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.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Scores |
Total |
Par |
t |
1 |
Rasinski, Noah |
Concordia-St. Paul |
76 |
70 |
73 |
219 |
+3 |
t |
1 |
Ryynanen, Troy |
St. Cloud State |
76 |
70 |
73 |
219 |
+3 |
t |
3 |
Glass, Bentley |
Winona State |
75 |
72 |
75 |
222 |
+6 |
t |
3 |
Lindquist, Jonathan |
Winona State |
76 |
73 |
73 |
222 |
+6 |
|
5 |
Svac, J.J. |
Minnesota State |
80 |
69 |
74 |
223 |
+7 |
|
6 |
Cooney, J.J. |
Sioux Falls |
76 |
75 |
73 |
224 |
+8 |
t |
7 |
Klitzke, Parker |
Augustana |
76 |
72 |
77 |
225 |
+9 |
t |
7 |
Zack, Taylor |
Concordia-St. Paul |
77 |
72 |
76 |
225 |
+9 |
t |
9 |
Schmitz, Kelton |
Minnesota State |
78 |
75 |
73 |
226 |
+10 |
t |
9 |
Zosel, Jacob |
Sioux Falls |
79 |
74 |
73 |
226 |
+10 |
t |
11 |
Ian Mackenzie-Olson |
Bemidji State |
77 |
75 |
75 |
227 |
+11 |
t |
11 |
Urch, Ted |
Augustana |
74 |
76 |
77 |
227 |
+11 |
t |
13 |
Kreutz, Matthew |
Minot State |
80 |
75 |
73 |
228 |
+12 |
t |
13 |
Thompson, Bryce |
Minnesota State |
78 |
73 |
77 |
228 |
+12 |
|
15 |
Duncanson, Riley |
St. Cloud State |
82 |
73 |
74 |
229 |
+13 |
t |
16 |
Bennett, Matt |
Minnesota State |
78 |
75 |
77 |
230 |
+14 |
t |
16 |
Crawford, Cole |
Augustana |
75 |
75 |
80 |
230 |
+14 |
t |
16 |
Harcourt, Carson |
Minot State |
76 |
77 |
77 |
230 |
+14 |
t |
16 |
Humble, Connor |
Minnesota Crookston |
79 |
75 |
76 |
230 |
+14 |
t |
16 |
Steen, Regan |
St. Cloud State |
75 |
77 |
78 |
230 |
+14 |
t |
21 |
Samuel Otto |
Bemidji State |
78 |
75 |
78 |
231 |
+15 |
t |
21 |
Schweinefus, Logan |
Upper Iowa |
80 |
75 |
76 |
231 |
+15 |
t |
23 |
Brennan Hockman |
Bemidji State |
83 |
72 |
77 |
232 |
+16 |
t |
23 |
Phillips, Ricky |
Minnesota Crookston |
78 |
78 |
76 |
232 |
+16 |
t |
25 |
Bean, Matthew |
Minot State |
78 |
78 |
77 |
233 |
+17 |
t |
25 |
Schmitz, Michael |
Winona State |
83 |
72 |
78 |
233 |
+17 |
|
27 |
Cody Cook |
Bemidji State |
80 |
82 |
72 |
234 |
+18 |
|
28 |
Madsen, Brady |
Winona State |
83 |
76 |
76 |
235 |
+19 |
|
29 |
Tranbarger, Jalen |
Upper Iowa |
81 |
79 |
76 |
236 |
+20 |
t |
30 |
Reynolds, Cody |
Minot State |
83 |
76 |
78 |
237 |
+21 |
t |
30 |
Scharenbroich, David |
St. Cloud State |
82 |
80 |
75 |
237 |
+21 |
t |
30 |
Tanner Sperling |
Bemidji State |
83 |
77 |
77 |
237 |
+21 |
|
33 |
Bassing, Brenden |
Sioux Falls |
79 |
80 |
79 |
238 |
+22 |
t |
34 |
Kraus, Ethan |
Minnesota State |
81 |
77 |
81 |
239 |
+23 |
t |
34 |
Peterson, Brian |
Concordia-St. Paul |
83 |
77 |
79 |
239 |
+23 |
t |
34 |
Storbeck, Thomas |
Concordia-St. Paul |
80 |
81 |
78 |
239 |
+23 |
t |
34 |
Wooters, Carson |
Concordia-St. Paul |
82 |
81 |
76 |
239 |
+23 |
t |
38 |
Kleindl, T'mone |
Minnesota Crookston |
81 |
80 |
80 |
241 |
+25 |
t |
38 |
Schulte, Hunter |
Upper Iowa |
81 |
81 |
79 |
241 |
+25 |
|
40 |
Kranz, Carter |
Augustana |
87 |
79 |
77 |
243 |
+27 |
t |
41 |
Berry, Blake |
Sioux Falls |
79 |
83 |
82 |
244 |
+28 |
t |
41 |
Massey, Daniel |
St. Cloud State |
83 |
83 |
78 |
244 |
+28 |
|
43 |
Oetzmann, Jake |
Sioux Falls |
84 |
84 |
79 |
247 |
+31 |
|
44 |
Lensing, Joseph |
Upper Iowa |
86 |
79 |
83 |
248 |
+32 |
|
45 |
Semmens, Sean |
Minot State |
85 |
86 |
78 |
249 |
+33 |
t |
46 |
DuCharme, Ethan |
Upper Iowa |
88 |
79 |
83 |
250 |
+34 |
t |
46 |
Gullicks, Eric |
Minnesota Crookston |
81 |
83 |
86 |
250 |
+34 |
|
48 |
Mock, Sam |
Augustana |
82 |
81 |
88 |
251 |
+35 |
|
49 |
Koisti, Ben |
Minnesota Crookston |
92 |
79 |
88 |
259 |
+43 |
|
|
Jasper, Benjamin |
Winona State |
dnc |
dnc |
76 |
DNF |
|
*Rasinski wins playoff on hole 1 (shot par).
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