Decatur, Ill. -- After finishing second in their previous two meets, the Indian Hills Warriors broke through with a team title in the Big Blue Spring Classic Friday and Saturday. The meet was played at the Red Tail Run Golf Course and the Warriors defeated runnerup Millikin University by six strokes, 594-600.
Indian Hills grabbed a two-shot lead after the opening round and expanded it over the final 18 holes. The Warriors' first-round score of 291 was the best 18-hole total in a tourney that featured Indian Hills and a dozen four-year schools.
Three IHCC golfers finished in the top six, led by Justin Weber who tied for third place with a score of 147. Weber opened with an even-par 72 and shot a 75 on Saturday.
Cameron Munro and Kurt Slattery tied for 5th place at 148. Munro had rounds of 73 and 75 and Slattery had matching 74s.
Indian Hills' Dan Dawson had a solid opening round with an even-par 72 and wound up tied for 11th place.
The meet medalist was Wes Hillen of Millikin, the host school, who shot a 145.
Indian Hills is idle until hosting the Community 1st Credit Union Spring Invitational April 19-20.
Big Blue Spring Classic
Team scores: Indian Hills 291-303=594; Millikin University 293-307=600; Illinois Wesleyan 296-311-607; Blackburn College 306-311=617; Carthage College 301-323=624; Wheaton College 308-326=634; Webster University 320-316=636; Aurora University 318-328=646; North Park University 314-332=646; Illinois College 325-325=650; Robert Morris University 318-335=653; Fontbonne University 329-340=669; Eureka College 385-379=764
Indian Hills scores: T3 Justin Weber 72-75=147; T5 Cameron Munro 73-75=148; T5 Kurt Slattery 74-74=148; T11 Dan Dawson 72-79=151; T19 Zach Monson 73-80=153; T40 Matt Solis 77-83=160
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