For Immediate Release
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Men's Golfer of the Week
Gavin Metz (Sr., Brainerd, Minn. / Brainerd HS) - Sioux Falls
- Finished tied for fifth at the NSIC Preview Invitational in Blue Springs, Missouri
- Finished 2-under-par, recording rounds of 70 & 76 to sit at 146
- His opening round 70 tied for lowest round by a NSIC golfer at the event
- Recorded four birdies and 12 pars in his opening round
- Added another birdie and 12 more pars in his second round
- Helped the Cougars tie for tenth as a team at the invite
- Named NSIC Golfer of the Week for the second time this season (3/15/23)

Other Top Performances
Rylin Petry & Jack Southard (BSU) led the Beavers to a third-place finish at the NSIC Preview Invitational, the highest finish of any team in the NSIC at the tournament. Petry and Southard both carded rounds of 74 and 72 for two-over 146’s to tie for fifth. The 72 tallied during the final round was tied with a few golfers for the second-best round of the day. Petry sunk 30 pars to lead the field, with Southard adding a second-most with 26. Southard added four birdies and Petry added two.
Kurt Lambert (CSP) tied for tenth at the NSIC Preview Invitational after shooting rounds of 71 & 76 to sit at 147, three off his career best. He helped CSP tie for fourth place at the invite. Thomas Huettl tied for 15th place at the Broncho Invitational in Edmond, Okla-homa back on March 21st with rounds of 74-79-74 to sit at 227. 
Ben Laffen (MSU) finished tied for 25th at the NSIC Preview Invitational after shooting an 80-72=152. The first-round 80 ended Laf-fen's streak of 41 consecutive rounds in the 70s. During his round Tuesday, Laffen recorded five birdies.
Alessandro Trenta (WSU) led Winona State at the NSIC Preview Invitational, tying for fifth individually with a two-round score of 146 (+2). Trenta opened the tournament with a one-under par, 71, then followed up with a 75 (+3) on day two. Trenta's 146 was tied for first among all NSIC individuals in the field.
 
NSIC Men's Golfers of the Week
9/8/22
Alessandro Trenta - Winona State
9/14/22
Brandon Sperling - Concordia-St. Paul
9/21/22
Alessandro Trenta - Winona State
9/28/22
Max Brud - Minnesota State
10/5/22
Brandon Sperling - Concordia-St. Paul (2)
10/12/22
Ben Laffen - Minnesota State
10/5/22
Brandon Sperling - Concordia-St. Paul (3)
3/8/23
Ben Corbid – Bemidji State
3/15/23
Gavin Metz - Sioux Falls
3/29/23
Gavin Metz - Sioux Falls (2)

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a 16-team union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 25 team national championships and crowned 96 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes can earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA’s three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit NCAA.org.