ROCK HILL, South Carolina – The Trinity Western Spartans men's DII team finished the day just one stroke off the top round to move up to sixth place in the DII tournament at the Collegiate Disc Golf National Championship in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
The foursome of
Jacob Visser, Owen Filed,
Everett Dabbagh, and
Mattias Huberts shot -7 on the day to enter day three of the championship at +1. The Spartans are just four strokes behind first-place NC State, who currently sit in the tournament lead at -3. TWU is one stroke behind Ferris State and two strokes behind Ohio State and Liberty University.
The Div III team of Zach Ruptash,
Ben Brandsma,
Bailey Neufeld, and
Ayden Tweedle heads into round three tied for eighth place in a pool of 66 teams with a score of -7.
TOURNAMENT RESULTS
QUOTABLE
Chris Hartman – TWU head coach
On the Div II team
"Our guys had a strong round that allowed them to climb the ladder a bit, and go into tomorrow alone in sixth place, but only two strokes back of third. While they started a little slow, they got going in the middle of their round when they birdied seven holes in an eight-hole stretch."
On the Div III team
"Today our guys all shot within two strokes of each other and finished tied for the top team score in the pool of 34 teams with an average score of 1 under par. A couple of remarkable finishes with
Ayden Tweedle birdying three of the last five holes and Zach Ruptash getting sizzling hot down the stretch, birdying each of the final four holes.
Ben Brandsma shot 90 points above his player rating for his second-best sanctioned round rating ever."
UP NEXT
The Spartans will now continue team play for the next two days in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 11 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as in the NAIA in track and field and cross country and as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 15 U SPORTS team championships and 34 Canada West team championships.
About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in U SPORTS. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.
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