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The Grinnell College men's golf team placed eighth at the Ryerson Fall Classic hosted by Central College over the weekend.
The Pioneers had a two-day score of 695, golfing a 328 the first day and 367 the second. Pete Kieselbach was the top Pioneer, as he tied for 17th with a 161 (78-83). Alex McDonald tied for 35th with a 172 (81-91), Sam Roife tied for 42nd at 179 (84-95), R.J. Roewe was 48th with a 183 (85-98) and Kale Knisley was 53rd with a 196 (89-107). Grinnell's junior varsity also competed, taking 11th place. Salil Kalghatgi tied for 42nd with a 179 (91-98).
Indian Hills Community College won the team title with a 601. Andrew Townsend of Central College was first individually with a 147.
Results
Pete Kieselbach '10 (pictured) claimed fourth-place honors to lead the Grinnell College men's golf team at the Simpson College Fall Invitational Tuesday at Indianola Country Club.
Kieselbach fired a 78, three shots behind third-place Justin Strabala of Kirkwood Community College. Alex McDonald '11 tied for 14th for the Pioneers with an 82, Salil Kalghatgi tied for 38th with a 95 and Nathan Clubb '11 was 42nd with a 106.
The individual champion was Alex Ward of Marshalltown Community College, who shot 72. Marshalltown also won the team title with a 310. Grinnell was eighth at 361.
2008 Simpson College Golf Fall Invitational
The Grinnell College men's golf team improved on last year's fourth-place showing at the Midwest Conference Championships by placing third Saturday in the tourney at Aldeen Golf Club in Rockford, Ill.
The Pioneers fired a three-day score of 986, 16 shots behind champion Knox College. Monmouth College placed second at 976, while Lawrence University, Carroll College and Ripon College all tied for fourth at 997.
Grinnell's top shooter was Carlos Lu '10 (pictured), who earned all-conference honors by tying for 10th with a 247. He had rounds of 79-88 and 80. Pete Kieselbach '10 tied for 12th with a 248 (75-82-91), R.J. Roewe '09 was 15th with a 250 (86-82-820 and Jeff Kljaich '11 tied for 19th with a 254 (78-91-85). Joe Fox '08 tied for 31st with a 263 (80-92-91) and Alex McDonald '11 was 42nd at 273 (95-84-94)
David Marquardt of Knox was the individual champ with an 8-over-par 224. Marquardt, who led after each of the three rounds, shot 72, 74 and 89.
Results
The Grinnell College men’s golf team is in third place following the second day of action at the Midwest Conference Championships Friday at Aldeen Golf Club in Rockford, Ill.
The Pioneers fired a 336 for a two-day total of 648. Knox College is the leader at 632 and Monmouth College is second with a 642.
Grinnell is led by Pete Kieselbach ‘10, who is tied for sixth individually with a two-day total of 13-over-par 157. He has rounds of 75 and 82. Carlos Lu ‘10 is tied for 16th with a 79-88-167, R.J. Roewe ‘09 is tied for 21st at 86-82-168, Jeff Kljaich ‘11 is tied for 24th at 78-91-169, Joe Fox ‘08 is tied for 31st at 80-92-172 and Alex McDonald ‘11 is tied for 40th at 95-84-179.
David Marquardt of Knox maintained his lead with a 2-over-par 146. He has rounds of 72 and 74.
The tourney finishes up Saturday, with the team champ earning a berth in the NCAA Division III National Tournament.
Second Round Results
The Grinnell College men’s golf team got off to a blockbuster start at the 2008 Midwest Conference Golf Championships and are first in the team standings.
The Pioneers fired a score of 312 at Aldeen Golf Club in Rockford, Ill., to lead Knox College by three strokes and defending champ Monmouth College by four. The tournament continues Friday and runs through Saturday.
Pete Kieselbach ‘10 (pictured) is tied for second place with a 3-over-par 75, while Jeff Kljaich ‘11 is tied for ninth at 78. Other Pioneers include Carlos Lu ‘10 (tied for 11th at 79), Joe Fox ‘08 (tied for 13th at 80), R.J. Roewe ‘09 (tied for 30th at 86) and Alex McDonald ‘11 (tied for 45th at 95). The individual leader is David Marquardt of Knox, who is at 72.
