The Minot State University (MSU) Beavers fall season concluded with a third place finish at the USF Invitational at Grand Falls Casino and Golf Resort in Larchwood, IA. on Oct. 14 and 15.
Estevan’s Jace Carlisle led the team with fourth place tie thanks to a solid 68 in the second round. He jumped 24 spots up the leaderboard after an opening round 76. Fellow Estevanian Chase Gedak tied for 17th at 150 (72-78), Darien Herlick of Weyburn concluded his first fall season tying for 20th at 151 (74-77), and Winston Grayson of Kipling also wrapped his first semester at MSU with a 39th place showing with rounds of 80 and 78.
“We have been really impressed with our freshman Darien and Winston. They have provided us with a consistency and depth that we have not had in a long time here at Minot State,” said MSU Head Coach Eli Mihalick on the Beavers website.
In the women’s event also at Grand Falls Holly Knudsen of Chaplin tied for 27th with a 165 (80-85). The MSU women’s team was seventh.
“Holly Knudsen has had some really good finishes for us this year, topped off by her tie for first place at the U-Mary Fall Invite, which she lost on the second playoff hole,” Mihalick added.
Ella Kozak’s first fall season at Western Carolina University has included a pair of hurricanes along the Atlantic Ocean coast. The Catamounts and Kozak were on the course in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Oct. 11 to 13. Kozak had travelled back to Yorkton while Hurricane Helene amd Milton ravaged the east coast of the United States. She did return to compete in the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational. The Deer Park Municipal Golf Course member shot 77, 81, and 80 to finish tied for 81st. The Catamounts were 19th, their next event is The Robbie hosted in Huntsville, Ala. beginning Oct. 25.
In Lebanon, PA. Alex Swinnerton and Guillermo Salazar concluded their seasons with Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) over the weekend of Oct. 18 to 20. The Waskesiu junior graduates helped the Crimson Hawks to a fourth place team finish overall. Guillermo who hails from Calgary was tied for 13th after rounds of 80, 76, and 72 at Iron Valley Golf Club. Swinnerton also got better each day opening with an 82, then going 77, 73 to tie for 21st.
Swinnerton will finish the fall season ranked 100th among NCAA Div. 2 golfers.
Cole Taylor of Nipawin and the Park University Buccaneers were in Buckeye, Ariz. for the ERAU Fall Invitational at Verrado Golf Club on Oct. 14 and 15. Taylor placed 27th with back-to-back rounds of 78 and an 83 in round three. The Bucs were fourth of five teams.
Park has one more event this season, that is the ACU Fall Invitational on Nov. 4 and 5.
Makstyr McIntyre has his first collegiate top 10 finish with the Rocky Mountain College Bears program. On Oct. 14 and 15 in Billings, Mont. at Lake Hills Golf Course, the Swift Current product posted scores of 74, 71, and 74 for a 54-hole total of 219. He was competing as an individual.
McIntyre and the Battlin Bears are scheduled to join Taylor and the Bucs in Buckeye on Nov. 4 and 5.
The Carter’s from Saskatoon were in action on Oct. 14 and 15 in Seaside, Cal. at Bayonet Golf Course at the Otter Invitational. Carter Degelman was competing as an individual in the event, the Dominican University of California freshman tied for 76th at 234 (78, 76, 80). Carter Bell opened with an 82, the Riverside Country Club member shot 84 in round two, then fired a 77 in round three, he was tied for 97th in the Penguins last fall event. The team struggled to a 19th place finish.
Up to 10 more Saskatchewan student-athletes are scheduled to play events starting Monday.
Golf Saskatchewan will provide a recap later this week as more seasons conclude in both Canada and the United States.