NORFOLK, Neb. – State bragging rights are on the line this weekend at Norfolk Country Club in Norfolk, Neb. As one of seven Nebraska programs, the Concordia University Men’s Golf team resides in second place (out of 11 total groupings) following day one action at the annual Nebraska Intercollegiate (Sept. 30-Oct. 1). The Bulldogs are six strokes in back of Southeast Community College.
Head Coach Brett Muller’s team shot a 305 on Friday in conditions not necessarily conducive to low scoring. Concordia sits in front of GPAC rivals such as Midland (310), Doane (311) and Hastings (321).
Muller entered 10 golfers into the field at the Nebraska Intercollegiate. Leading the way for the Bulldogs, Drew D’Ercole shot a two-over-par 74 and is tied for third. He’s only a single stroke behind Achilleas Lazaridis of Doane and Gabe Escalera of Hastings atop the individual leaderboard. Meanwhile, Ivan Yabut (76) stands in a tie for eighth out of 54 golfers in the field. Below is a summary of Concordia’s scores from day one of the tournament.
Concordia at Nebraska Intercollegiate:
T3. Drew D’Ercole: 74 (+2)
T8. Ivan Yabut: 76 (+4)
T12. Justin Webert: 77 (+5)
T14. Jake Richmond: 78 (+6)
T14. Jake Hagerbaumer: 78 (+6)
T24. Gavin McWhorter: 80 (+8)
T29. Gavin Buttshaw: 81 (+9)
T41. Jacob Woodmancy: 84 (+12)
T51. Josh D’Ercole: 88 (+16)
53. Brock Rogers: 92 (+20)
Round two of the Nebraska Intercollegiate is slated to get underway from Norfolk Country Club at 10 a.m. CT on Saturday. It will be the final action of the fall portion of the 2022-23 schedule. Live results are available via the Nebraska Golf Association website: https://www.nebgolf.org/nebraska-intercollegiate/#scoring.