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TULSA, Okla. – The Fort Hays State men's golf team wrapped up their fall season with a twelfth place finish on Tuesday at the Tulsa Club hosted by Rogers State. The tournament was played at The Club at Indian Springs which totaled 6,897 yards and was a par-72 course.
Fort Hays State as a team shot two sub-300 rounds with a 296 in round one and a 299 in the final round. The Tigers finished 33-over par with a total of 897 shots. Fort Hays State was able to climb one spot on the leaderboard in the final round and placed fifth out of MIAA teams.
The Tigers were led by Cooper Scheck and Jackson Rader who both turned in top-20 performances by tying for 16th place. Rader and Scheck were two of five players in the field that finished with a 219, 3-over par. Scheck entered round two at 2-over par and put himself in a great spot with five birdies in the second round but was plagued by a triple bogey on his final hole of the round. Scheck bounced back with a 73 on his third round. Rader Shot his best round in round two with a 1-under, 71. Rader carded at least three birdies in each of the three rounds. There were only four MIAA golfers that placed higher than Scheck and Rader.
Cole Streck tied for 54th place after shooting a 13-over par on the tournament. Streck climb eight spots on the leaderboard during the final round and finished things off the right way with a birdie on his last hole. Streck had round scores of 76, 78, and 75. Tanner Copeland finished just a few spots behind Streck, tying for 57th place. Copeland got off to a great start with a 73 in round one. He finished the tournament with and 81 and 76 in the last two rounds.
Jacob George tied for 78th place after shooting a 241. George recorded four birdies through his three rounds. Bryson Oots of William Jewell College took home the individual title after shooting an 8-under par, three strokes ahead of the next spot on the leaderboard. Oots raced out to a great start on the tournament with a 66 to start the competition. Southern Arkansas clinched the team title after three of their five players finished in the top 10. They finished at 2-over par as a team.
The team will now look forward to their spring season that is set to begin on March 11th at the Hillcat Classic hosted by Rogers State. The Tigers are set to golf in four tournaments in the Spring as well as the MIAA Championships.