Sophomore Patrick Wilkes-Krier and freshman C.D. Hockersmithboth put up supporting performances for the Ball State men's golfteam in the Northern Intercollegiate as the team tied for ninthplace with Northern Illinois University.
The team sat in fifth place while Wilkes-Krier was in secondplace heading into the final round.
Wilkes-Krier ended up with a seventh place finish in thetournament individually, leading all Ball State golfers, whileHockersmith tied for 12th place.
"Patrick (Wilkes-Krier) and C.D. (Hockersmith) continue to do agood job. We just need to get five guys going at the same time andif we do that I like our chances for playing competitive golf atthe tournaments," head coach Mike Fleck said.
The Cardinals finished behind three Mid-American Conferenceschools: Miami of Ohio, Akron and Bowling Green.
Ball State is coming off a rather disappointing effort at theMid-Pine Intercollegiate where they finished 11th out of 14 teams.Fleck was pleased with the improvement, though, since theMid-Pine.
"I think we looked better and sharper. We came out a little bitmore prepared," Fleck said.
Freshmen Wayne Denger and Austin Steele and junior Lance Schollrounded out the Card's rotation with 65th, 80th and 85th placefinishes, respectively, to give BSU a three round total of 891.
"The guys did a good job of staying focused and giving theirbest effort. They put themselves in a good position afterSaturday," Fleck said.
"We kind of dug ourselves in a hole early on Sunday and it washard to turn that around."
The team will continue their 2003 fall season Sept. 27 at theHoosier Invitational in Bloomington.
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