Meet Recap

COON RAPIDS, Minn. (10/04/10)-- Concordia sophomore Andrew Whitchurch became the first Cobber men's golfer to win the MIAC Championship as he tore up Bunker Hills on Monday en route to a 69 and medalist honors at the MIAC Championship Meet. He finished with a final total 215 which is one shot under par on the par 72, 6877-yard course. Whitchurch started the day in a tie for second place, two shots back but then rallied to win by five strokes.

Whitchurch entered the conference meet tied for fourth on the team in stroke average and had not been in the top 4 of the team at any meet this season. That changed on Sunday. After starting the meet with a 75, and tied for sixth place, Whitchurch fired a season-best 71 on Sunday and then bettered that by two strokes on Monday. His previous season best score was 73 at the Macalester Invite last weekend.

Whitchurch pulled off a similar feat last year. After entering the conference meet with the third lowest stroke average and then proceeded to tie for sixth with a 225.

As a team, the Cobbers finished in fourth place - one shot better than Gustavus. It marks the second straight year that CC has finished fourth at the conference meet. Concordia was seven shots behind St. Thomas who finished in third place and 29 strokes behind St. John's who won their sixth MIAC title in the past seven seasons.

Following Whitchurch was senior Zach Kappes who finished with a final total of 234 and tied for 20th place. It is the second time in the last three years he has posted a top 20 finish at the MIAC Meet. Pat Deitz was one shot behind Kappes and finished in a tie for 25th place while Jordie Siverson tied for 29th at 239 and Tyler Champ shot a 240 and tied for 32nd place.

Concordia will finish up the fall portion of their schedule when they compete at the Twin Cities Classic hosted by Gustavus on Oct. 9-11.

Complete Team and Individual Results

Final Team Results

1. Saint John's - 294 - 292 - 306 = 892
2. St. Olaf - 300 - 305 - 300 = 905
3. St. Thomas - 309 - 301 - 304 = 914
4. Concordia - 310 - 305 - 306 = 921
5. Gustavus - 306 - 312 - 304 = 922
6. Bethel - 313 - 310 - 314 = 937
7. Carleton - 327 - 306 - 314 = 947
8. Augsburg - 316 - 317 - 316 = 949
9. Macalester - 321 - 323 - 316 = 960
10. Saint Mary's - 358 - 343 - 330 = 1031

Final Top 20 Individual Results

1. Andrew Whitchurch - Concordia - 75 - 71 - 69 = 215
2. Chris Conklin - St. Olaf - 75 - 72 - 73 = 220
t3. David Flynn - Carleton - 79 - 70 - 72 = 221
t3. Tony Krogen - Saint John's - 74 - 77 - 70 = 221
5. Nick Santrach - Macalester - 74 - 72 - 76 = 222
6. Dennis Granath - Saint John's - 72 - 72 - 80 = 224
7. Ryan Lubinsky - St. Olaf - 72 - 76 - 77 = 225
8. Sean Barrett - St. Thomas - 76 - 71 - 79 = 226
t9. Alex Klehr - Saint John's - 78 - 71 - 78 = 227
t9. Joel Kociemba - Augsburg - 75 - 75 - 77 = 227
t9. Casey Vangsness - Saint John's - 71 - 78 - 78 = 227
12. Justin Volling - St. Olaf - 75 - 80 - 73 = 228
t13. Simon Erlandsson - Gustavus - 79 - 74 - 76 = 229
t13. Mark Giorgi - Saint John's - 77 - 72 - 80 = 229
15. Alex Kolquist Gustavus - 76 - 80 - 74 = 230
16. Taylor Tollette - Bethel - 81 - 74 - 76 = 231
t17. Ryan Heide - St. Olaf - 78 - 77 - 77 = 232
t17. Michael Mortenson - St. Thomas - 76 - 81 - 75 = 232
t17. John Young - St. Thomas - 81 - 76 - 75 = 232
t20. Brandon Engebos - St. Thomas - 76 - 83 - 75 = 234
t20. Zach Kappes - Concordia-Moorhead - 76 - 78 - 80 = 234

Final Concordia Individual Results

1. Andrew Whitchurch - 75 - 71 - 69 = 215
T20. Zach Kappes - 76 - 78 - 80 = 234
T25. Pat Deitz - 79 - 78 - 78 = 235
T29. Jordie Siverson - 81 - 79 - 79 = 239
T32. Tyler Champ - 80 - 78 - 82 = 240