“Today was a good team day,” said Grinnell coach Brian Jaworski. “As a team we expect everyone to contribute and today we got four good scores, which is all that matters. I like our position because we feel confident and believe in each other since the guys want their scores to contribute toward the team score. We have six guys who are capable of scoring very well and we’ll need all six before this tournament is over.”
First Round Results
The Grinnell College men's golf team travels to Aldeen Golf Club in Rockford, Ill., to take part in the 2008 Midwest Conference Golf Championships this weekend.
The meet begins at 11 a.m. on Thursday and continues through Saturday. Monmouth College won last year's title with a three-day total of 934. Grinnell was fourth at 981.
The Pioneers are coming off a seventh-place finish at last weekend's Scot-Fire Invitational. At that meet, Grinnell was paced by Pete Kieselbach '10, who tied for 12th with a 79, and R.J. Roewe '09, who tied for 37th with an 84.
The Grinnell College men's golf team recorded a seventh-place finish at the Scot-Fire Invitational, hosted by Monmouth College and Knox College, on Saturday.
The Pioneers fired a 334 and were paced by Pete Kieselbach '10, who shot a 39 and 40 for a 7-over-par 79. That tied him for 12th place. Other Pioneers were R.J. Roewe '09 (tied for 37th with a 44-40-84), Jeff Kljaich '11 (tied for 45th with a 43-42-85), Carlos Lu '10 (tied for 50th with a 44-42-86) and Alex McDonald '11 (tied for 64th with a 49-41-90).
As a team, Grinnell shot a 334. The winner was Robert Morris College, which shot a 311 and was paced by individual champion Chris Myers. He had a 74.
Grinnell travels to Rockford, Ill., to compete in the Midwest Conference Championships which run Thursday through Saturday.
Results
The Grinnell College men's golf team takes to the links this weekend for the Scot-Fire Invitational.
The meet is hosted by both Monmouth College on Friday, starting at 10 a.m., with Knox hosting action at 10 a.m. Saturday. Illinois College joins Grinnell, Monmouth and Knox for the meet.
Grinnell is coming off a ninth-place finish at the Community First Credit Union Invitational hosted by Indian Hills Community College. Pete Kieselbach '10 led Grinnell in that meet with a 13th-place finish.
Next weekend the Pioneers head to Aldeen Golf Club in Rockford, Ill., for the 2008 Midwest Conference Championship. The meet runs from May 1-3.
Pete Kieselbach '10 tied for 13th place to lead the Grinnell College men's golf team at the 2008 Community First Credit Union Invitational hosted by Indian Hills Community College over the weekend.
Kieselbach fired a 36-hole score of 75-79-154 to tie with three other golfers. Other Pioneers competing were Joe Fox '08 (tied for 20th with a 77-81-158), Carlos Lu '10 (tied for 35th with a 79-87-166), Alex McDonald '11 (tied for 35th with an 86-80-166), R.J. Roewe '09 (tied for 47th at 82-90-172) and Jeff Klaich '11 (tied for 59th with an 89-98-187).
As a team, Grinnell was ninth with a 658. The champ was the host school, which fired a 585. Taking individual honors was Steven McGlynn of Indian Hills, who shot a 3-under-par 74-67-141.
The Pioneers travel to Galesburg, Ill., this coming weekend to participate in the Midwest Conference South Division Championships hosted by Knox College. Action is slated for Friday and Saturday.
Team Results
Individual Results
Pete Kieselbach '10 (pictured) tied for 16th to lead the Grinnell College's men's golf team at the Wartburg Invitational Sunday in Waverly.
Kieselbach fired a two-round score of 157, shooting an 82 on the front nine and 75 on the back. Alex McDonald '11 tied for 37th with an 80-81-161 and R.J. Roewe '09 tied for 56th with an 83-71-164. Others competing for Grinnell were Jeff Kljaich '11 (76th with an 84-89-173) and Carlos Lu '10 (77th with an 85-89-174).
