Bowling Green State University Athletics
Men's Golf Finishes 12th at Big Red Classic
March 11, 2001 | Men's Golf
March 11, 2001
Ocala, Florida - The Bowling Green men's golf squad finished 12th Sunday at the 17-team Big Red Classic in Ocala, Florida. The meet, held at Lake Diamond Golf and Country Club was hosted by Indiana University. As a team, the Falcons shot a three round total of 916, trailing 11th place and Mid-American Conference foe Eastern Michigan. Colorado State University won the team competition, firing a one over par score of 865 for the win.
Individually, sophomore Adam Balls (Woodstock, Ontario) finished 12th overall, after shooting rounds of 74 and 71 on Saturday and rounding out the weekend with a 76 on Sunday. Junior Brian Gerken (Napoleon, OH) and sophomore Andy Miller finished tied for 37th overall with scores of 230. Gerken scored individual round totals of 80, 74, and 76, while Miller fired rounds of 76, 76, and 78.
The Falcons return to action April 7-8 when they travel to Muncie, Indiana to take part in the Ball State Invitational.
Results from Big Red Classic:
Final Team Scores: 1 Colorado State Univ. 285 288 292 865 +1 2 Miami of Ohio 291 289 297 877 +13 3 Methodist College 294 291 300 885 +21 4 Xavier University 296 291 302 889 +25 5 Penn State U. 293 302 295 890 +26 6 Kentucky, U. of 305 295 295 895 +31 7 Michigan State U. 301 296 299 896 +32 8 Indiana University 309 284 304 897 +33 9 Ball State Univ. 304 302 300 906 +42 10 James Madison Univ. 302 304 307 913 +49 11 Eastern Michigan U. 310 290 315 915 +51 12 Bowling Green State 307 297 312 916 +52 13 Marshall University 307 301 314 922 +58 14 Ohio University 314 314 305 933 +69 15 Akron, U. of 306 319 312 937 +73 Northern Illinois U. 319 314 304 937 +73 17 Air Force 314 309 317 940 +76Individual Medalist: Matt Abbott Penn State 72 72 72 216 E
BGSU Top-Five Finishers: 12 Adam Balls 74 71 76 221 T 37 Brian Gerken 80 74 76 230 T 37 Andy Miller 76 76 78 230 T 80 Justin Gillham 82 76 82 240 T 88 Jon Smarrelli 77 83 83 243
