Men's Golf | 9/28/2026 9:55:00 PM

St. Joseph, Mo. -- Minnesota Crookston men's golf set a new school record during the second round at the MWSU Holiday Inn Express Invitational, shooting 280 as a team, following a 286 during the first round.

The excellent first day for the Golden Eagles puts them in fourth place out of 18 teams at the stacked field, two strokes behind Central Oklahoma and five strokes behind second place Iowa Western Community College.

Nicholas Canales of Central Oklahoma is in first place as an individual.

Marc Bofarull Balleste (Sr., Barcelona, Spain) and freshman Brock Burhans (Fr., Detroit Lakes, Minn.) were both fantastic in the second round, finishing the day in a tie for 10th, both carding a 69. Burhans and Bofarull Balleste each carded a 71 in the first 18 holes.

Kolby Koerner (Fr., Grand Forks, N.D.) and Andrew Wilhelm (Sr., Fargo, N.D.) are each tied for 27th, after both finishing with a 71 during the second round.

The Golden Eagles finished the two rounds with 27 birdies for the top-five guys in the lineup.

Minnesota Crookston will close out the Invitational tomorrow for the final round.