Two Falcons Post Top-25 Finishes at the Colleton River Collegiate

Tuesday, March 8

Bluffton, S.C.

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Bowling Green State University

Colleton River Collegiate

Two Falcons Post Top-25 Finishes at the Colleton River Collegiate

March 08, 2016 | Men's Golf

By: by Kevin Davis, BGSU Assistant Director for Athletic Communications

Results: Final Combined Results at BirdieFire.com
Results: Final Team Results (PDF)
Results: Final Player Results (PDF)

Bluffton, S.C. – BGSU junior golfers Jose Narro and Brett Rinker both finished in a tie at 21st-place overall on the individual leaderboard, as the Falcons finished ninth overall at the fourth annual Colleton River Collegiate hosted by Michigan State at the Pete Dye Course at the Colleton River Plantation Club in Bluffton, South Carolina.

Bowling Green turned in a final round team score of 311, +23, on Tuesday to card rounds of 306, 306 and 311 and finish in ninth-place overall with a 54-hole team score of 923, +59. The Falcons finished ahead of Ball State (932), Rutgers (938) and Toledo (945) in the 12-team field.

"We didn't come out and finish the way we wanted to today in the final round," stated head coach Kevin Farrell. "For us to be able to compete for wins, we need to be able to put together a full three rounds of play from top to bottom. We will take this as a learning experience and look to improve on all areas of our game before our next tournament."

Narro climbed up seven spots on Tuesday with a final round of 75, +3, to finish in a tie for 21st-place overall with a 54-hole score of 227, +11. The junior carded rounds of 75, 77 and 75, which included five birdies and 36 pars over his 54-holes of play.

Rinker led the Falcons over the final round of play with a round of 73, +1, on Tuesday, to leap up 16 places and into a tie for 21st-place overall with a three-round combined score of 227, +11. Rinker improved over all three rounds of play, shooting rounds of 80, 74 and 73 over the two-day event. He finished with a team-high eight birdies and 27 pars in the Palmetto State.

Freshman Pablo Heredia Iglesias struggled on Tuesday, shooting a round of 82, +10. Coupled with his first two rounds of 72 and 75 on Monday, Heredia Iglesias finished in 30th-place overall with a 54-hole score of 229, +13. The first-year Falcon totaled five birdies and 34 pars over his three rounds of play.

Sophomore Cameron Michalak carded a final round of 81, +9, on Tuesday, while fellow Falcon Trey Walker ended the event with a final round of 84, +12. Michalak placed in a tie for 62nd-place overall with rounds of 79, 80 and 81 for a final three-round score of 240, +24. Walker ended the two-day event with a 54-hole score of 247, +31, to finish in a tie for 79th overall with rounds of 80, 83 and 84.

Playing as an individual Max Rispler moved up six spots on Tuesday to finish in a tie for 31st overall with a 54-hole score of 230, +14. Rispler carded six birdies and 32 pars over his rounds of 81, 73 and 76 for the tournament.

BGSU's Ethan DeForest and Eli Stacy also both played as individuals for the event. DeForest finished in 86th-place overall with a 54-hole score of 250, +34, while Stacy placed in 89th overall with a three-round combined score of 281, +65.

The College of Charleston was able to hold on for the team win with a final score of 891, +27. No. 42 Memphis (893) and No. 45 Michigan State (895) both made a strong push on the final day of play to move up to second and third-place, respectively.

North Texas (897) and Cincinnati (907) rounded out the top-five in the team standings.

The Falcons will return to the links on Mar. 21-22 to compete at the Lone Star Invitational hosted by UTSA at the Briggs Ranch Golf Club in San Antonio, Texas.

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9th – Bowling Green – 306, 306, 311 = 923, +59
T21. Jose Narro – 75, 77, 75 = 227, +11
T21. Brett Rinker – 80, 74, 73 = 227, +11
30. Pablo Heredia Iglesias – 72, 75, 82 = 229, +13
T31. Max Rispler – 81, 73, 76 = 230, +14 *
T62. Cameron Michalak – 79, 80, 81 = 240, +24
T79. Trey Walker – 80, 83, 84 = 247, +31
86. Ethan DeForest – 88, 79, 83 = 250, +34 *
89. Eli Stacy – 92, 93, 96 – 281, +65 *

*played as an individual