Men's Golf Prepares for 2017 MAC Championship

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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green men's golf program will round out the season with competition in the 2017 Mid-American Conference Championship from April 28-30. The three-day Eastern Michigan-hosted tournament will be held at the par 72, 7,243-yard Virtues Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio.

The nine-team field will include Kent State (No. 12), Eastern Michigan (No. 110), Ball State (No. 131), Akron (No. 138), Bowling Green (No. 140), Toledo (No. 161), Northern Illinois (No. 164), Ohio (No. 168) and Miami (No. 174). The Falcons will send out a lineup led by senior Jose Narro, followed by senior Brett Rinker, sophomore Pablo Heredia Iglesias, redshirt sophomore Max Rispler, and rounded out by sophomore Trey Walker.

Continuing to lead the Falcons lineup will be senior Narro, who is coming off of a 237, +24 performance at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate. Earlier this spring, the Tampico, Mexico native carded a score of 215, -1 at the Lone Star Invitational, an event in which he totaled a team-leading 36 par scores. On the season, Narro has started at the number one spot all year, and finished on top of the Bowling Green leaderboard with an even score of 213 at the Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic in November.

Most recently, Rinker finished on top of the Bowling Green lineup for the third time this season at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate by a score of 232, +19. Earlier this spring, Rinker also led the Falcons at the Lone Star Invitational when he carded a 54-hole score of 213, -3 and tied for 18th overall with a season-best score of 68, -4 in the third round of the tournament. A native of Slippery Rock, Pa., Rinker also finished on the top of the lineup in October's Mountaineer Intercollegiate with a total score of 222, +6, and finished the fall season with his best mark of 213, E at the Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic.

After marking an eagle in the recent Lone Star Invitational, Heredia Iglesias completed the event with an even score of 216 to place in a tie for 37th overall. Earlier this season, the Sevilla, Spain native led the Falcons with a finish of sixth at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate by a season-best score of 211 in the 54-hole competition. The showing included his season-best round of 67 in the opening 18 holes. Most recently, Heredia Iglesias carded a score of 240, +27 at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate by four birdies and 27 par scores.

In the number four spot this week is Rispler, who is coming off of a 233, +20 performance at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate. Earlier this spring at the Lone Star Invitational, Rispler carded a 230, +14 final score at the Lone Star Invitational, while on the year, the Grand Rapids, Mich. native has been named Mid-American Conference Golfer of the Week on two occasions. Rispler has also finished on top of the Bowling Green leaderboard in three events, including the Marshall Invitational with a score of 212, +1. Rispler marked the highest finish for the Falcons this season by carding a 136, -8 at the Border Olympics to tie for second overall. On the season, Rispler has carded a low round of 67.

Rounding out the Bowling Green lineup will be Walker, who will be making his fourth appearance in the team lineup. A native of Bowling Green, Ohio, Walker debuted his sophomore season at the Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic where he carded a 54-hole score of 231, +18 and marked a low round of 76 in the second round of competition. Earlier this spring at the Border Olympics, Walker tallied two birdies and 23 pars on his way to earning a two-day total score of 156, +12 by rounds of 77 and 79. Most recently, Walker completed the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate with a score of 234, +21, and earned a new season-best round of 75 in the opening round of action.

Last year at the MAC Championship, the Bowling Green men's golf program finished eighth overall by a 72-hole score of 1203, +67. Heredia Iglesias led the Falcons in his first appearance in the MAC Championships as he placed 12th overall by a score of 294, +10. Rinker was named All-MAC Second Team as he shot a final score of 304, +20 to tie for 27th overall, while Narro finished 36th by carding 308, +24. Also making another appearance in the MAC Championship lineup is Trey Walker, who finished 41st last season with a score of 313, +29.

The Falcons will begin competition in an 8:16 a.m. tee time. Follow the Falcons with live scoring at: http://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=13054

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