Jackson Hamlin drives the ball off the tee during Tuesday's Iowa Wesleyan Tiger Classic in Fort Madison.
Jackson Hamlin drives the ball off the tee during Tuesday's Iowa Wesleyan Tiger Classic in Fort Madison.
October 2, 2019

NIACC men place second at Tiger Classic

FORT MADISON - The NIACC men's golf team placed second at the Iowa Wesleyan Tiger Classic on Tuesday with a 300.

The Knox College Purple team was the team champion with a 292.

"Our guys put a solid score on the board (Tuesday) but it just wasn't good enough," NIACC coach Chris Frenz said. "I saw a lot of positives (Tuesday) from a few guys that struggled on Sunday.

"We'll take a few days off and get after it next week to prepare for the regional preview."

NIACC was led by sophomore Austin Eckenrod with a 74. Also for the Trojans, Jackson Hamlin and Matthew Heinemann shot 75s and Zach Martin shot 76. Beau Thompson shot 83.

Team standings - Knox College Purple 292, NIACC 300, Knox College Gold 314, Southeastern 320, Monmouth College 331, Iowa Wesleyan 341, William Penn JV 354, Eureka College 367.