Warriors Finish Fifth at USCAA National Tournament
STATE COLLEGE, Pa.—Day two of the USCAA Men's Golf National Tournament saw the Warriors shoot a 337 as a team. The Warriors shot a total of 658 which landed them a spot in the top 5 overall in the tournament. Cleary University went on to win the tournament by shooting 609 on the two days.
Rochester was led by sophomore Jon Wandel (St. Clair Shores, Mich./Lakeview H.S.) with a total score of 157 after shooting a 76 on day one. Wandel's second day efforts were good enough to land him tied for 10th in the tournament.
Junior Andrew Birchmeier (Fowler, Mich./Fowler H.S.) ended his tournament by shooting an 87 on the last day bringing his tournament total to 165. With that score Birchmeier placed 30th overall. Freshman Jacob Rogers (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc H.S.) finished with a total score of 167, freshman Nicklas Grifhorst (Hamilton, Mich./Hamilton H.S.) finished with a 169, and sophomore Blake Wohlfeil (Sterling Heights, Mich. Henry Ford II H.S.) finished with a 181.
Wandel was named a second team USCAA All-American. He also went on to win the chipping skills contest at the tournament.
"I was proud of how the guys played these two days," said Coach Bissett about his team. "We have a pretty young team this year and this tournament and course can be intimidating at times. The guys did a good job of handling all of that. We did not play as well as we wanted to on the second day, but it was a really good experience for us. I know the guys are already looking ahead to going back next year."
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