Spartan men finish in 7th place

Results of Round 4 and Final Results of the 2023 NJCAA Div. III National Golf Championship at Chautauqua Golf Club (Par 72) in Chautauqua, NY.

Men:
*Spartan Men shot 331 in the final round and finished in 7th place.
*Spartans finished with a 4 day total of 1108 (330-326-321-331).
*Joel Quam and Leo Stephan led the Spartans in t with rounds of 79.
*Leo Stephan was the low Spartan 4 day scorer with a 315 (80-79-77-79)
*Stepan ended the season as with the Spartans lowest individual scoring average at 79.2.
*This was the 11th consecutive appearance by the M State men in the national tournament. The longest streak national in Div. III NJCAA.
*Sandhills CC won the team national championship with a new record total of 1147 (292-284-286-285). This broke the previous record by 21 shots.
*Ben Read of Sandhills CC earned individual national championship honors with a new record total of 277 (72-70-67-68) at 11 under par.

Complete results of the championship can be found here: https://jccjayhawks.com/events/njcaa-stats

Men's Team Results:
1.Sandhills CC (Pinehurst, NC) - 292 (Day 1) + 284 (Day 2) + 286 (Day 3) + 285 (Day 4)= 1147
2.Georgia Military College (Milledgeville, GA) -301 + 293 + 289 = 883
3.DuPage CC (Glen Ellyn, IL) - 323 + 315 + 305 + 305 + 309 = 1252
4.Jamestown CC (Jamestown, NY) - 318 + 311 + 326 + 309 = 1264
5.Butler County CC (Butler, PA) - 321 +314 + 322 + 324 = 1281
6.Onondaga CC (Syracuse, NY)- 327 + 316 + 322 + 325 = 1290
7.M State (Fergus Falls, MN) - 330 + 326 + 321 + 331 = 1308
8.Nassau CC (Garden City, NJ)- 330 + 325 + 338 + 326 = 1319
9.RCSJ Gloucester (Sewell, NJ) - 352 + 345 + 331 + 340 = 1368
10.Terra State CC (Fremont, OH)- 355 +347 + 327 + 344 = 1373
11.Holyoke CC (Holyoke, MA) - 433 + 424 + 403 + 418 = 1678

M State Men Individual Results:
Leo Stepan- 80+79+77+79 = 315
Joel Quam- 82+83+82+79= 326
Mikey Vall- 82+82+80+85= 329
Braxton Kerstein- 87+82+82+89 = 340
Riley Stromlund- 86+86+85+88 = 345

Complete results of the championship can be found here: https://jccjayhawks.com/events/njcaa-stats

M State Head Coach Jason Retzlaff Quote:

"For our men, it was a tough and rainy day that we couldn't quite get sustain momentum. Joel had an excellent round as his short game was excellent. He made a great par save on the last hole to shoot 79. As he has all year, Leo was a leader for us today as well. It was such a pleasure making the trip with this team. Our play was up and down this week, but the effort was tremendous. "

"We are so thankful for the contributions Mikey Vall and Joel Quam have made to our program for multiple seasons. Their positive impact on and off the course can't be understated. They are awesome young men that will be greatly missed next season. It was also great having Leo Stepan for this season. He had a great year on and off the course as he led us in scoring average and also graduated with his technology electrician degree. We wish him well. Riley and Braxton also had very good freshman seasons and we look forward to what next season could bring for them."

Photo Credits: Spartan Men and Women National Participants Team Photo (Left to Right: Head Coach Jason Retzlaff, Mikey Vall, Joel Quam, Ellia Soydara, Leo Stepan, Braxton Kerstein, Riley Stromlund, Asst Coach Jeff Haukos)