Spartans Play Well in Round 2 of Nationals
Results of Round 2 of the 2022 NJCAA Div. III National Championship at Chautauqua Golf Club (Par 72) in Chautauqua, NY.
Results of Round 2 of the 2022 NJCAA Div. III National Championship at Chautauqua Golf Club (Par 72) in Chautauqua, NY.
- M State shoots a 2nd round score of 320, 10 shots better than Monday, placing them in 5th place (10 teams) after round 2.
- The Spartans had the 4th best team score of round 2.
- Defending champions Sandhills CC is in control of the team competition with a 2 day total of 588 (295-293)
- Grant Inniger led the Spartans with a 76 and Hunter Burnside shot 77. Mikey Vall improved by 9 shots to shoot an 81 on day two.
- Damian Guerrero of DuPage CC shot the low round of the tournament (70) to tie for the individual lead with Andreas Huber (Sandhills CC) with a two day total of 145.
- The championship is 4 rounds (72 holes) and ends on Friday.
Team Results:
- Sandhills CC - 295 (DAY 1) + 293(DAY 2) = 588 (2 day total)
- DuPage CC - 321 + 303 = 624
- Niagara County CC - 314 + 322= 636
- Georgia Military College - 323 + 314= 637
- M State - 330 + 320 =650
- Nassau - 336 + 326= 662
- Butler County CC - 335 + 331 = 666
- County College of Morris - 336 + 352 = 688
- Jefferson CC - 345 + 353 = 698
- Jamestown CC - 352 + 374 = 726
M State Individual Scores:
Hunter Burnside - 78 + 77 = 155 (T-12 individually)
Grant Inniger - 79 + 76 = 155 (T-12th individually)
Joel Quam - 82 + 86= 168
Mikey Vall - 91 + 81 = 172
Sam Western - 105 + 91 = 196
Head Coach Jason Retzlaff Quote:
"We had a lot of fun as we played better today as a team. Overall, I thought it was the best round this team has played all season. Grant led us today and was solid in all aspects. It was great seeing Mikey and Sam play some very good golf as well. Mikey's irons were excellent and Sam's putting was much improved today. It looks like tomorrow will be a tougher day and a mental challenge with significant rain in the forecast again."
The Spartans will tee off for round two on Thursday at 9:50 am Eastern Time.
The attached photo attached is Hunter Burnside on the 12th hole at Chautauqua GC. (Photo taken by Jeff Haukos)
Complete results and tournament information can be found here: https://jccjayhawks.com/events/2022RD1COMBOM.pdf
