Oct. 1, 2002

Men's Golf Finishes Eighth At The Second MIAA Event Of The Year

The Truman men's golf team could not improve on its first-round score, shooting a 326 on the final day of the Southwest Baptist Invitational. That score gave them a two-round total of 647 which placed the team in eighth in the second MIAA event of the year. The Bulldogs are now in sixth-place in the conference standings after the two fall MIAA events.

Jake Mann shot a 79 for the second straight day and finished tied for 26th with a 158. Austin George had the biggest improvement, shooting an 80 on Tuesday, four shots better than his first-round score. George ended the tournament in 33rd place with a 164. Jason Bertram shot a 84 on Tuesday and was 30th overall with a two-round score of 162. T.J. Erhart shot a 82-83=165 to tie for 34th-place finish while Lou Dersch shot a 82-86=168 and was 36th overall.

Southwest Baptist won its own tournament with a 600 and Dusty Smith of Southwest Baptist won the individual title with a 74-71=145.

Southwest Baptist Invitational

Team Standings
1. Southwest Baptist  305  295   600
2. Washburn           307  296   603
3. Central Missouri   303  301   604
4. Missouri Western   309  302   611
5. Missouri Southern  308  309   617
6. Missouri-Rolla     312  307   619
7. Pittsburg State    320  308   628
8. Truman             321  326   647

Truman Finishes
t-26) Jake Mann        79   79   158
  30) Jason Bertram    78   84   162
  33) Austin George    84   80   164
t-34) T.J. Erhart      82   83   165
  36) Lou Dersch       82   86   168