Cobbers Finish Fourth In Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. (4/15/24)---Concordia finished off its second multi-team invitational of the spring by placing fourth at the Neb. Wesleyan Howl at the Hill Invite played at Hillcrest CC in Lincoln, Neb.

The Cobbers opened the 2-day tournament by shooting a team score of 309 on Sunday and backed it up with a 314 on Monday to finish with a final team score of 623.

Concordia had three eagles in the tournament which led all teams. The Cobbers also finished second on the Par 4s and Par 5s at the Invite. CC had a 4.30 scoring average on the Par 4s and a 4.98 average on the Par 5s.
 
Sophomore Gabe Benson led the Cobbers for the second spring event, carding a 75-76 to finish at 151. That total was good for a tie for fifth place in the final individual standings. It was Benson's fifth Top 5 finish in the 2023-24 season. Benson also posted one of the three eagles for CC over the two days.  

The rest of the Cobbers' scoring team all finished within four shots of one another. Ryan Jenson finished with a 156 (79-77) and was tied for 16th place. He also had on of the three Cobbers eagles at the meet. Jack Hanson came home in T20 with round scores of 76-82 for a 158 total. Sam Henke opened with a 79 and then closed with an 80 to finish at 159 and Jayce Johnson was one shot behind at 160 with a total of 79 on Sunday and an 81 on Monday. Like Benson and Jenson, Johnson was able to record an eagle during the two rounds. 

Senior Justin Lamp and sophomore Landon Olson played as individuals for Concordia. Lamp would have been No.2 on the scoring team as he shot a 2-day total of 155 (77-78) and tied for 13th place. Olson was three shots off of Lamp's score with identical totals of 79 for 158.

UP NEXT: Concordia went east to open spring play, traveled west to play in Nebraska over the weekend, and will now head south to compete in the Gustavus Bobby Krig Invite on Apr. 20-21.