SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The Millsaps College men's and women's golf programs posted several quality finishes at the Carla Spencoch Invitational, Monday and Tuesday.
A Major quartet placed 17th or better on the women's side, while junior
Mykolas Vasiliauskas tied for 25th to pace the men's team on the leaderboards.
Junior
Addison Forbes tallied a career-best two-round low, carding a plus-23 (78-87—165) on the par-72 course. She tied for 14th and finished two strokes ahead of three teammates who all tied for 17th at plus-25.
Junior
Hynslee Goff also had a career-best two-round low (83-84—167). Classmate
Abigail Cerwick (83-84—167) and freshman
Audrey Perry (86-81—167) had identical scores. Freshman
Madison Baker competed in the second round, carding a 92. The Majors combined to placed fourth out of six teams.
For the men's team, Vasiliauskas made his Millsaps debut and tallied a plus-15 after three rounds of action on a par-72 course. He tied for 25th and got progressively better throughout the invitational (80-77-71—228).
The Majors split into an A and B team, with junior
Noble Burns finishing the best on the B team. He tied for 31st, matching his best-ever three round score at plus-17 (77-77-76—230).
He tied senior
Jason Howe for 31st (78-72-80—230). The pair finished just one stroke ahead of both junior
Miles Harrison (81-79-71—231) and freshman
Matthew Yeung (77-78-76—231), who placed 34th each.
Sophomore
Jack Ritter tied for 39th at plus-23 (79-78-79—236) only four strokes in front of classmate and 45th-place finisher
William Jeonsson (80-78-82—240). Junior
Charlie Berglund tied for 46th at plus-28 (82-76-83—241).
Making there collegiate debuts were freshmen
Max Kimble (55th; plus-45) and
Gonzalo Navarro (56th; plus-58). The Millsaps A team finished tied for sixth, while the B team was 10th.
Both Millsaps men's and women's golf programs will next compete together again and close out the fall slate in the Crusader Cup in Fort Worth, Texas, Oct. 26 and 27.
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| THE MAJORS - MEN |
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| T25th) |
Mykolas Vasiliauskas |
80-77-71—228 (+15) |
Millsaps Debut |
| T31st) |
Noble Burns (B) |
77-77-76—230 (+17) |
Tied best 3-Round Score |
| T31st) |
Jason Howe |
78-72-80—230 (+17) |
72 Tied Low Round |
| T34th) |
Miles Harrison |
81-79-71—231 (+18) |
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| T34th) |
Matthew Yeung |
77-78-76—231 (+18) |
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| T39th) |
Jack Ritter (B) |
79-78-79—236 (+23) |
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| 45th) |
William Jeonsson (B) |
80-78-82—240 (+27) |
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| T46th) |
Charlie Berglund |
82-76-83—241 (+28) |
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| 55th) |
Max Kimble (B) |
94-83-81—258 (+45) |
Collegiate Debut |
| 56th) |
Gonzalo Navarro (B) |
89-96-86—271 (+58) |
Collegiate Debut |
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| MEN'S TEAM LEADERBOARD |
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| 1st |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
293-280-290—863 (+11) |
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| 2nd |
Trinity |
297-291-288—876 (+24) |
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| 3rd |
St. Thomas (TX) |
290-292-297—879 (+27) |
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| 4th |
Southwestern |
291-298-293—882 (+30) |
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| 5th |
Texas Lutheran (B) |
314-294-307—915 (+63) |
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| T6th) |
Millsaps |
316-303-298—917 (+65) |
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| T6th) |
Texas Lutheran |
310-306-301—917 (+65) |
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| 8th |
Centenary |
307-314-301—922 (+70) |
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| 9th |
East Texas Baptist |
313-305-309—927 (+75) |
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| 10th) |
Millsaps (B) |
325-316-318—959 (+107) |
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| THE MAJORS - WOMEN |
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| T14th) |
Addison Forbes |
78-87—165 (+23) |
Career-Best 2-Round Score |
| T17th) |
Hynslee Goff |
83-84—167 (+25) |
Career-Best 2-Round Score |
| T17th) |
Abigail Cerwick |
83-84—167 (+25) |
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| T17th) |
Audrey Perry |
86-81—167 (+25) |
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| 53rd |
Madison Baker |
NA-92—NA (NA) |
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| WOMEN'S LEADERBOARD |
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| 1st |
Trinity |
300-294—594 (+26) |
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| 2nd |
Southwestern |
315-304—619 (+51) |
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| 3rd |
Trinity (B) |
313-317—630 (+62) |
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| 4th |
Millsaps |
329-3337—666 (+98) |
Season-Low Team Score |
| 5th |
Texas Lutheran |
348-357—705 (+137) |
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| 6th |
St. Thomas (TX) |
375-385—760 (+192) |
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Founded in Jackson, Mississippi in 1890, Millsaps College is a national liberal arts college dedicated to academic excellence, open inquiry and free expression, the exploration of faith to inform vocation and the innovative shaping of the social, economic and cultural progress of our region. Consistently ranked as one of the best values in higher education, Millsaps has been praised by Colleges That Change Lives, The Princeton Review, Forbes Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, The John Templeton Foundation, and The Fiske Guide to Colleges.