Men's Golf Finishes 16th at NCAA District Tournament

Rivermen Stumble in Opening Round

Falls of the Rough, Ky. – The UMSL men’s golf team dug themselves a big hole in the opening round of the NCAA District 4 Regional Qualifier Tournament and could not rebound enough in the second round this past weekend. The Rivermen shot a team score of 338 in the first round, but rebounded to shot a 318 in the second round for a 656 team score for the tournament. UMSL was one of just eight teams that improved from the first round to the second round, and had the biggest improvement of any team, shooting 20 strokes better in the second round.

UMSL was led in the tournament by Scott Kirchoff, who shot a 158 in the two round event, shooting an 82 in the first round an a 76 in the second round. Pat Murillo had the biggest turn around for UMSL in the two rounds, improving by nine strokes with an 87-78 for a tournament score of 165. Sam Wiles also shot a 165 for the tournament, putting together rounds of 84 and 81, and Mark Rieke shot 85-83 for a tournament score of 168.

Team Scores Bellarmine 311-308 619 Findlay 315-305 620 Lewis 299-324 623 Grand Valley St. 312-311 623 Northwood 311-313 624 Northern Kentucky 310-318 628 Ferris State 316-314 630 Saint Joseph's 329-309 638 Ashland 322-318 640 Saginaw Valley St. 326-316 642 Gannon 321-322 643 Indianapolis 319-335 644 Wis.-Parkside 318-331 649 Quincy 319-335 654 Wayne State 322-333 655 Missouri-St. Louis 338-318 656 Southern Indiana 328-328 656 Lake Superior St. 343-328 671

UMSL Golfers t24 Scott Kirchoff 82-76 158 t59 Pat Murillo 87-78 165 t59 Sam Wiles 84-81 165 t72 Mark Rieke 85-83 168