guys improve their scores from yesterday which was great to see! Five players finished in the top-10 which continues to display our depth and puts a lot of pressure on the coach to put the right lineup out there on any given day. - Head Coach Adam Volbrecht
- Concordia Wisconsin's Jordan Carlton fired a second-round 78 to hold off the field by two shots for medalist honors with a two-day total of 145 (+1). The Falcons finished second with a team score of 772 (+52).
- The Warriors return to the links on Friday when they compete in the Old Hickory Masters in Beaver Dam. Tee time is scheduled for 12:20 p.m. at Old Hickory Golf Club.
