Hays Post
BOLIVAR, Mo. – The Fort Hays State men's golf team closed out the 2022-23 season with an eighth place finish at the MIAA Championships held at Silo Ridge Golf & Country Club. The Tigers Jackson Rader and Parker Krob both finished in the top 25.
Rader recorded his second top 25 finish at the MIAA Championships, tying for 22nd. The sophomore had rounds of 76, 77, and 75.
Krob tied for 24th, just one stroke back of Rader. Krob's 13-over par served to be eight strokes better than his performance at last year's MIAA Championship. He recorded six birdies in total and shot rounds of 75, 77 and 77.
Bryce Cowan had the Tigers lowest round of 74 in his second round. Cowan shot an 81 in the first round and a 78 in the final round for a total of 233. The senior finished in 35th place. Tanner Copeland turned in a 46th place finish (+26, 242). Dustin Nichols finished one slot behind Copeland in 47th (+27, 243).
For the second straight year Central Missouri walked away with an individual title after Alex Gentry clinched the tournament's top spot shooting 4-under par. Gentry finished two strokes ahead of former Hays High standout Tradgon McCrae of Missouri Southern State.
McCrae was named the MIAA Golfer of the Year, finishing atop the standings with 39.5 points. Tradgon placed in the top-five in the three designated events he competed in.