JOPLIN, Mo. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State men's golf team finished third at the MSSU Men's Fall Invite on Tuesday, giving the Rangers their third top three finish of the season.
Arkansas Tech won the tournament by shooting 24 over par as a team, while Cameron Twynholm of Arkansas Tech won the individual tournament with rounds of 66, 67, and 68.
Pierce Geminden and
Matti Zerwin led the Rangers, as they both tied for fifth out of 69 golfers. Geminden opened the tournament with 71 in the first round and 74 in the second round before bouncing back with four birdies to finish with 68 in the final round. Zerwin stayed consistent, as he shot 71 in all three rounds, including a streak of three straight birdies on holes five through seven in round two.
Chris Xiao and
Jack Collingswood finished in the top 15, with Xiao coming in 14
th with rounds of 73, 73, and 72, while Collingswood tied for 15
th with 75 in both the first and third rounds, but 69 on the second round with an eagle on hole six.
Zac Farmer rounded out the Rangers with a card of 75, 71, and 76 to put the Rangers at 32-9 on the season, as well as moving them to No. 5 in the Central Region rankings, and No. 33 in the NCAA Division II rankings.
The Rangers will be back in action on Oct. 26, when they travel to Indian Springs Golf Course in Broken Arrow for the Tulsa Cup hosted by Rogers State.
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