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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons Place 10th at Pepsi Cola Invitational
March 25, 2002 | Men's Golf
March 25, 2002
Pottsboro, Texas - The Bowling Green men's golf team placed 10th out of 13 teams over the weekend at the Pepsi Cola Invitational hosted by Northern Illinois University in Pottsboro, Texas. The tournament was played at the Tanglewood Resort.
Michigan State, which placed one spot ahead of the Falcons just two weeks ago in Ocala, Fla., won the tournament with a team score of 873. The top five teams were rounded out by Minnesota (896), Illinois (896), Rollins College (897) and Penn State (904). BGSU finished the three-round tournament with a score of 927 (310, 306, 311).
BGSU finished the first two rounds in seventh place but dropped to 10th after carding the 311 on the final day. Senior Justin Gillham was the top Falcon finisher, placing tied for 23rd with a score of 228 (75, 79, 74). Following Gillham were freshman Austin Chase (T-27th, 231), junior Adam Balls (T-42nd, 235), senior Brian Gerken (T-52nd, 238) and RS-freshman Craig Pickerel (T-68th, 246).
Bowling Green returns to action in two weeks at the Marshall University Invitational in Huntington, W.V. (April 5-6).
Tanglewood Resort * Pottsboro, Texas * Par 72 * 6,993 Yards * FINAL STATS TEAM STANDINGS 1st 2nd 3rd Final 1.Michigan State 295 291 287 873 2. Minnesota 295 303 298 896 Illinois 303 299 294 896 4. Rollins College 297 298 302 897 5. Penn State 303 305 296 904 6. Wichita State 311 305 297 913 7. Notre Dame 306 307 304 917 8. Iowa 312 306 306 924 9. Fla. Gulf Coast 312 311 302 925 10. BGSU 310 306 311 927 11. Princeton 313 307 313 933 12. DePaul 312 315 308 935 13. N. Illinois 319 316 313 948
