Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Warriors Fail to Hold Lead, Finish 2nd in Illinois

Marion, Ill. -- Indian Hills was unable to hold onto an eight-stroke lead they had after the opening round and saw tournament host John A. Logan come back and defeat IHCC by three shots at the Kokopelli Golf Course on Monday.

"When you have an eight-stroke lead going into the final round, you expect to win," said IHCC coach Mike Hagen. "We're a young team, and unfortunately we're playing young. We just need to get back at it and continue to get better."

John A. Logan fired a second-round 282 to overtake Indian Hills after the Warriors had posted a 290 total for the first round. Indian Hills was only four shots higher with their Monday score, but they couldn't hold off John A. Logan.

Sophomore Monty Lack lost a playoff with JAL's Bryce Doughty for medalist honors. Lack followed an opening-round one-under par 70 with an even-par 71 for a 141 total.

Teammate Jon Paul Blampied had back-to-back rounds of 72 to finish in 3rd place.

Indian Hills had four others in the top 10. William White and Ben Ludlam tied for 5th and Kieran Goodall and Mitch Tucker tied for 8th.

The Warriors will return to action in the Beu/Mussato Invitational in Macomb, Ill. April 2-3.

JOHN A. LOGAN INVITATIONAL
TEAM SCORING: John A. Logan CC 298-282=580; Indian Hills CC 290-294=584; Lewis & Clark CC 307-309=616; Rend Lake CC 305-311=616; Parkland CC 310-315=625; Mineral Area 335-320=655; Lincoln 340-327=667; Kaskaskia CC 353-352=705

INDIAN HILLS SCORING: T1. Monty Lack 70-71=141; 3. Jon Paul Blampied 72-72=144; T5. William White 74-73=147; T5. Ben Ludlam 72-75=147; T8. Kieran Goodall 75-76=151; T8. Mitch Tucker 76-75=151; T12. Kevin Workman 76-76=152

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Warriors are 6th in Return to Texas

Westworth Village, TX -- Indian Hills sophomore Monty Lack took a run at the individual title as the Warriors finished 6th in the UST Mamiya Texas Intercollegiate.

It was the second straight tourney in Texas to open the season for the Warriors and their showing was encouraging to coach Mike Hagen.

"I felt really good about the way we ended up," said Hagen. "Those are the best numbers we've ever put up at this tournament since I've been at Indian Hills. We played right with some really good teams throughout the two days."

In fact, Indian Hills was the only two-year school in the 16-team field.

Lack had a strong performance to lead the Warriors, firing back-to-back two-under par 70s. He was just two shots back of medalist Johan Anderson of Southern Nazarene.

Freshman Mitch Tucker also played well for IHCC, with rounds of 73 and 71, good for a tie for 16th. Also at 144 was Kevin Workman who had a one-under round of 71 on Sunday. Indian Hills soph Jon Paul Blampied had a 71 in the opening round, but struggled a little on the second day and wound up in a tie for 33rd place after a 77.

Oklahoma Christian won a playoff with Oklahoma City for the team title.

Indian Hills is idle until going to the John A. Logan Spring Invitational March 25-26.

UST Mamiya Texas Intercollegiate

TEAM SCORING (top 10): Oklahoma Christian 286-281=567; Oklahoma City 286-281=567; Southern Nazarene 279-292=571; Texas Wesleyan 286-289=575; Abilene Christian 289-293=582; Indian Hills 291-293=584; Our Lady of the Lake 289-299=588; Texas Wesleyan JV 288-303=591; Rogers State 291-302=593; Lubbock Christian 299-300=599

INDIAN HILLS SCORING: T3. Monty Lack 70-70=140; T16. Mitch Tucker 73-71=144; T16. Kevin Workman 71-73=144; T33. Jon Paul Blampied 71-77=148; T33. Kiegan Goodall 72-76=148; T58. Ben Ludlam 77-76=153; T58. William White 77-76=153