Grinnell tied for 12th in the team standings with a 655. The winner was Gustavus Adolphus College, which had a 606. The individual champ was Nick Profancik of Maryville University. He fired a 139.
2008 Wartburg Invite
Grinnell College's Carlos Lu '10 (pictured) fired a 6-over-par 78 to tie for third place at the Simpson Spring Invitational golf meet Tuesday afternoon at Blank Golf Course in Des Monies.
Lu's score helped the Pioneers to a fifth-place finish in the team standings with a 332. Coe College edged Simpson 319-320 for the title.
Lu had a 42 on the front nine and 36 on the back. Pete Kieselbach '10 tied for 11th with a 41-40-81, R.J. Roewe '09 tied for 26th with a 42-43-85, Jeff Klajich '11 tied for 39th at 44-44-88 and Alex McDonald '11 shot 50-45-95 to tie for 60th.
The individual champ was Brett DeNeve of Simpson, who had a 36-38-74.
Grinnell's next action is at the Wartburg Invitational in Waverly on April 12-13.
Meet Results
Pete Kieselbach '10 fired a two-day score of 149 to lead the Grinnell College men's golf team to eighth place at the Central Dutch Classic at Edmundson Golf Course this weekend.
Kieselbach shot a 75 on Friday and bettered that with a 74 on Saturday. The score tied him for 15th place overall. R.J. Roewe '10 was the next Pioneer in line, as he shot a 77-77-154 to tie for 26th and Carlos Lu '10 had a 77-81-158 to tie for 42nd.
Rounding out the Pioneers were Jeff Kljaich '09 (tied for 64th with an 85-83-168) and Alex McDonald '11 (tied for 70th with an 89-81-190). Justin Smool of host Central won the individual title with a 137. Central was also the team champ with a 560, 30 shots ahead of runner-up Iowa Wesleyan. Grinnell had a 627.
The Pioneers compete in the Simpson College Invitational on Tuesday.
Results
Pete Kieselbach '10 fired a five-over-par 75 to lead the way for the Grinnell College men's golf team on the opening day of the Central Dutch Classic at Edmundson Golf Course.
Kieselbach's score, which is tied for 19th overall, helped the Pioneers to eighth place in the team standings as they shot a 314. Host Central leads the 16-team field with a 277, while Iowa Wesleyan is second at 291.
Carlos Lu '10 and R.J. Roewe '09 each carded 77s for Grinnell, tying them for 26th place, Jeff Kljaich '11 is tied for 65th at 85 and Alex McDonald '11 shot an 89 to tie for 75th.
The meet concludes on Saturday.
Day 1 results
With the majority of its lineup returning, the Grinnell College men's golf team will attempt to ride the momentum of last season's strong finish into the 2008 campaign.
Among the returnees are three of the top Pioneer finishers at the 2007 Midwest Conference Championships, including third-place individual Pete Kieselbach '10. Kieselbach was in title contention the entire tourney and finished just four shots off the lead with a three-day total of 231, losing in a playoff for second place. His efforts helped the Pioneers place fourth as a team.
Also back is the Pioneers' second-top shooter from the MWC event, Carlos Lu '10, who shot a 249. Other Grinnell returnees who participated in the meet are R.J. Roewe '09, who had a 258, and Joe Fox '08, who shot 266.
Grinnell kicks off its 2008 campaign at the Central Dutch Classic in Pella on March 28 and 29.
The Grinnell College men's golf team finished eighth at the Ryerson Fall Classic hosted by Central College over the weekend in Pella.
The Pioneers had a team score of 689. Pete Kiseibach led Grinnell with a 160, good for an 18th-place tie. Following him were Carlos Lu (28th with a 165), Alex McDonald (38th with a 180), R.J. Roewe (42nd with a 192) and Joe Fox (43rd with a 194).
Chris Dogill of Indian Hills Gold was the individual champ at 140. Indian Hills Gold was also the team champ at 589.
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