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Saturday, April 14, 2018
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SMITHVILLE, Mo. - (Paradise Pointe – Par 72 – 6710 yards) – Minnesota State won its fourth straight NSIC Men's Golf Championship as the Mavericks shot rounds of 314-292-301 to finish at 907 (+43), three strokes ahead of Winona State (317-293-300=910 + 46).  The championship was played at Paradise Pointe Golf Complex in Smithville, Missouri, over the past two days.  The Mavericks, which have now won eight of the last ten NSIC Men's Golf Championships, were led by JJ Svac who finished fifth (80-69-74=223 +7) and earned a spot on the NSIC All-Tournament team.  MSU had four of its five golfers finish in the top 16 of the championship. 

Concordia-St. Pauls Noah Rasinski and St. Cloud State's Troy Ryynanen finished the 54-holes tied atop the leaderboard at 219.  Each player shot rounds of 76-70-73 to force a playoff. Rasinski shot a four on hole one in the playoff while Ryynanen had to drop after his first shot and did not finish the hole. Rasinski becomes the first Golden Bear to earn NSIC Men’s Golf Medalist honors, as he led Concorda-St. Paul to a tie for fourth place. 

The NSIC All-Tounament team consisted of Rasinski, Ryynanen, Winona State's Jonathan Lindquist and  Bentley Glass and Svec.
 
 
With the win, Minnesota State earned the NSIC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Central/Midwest Regional, which will be played at Findlay Country Club in Findlay, Ohio hosted by the University of Findlay on May 7-9.  The NCAA Championships will be held May 21-25 at Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at the Shoals, Fighting Joe Course, Muscle Shoals, Alabama hosted by the University of North Alabama.
 

1	Paradise Pointe - Outlaw: 2018 NSIC Tournament			Par 72	6710 yards
Finish	Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
		Score	Score	Score
1.	Minnesota State	314	292	301	907
2.	Winona State	317	293	300	910
3.	St. Cloud State	315	300	300	915
T4.	Bemidji State	318	299	301	918
T4.	Concordia-St. Paul	315	300	303	918
6.	Augustana	307	302	311	920
7.	Minot State	317	306	305	928
8.	Sioux Falls	313	312	304	929
9.	Minnesota Crookston	319	312	318	949
10.	Upper Iowa	328	312	314	954

*All-Tournament Team

Finish	First Name	Last Name	Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
				Score	Score	Score
1	*Noah	Rasinski	CSP	76	70	73	219
2	*Troy	Ryynanen	SCSU	76	70	73	219
T3	*Jonathan	Lindquist	WSU	76	73	73	222
T3	*Bentley	Glass	WSU	75	72	75	222
5	*J.J.	Svac	MSU	80	69	74	223
6	J.J.	Cooney	USF	76	75	73	224
T7	Taylor	Zack	CSP	77	72	76	225
T7	Parker	Klitzke	AUGIE	76	72	77	225
T9	Kelton	Schmitz	MSU	78	75	73	226
T9	Jacob	Zosel	USF	79	74	73	226
T11	Ian	Mackenzie-Olson	Bemidji State	77	75	75	227
T11	Ted	Urch	Augustana University SD	74	76	77	227
T13	Matthew	Kreutz	Minot State U.	80	75	73	228
T13	Bryce	Thompson	Minnesota State Mankato	78	73	77	228
15	Riley	Duncanson	St. Cloud State	82	73	74	229
T16	Cole	Crawford	Augustana University SD	75	75	80	230
T16	Carson	Harcourt	Minot State U.	76	77	77	230
T16	Regan	Steen	St. Cloud State	75	77	78	230
T16	Connor	Humble	Minnesota - Crookston	79	75	76	230
T16	Matt	Bennett	Minnesota State Mankato	78	75	77	230
T21	Logan	Schweinefus	Upper Iowa	80	75	76	231
T21	Sam	Otto	Bemidji State	78	75	78	231
T23	Ricky	Phillips	Minnesota - Crookston	78	78	76	232
T23	Brennan	Hockman	Bemidji State	83	72	77	232
T25	Matthew	Bean	Minot State U.	78	78	77	233
T25	Michael	Schmitz	Winona State Univ.	83	72	78	233
27	Cody	Cook	Bemidji State	80	82	72	234
28	Brady	Madsen	Winona State Univ.	83	76	76	235
29	Jalen	Tranbarger	Upper Iowa	81	79	76	236
T30	David	Scharenbroich	St. Cloud State	82	80	75	237
T30	Cody	Reynolds	Minot State U.	83	76	78	237
T32	Brenden	Bassing	Sioux Falls, U. of	79	80	79	238
T32	Tanner	Sperling	Bemidji State	84	77	77	238
T34	Ethan	Kraus	Minnesota State Mankato	81	77	81	239
T34	Carson	Wooters	Concordia - St. Paul	82	81	76	239
36	Thomas	Storbeck	Concordia - St. Paul	80	82	78	240
T37	Hunter	Schulte	Upper Iowa	81	81	79	241
T37	T'mone	Kleindl	Minnesota - Crookston	81	80	80	241
T37	Brian	Peterson	Concordia - St. Paul	85	77	79	241
40	Carter	Kranz	Augustana University SD	87	79	77	243
T41	Blake	Berry	Sioux Falls, U. of	79	83	82	244
T41	Daniel	Massey	St. Cloud State	83	83	78	244
43	Jake	Oetzmann	Sioux Falls, U. of	84	84	79	247
44	Joseph	Lensing	Upper Iowa	86	79	83	248
45	Sean	Semmens	Minot State U.	85	86	78	249
T46	Ethan	DuCharme	Upper Iowa	88	79	83	250
T46	Eric	Gullicks	Minnesota - Crookston	81	83	86	250
48	Sam	Mock	Augustana University SD	82	81	88	251
49	Ben	Koisti	Minnesota - Crookston	92	79	88	259
50	Ben	Jasper	Winona State Univ.	0	0	76	76