Pearson Leads IHCC to 2nd

Wichita, KS -- Led by medalist Colin Pearson, Indian Hills notched a second-place finish in the Warriors' first meet of the fall.  Pearson had the low individual score by one shot and IHCC wound up two strokes behind team champ Oklahoma Christian at the Newman Fall Invitational, played at the Reflection Ridge Country Club.

Pearson, a sophomore from Fort Dodge and the only one of the top six players back from last year's squad, had the low score in the field in the first round -- a four-under par 68.  He followed that up with a two-under 70 on Tuesday to finish one shot ahead of Dylan McClure of Cameron and James Bolton of Newman, the host school.

IHCC coach Mike Hagen has seven freshmen on his nine-man roster and four of them saw their first collegiate action in the meet.  The best performance from the frosh came from Jakob Garstecki who fired a three-under 69 in the second round and came in 5th.

Classmate Harrison Moore had a top-20 showing with a 152 total and a 17th-place finish.  The other sophomore on the roster, Luke Monson, was 20th.

Indian Hills had a three-stroke lead over Oklahoma Christian after the first round, but OCUwas five shots better than the Warriors over the second 18 holes and edged them, 582-584.

The Warriors head to Marion, Ill. for the John A. Logan Fall Invitational Sept. 22-23.

Newman Fall Invitational

Team Scores

1. Oklahoma Christian 293-289=582; 2. Indian Hills 290-294=584; 3. Cameron U. 302-287=589; 4. Texas A&M-Commerce 309-293=602; 5. Newman U. 299-304=603; 6. Arkansas-Fort Smith 306-314=620; 7. Panhandle State U. 330-330=660

Indian Hills Scores

1. Colin Pearson 68-70=138; 5. Jakob Garstecki 75-69=144; T17. Harrison Moore 73-77=150; T20. Luke Monson 74-78=152; T27. Greg Stanek 76-79=155; T29. Josh Smith 78-78=156