LAKER MEN ADVANCE TO GOLF NATIONALS

Iowa Lakes Community College’s men golfers ended Region XI action Monday.  The college is sending three individuals to National Competition, with the team placing second.

Nick Christensen, Tom Thompson and Ross Froehlich all qualified for Nationals.  Froehlich won a 3-way playoff for the final individual spot with a par on the 1st hole. 

Christensen is a freshman from Mission, Texas.  He shot a two-day total of 150.  Thompson and Froehlich are sophomores.  Thompson is from Kimball, S.D., and Froehlich is from Algona.  They shot a 151 and 153 respectively over the two days.

Nationals will be held May 20-23 at the Palm Valley Golf Course in Phoenix, Ariz.

This year’s team set the all-time match victories record at the college with a final match record of 50-18.  The team is coached by Dan Soper.

Golf is open to both men and women at Iowa Lakes Community College.  To find out more information on athletics at Iowa Lakes, visit www.iowalakes.edu click on ‘athletics’ under Quick Links. 

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