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Indiana Invitational
RedHawk Golfers Finish in Second Place at the Hoosier Invitational
3/30/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
March 30, 2008
Miami University's golf team finished in second place among the 18-team field at the Hoosier Invitational in Bloomington, Ind., with three players finishing among the top 12. Play was suspended just a few holes into the third round of the on Sunday. The round was eventually cancelled due to poor weather conditions, making Saturday's 36-hole standings serve as the final results.
Junior Ben Wood tied for third place after shooting 67-77, while junior Ben Bastel and freshman Michael Drobnick finished among the top 12.
Wood opened with a first-round low score of 67, before firing a 77 in the second round for a two over par total of 144. Wood finished five shots behind Eastern Kentucky's Jessie Massie for individual first-place honors. Bastel fired rounds of 69 and 77 to tie for ninth place, while Drobnick went 73-74 in the first two rounds to tie for 12th place.
The RedHawks collectively shot 282 in the first round, which put Miami in first place by 13 shots. Miami shot 302 in the second round for a two-round total of 584, placing the RedHawks in second place behind Eastern Kentucky. The Colonels fired a tournament low 278 in round two to give Eastern Kentucky a two-round total of 582.
The RedHawks return to action when they play in the Marshall Invitational April 4-5.
2 Miami 282 - 302 = 584 T 3 Ben Wood 67 - 77 = 144 T 9 Ben Bastel 69 - 77 = 146 T 12 Michael Drobnick 73 - 74 = 147 T 22 Nathan Sutherland 73 - 76 = 149 T 56 Andrew Aseltine 79 - 75 = 154
1 Eastern Kentucky U. 304 - 278 = 582 2 Miami 282 - 302 = 584 3 Purdue University 297 - 289 = 586 4 Indiana University 306 - 284 = 590 5 Indiana Crimson 295 - 297 = 592 6 Toledo, U. of 297 - 299 = 596 7 Ball State Univ. 302 - 297 = 599 Cleveland State U. 298 - 301 = 599 9 Bowling Green State 310 - 293 = 603 10 Western Illinois U. 304 - 301 = 605 11 Evansville, U. of 308 - 298 = 606 12 George Washington 306 - 302 = 608 IUPUI 308 - 300 = 608 14 Northern Illinois U. 305 - 304 = 609 15 IPFW 308 - 302 = 610 16 Youngstown State U. 313 - 300 = 613 17 Dayton, Univ. of 318 - 308 = 626 18 Butler University 322 - 308 = 630
