Huskers Finish Seventh at 49er Collegiate Classic

<?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>Nebraska posted its third consecutive team score of better than 300 at the 49er Collegiate Classic with a 294 on Tuesday, but was unable to make a move up the leaderboard. The Huskers finished seventh in the 12-team tournament as scores throughout the field were again low in the final round.<?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

 

The Huskers posted a season-low round of 284 in Monday's second round and responded with another solid round on Tuesday at 294, but saw six schools post lower scores, including a 279 by team champion Indiana. The Huskers' three-round total of 874, left it three shots behind Campbell who finished in sixth place and 32 strokes behind Indiana, who completed three rounds with a 22-under-par total of 842.

 

Nebraska was led in the final round by redshirt freshman Drew Reynolds who posted a two-under par 70. Reynolds rebounded from a tough first day, when he carded rounds of 80 and 76. Reynolds finished the tournament in a tie for 46th place after Tuesday's strong round.

 

Senior J.J. Sullivan continued to be Nebraska's most consistent player, finishing three rounds at one-over par 217 after a 75 on Tuesday. Sullivan finished in a tie for 16th place, marking the second straight top-20 finish for the Omaha Gross product. Sophomore Judd Cornell finished in 21st place after a final-round 76 left him at 218, while freshman Brady Schnell (75, 222) finished in a tie for 36th and senior Chris Hartwig (74, 223) rounded out the NU lineup with a 40th-place showing. Indiana's Jeff Overton capped a runaway tournament victory with a 68 on Tuesday for a three round total of 17-under-par 199, good for a nine-shot victory over three other golfers.

 

Nebraska takes next week off before completing its fall season on Oct. 20-21 at the Squire Creek Invitational, hosted by Louisiana Tech University.

 

Final Team Scores

         1   Indiana University         282  281  279    842    

         2   Xavier University           275  283  290    848    

         3   Furman University        292  271  293    856    

         4   Davidson College          284  290  284    858    

         5   Charlotte                     287  282  293    862    

         6   Campbell University      297  282  292    871    

         7   Nebraska, U. of            296  284  294    874    

         8   Richmond, Univ. of       300  276  300    876    

         9   East Carolina Univ.       287  290  306    883    

             James Madison Univ.    287  302  294    883     

        11   Marquette University    304  299  296    899    

        12   Wm. & Mary, Coll. Of  307  303  298    908    

 

Individual Leaders

      1    Jeff Overton        Indiana              64   67   68   199

      2    Matt Davidson    Furman             69   66   73   208

           Matt Mincer        Charlotte           70   67   71   208

           John Streibich     Xavier                69   72   67   208

 

Nebraska Golfers

T 16    JJ Sullivan                       71   71   75    217

            T 21    Judd Cornell                    72   70   76    218

            T 36    Brady Schnell                  75   72   75    222

            T 40    Chris Hartwig                   78   71   74    223

            T 46    Drew Reynolds                80   76   70    226