Men's Golf | 3/24/2025 6:50:00 PM
Blue Springs, Mo. – After day one at the NSIC Preview Invitational, Minnesota Crookston men's golf has both of their teams ranked in the top-10 of the 18 team field.
Winona State leads after the first 18 holes, while Mount Mercy and Concordia-St. Paul round out the top three. Friends University and Bemidji State are in fourth and fifth place, respectively.
The first Minnesota Crookston team consisting of
Carson Shultis (Jr., Fargo, N.D.),
Andrew Wilhelm (So., Fargo, N.D.),
Marc Bofarull Balleste (So., Barcelona, Spain),
Lukas Justesen (Sr., Detroit Lakes, Minn.) and
Connor Czirjak (So., Calgary, Alberta) shot 292 on the day, placing them in sixth. The 292 is good for 10
th best in program history and the fourth best this season.
Shultis and Wilhelm are each in a tie for 18
th, both shooting even on the day.
The second team for the Golden Eagles shot well as well, just three strokes shy of sixth place. The team of
Layton Bartley (Sr., Fargo, N.D.),
Holdyn Evjen (Fr., Hermantown, Minn.),
Ross Koerner (Fr., Grand Forks, N.D.),
Gannon Walsh (Jr., Belgrade, Minn.) and
Gabe Weller (Fr., Alexandria, Minn.) shot 295 on the day and are in 10
th.
Bartley and Evjen are both in a tie for 29
th through the first round.
Both of Minnesota Crookston's teams are ahead of five NSIC teams, including Minnesota State, Sioux Falls, Bemidji State 'B', Augustana and UMary.
The Golden Eagles will look to finish the Invitational strong tomorrow.
