Falcons Look To Move Up Leaderboard At Muskies Classic

Monday, October 22

Cincinnati, OH

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Bowling Green State University

Muskies Classic

Photo by: Todd Drexler, sesportsmedia.com

October 22, 2018 | Men's Golf

By: by Brad Bohlke, BGSU Athletic Communications

Cincinnati, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University Men's Golf team finished their first day of play at the Muskies Classic Monday (Oct. 22), and the Falcons are currently in solid position in sixth place. Play was suspended during the second round due to darkness and will be concluded tomorrow. Round two will continue at 9 a.m. followed by round three.

Ohio State (481) leads the tournament after the first day with Ball State (493) and Butler (503) in second and third, respectively.

BGSU currently has five golfers inside the top 30 in the player leaderboard with Rodrigue Vie leading the charge shooting +3 (128), as he currently is T13 for the tournament.

Four Falcons are tied for T26 including Max Rispler (135), Pablo Heredia Iglesias (132), Noah Firestone (128) and Nick Hofland (131), who is playing as an individual.

Freshman Curtis Hughes, who is also playing as an individual, shot +8 (135) and is currently T41. Trey Walker shot +10 (136) and sits T54 for the tournament.

COACH POWERS QUOTE

"We have plenty of firepower to get back into the top end of this field, but it will take a focused effort from top to bottom. We have 21 holes to make a move and finish strong."

FALCON LEADERBOARD

T13. Rodrigue Vie (71-57- 128)

T26. Max Rispler (73-62- 135)

T26. Nick Hofland* (75-56- 131)

T26. Pablo Heredia Iglesias (73-59- 132)

T26. Noah Firestone (73-55- 128)

T41. Curtis Hughes* (72-63- 135)

T54. Trey Walker (78-58- 136)

*Playing as an individual

TEAM LEADERBOARD

1. Ohio State -1 (288-193- 481)

2. Ball State +7 (288-205- 493)

3. Butler +13 (295-208- 503)

4. Northern Kentucky +14 (293-236- 529)

5. Oakland +17 (292-231- 523)

6. Bowling Green +20 (290-229- 519)

7. DePaul +23 (296-210- 506)

T8. Xavier +24 (293-206- 499)

T8. Wright State +24 (305-214- 519)

10. IUPUI +25 (301-244- 545)

11. Morehead State +32 (301-237- 538)

12. La Salle +36 (305-237- 542)

13. St. John's +39 (306-223- 529)

UP NEXT

The Falcons fall season will conclude tomorrow, the Spring season starts February 11 in Dade City, Florida where they will take part in the Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play hosted by Ball State.