PEOSTA, Ill. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's golf team kicks off its spring season Sunday and Monday, traveling to Thunder Hills Country Club for the 36-hole Loras Spring Invitational.
Saint Mary's Last Action:
• October 8-10, 2017 * Coon Rapids, Minn.:
David Iten (Fridley, Minn.) and
Hunter Rau (Rushford, Minn.) led the way for Saint Mary's at the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships. Iten turned in the Cardinals' best round of the tournament, shooting a final-round six-over-par 78, while Rau chipped in his second straight seven-over 79 in helping Saint Mary's to a 54-hole total of 966 and a ninth-place team finish |
Day 1 Recap *
Day 2 Recap *
Day 3 Recap
Saint Mary's at Loras Spring Invitational—Their Last Appearance:
• This weekend marks the Cardinals' first-ever appearance at the Loras Spring Invitational.
Saint Mary's Up Next:
• The Cardinals are now off until April 22-23, when they head to Ridges at Sand Creek in Jordan, Minn., and the Le Sueur Country Club in Le Sueur, Minn., for the 54-hole, Gustavus Bobby Krig Invitational.
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2016-17 Roster |
2016-17 Schedule |
2016-17 Statistics
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Kyle Brodt (Roseville, Minn.) enters the spring portion of the Cardinals' schedule as the team's scoring leader at 79.50, percentage points ahead of
Blair Sanders (Lee's Summit, Mo. / 79.67) and
David Iten (Fridley, Minn. / 79.75). … Sanders has recorded seven rounds of 79 or better this season, including a season-best two-over-par 74 during the MacMary Dual on Sept. 1. … Brodt owns the team's low round of the season, a one-over-par 72 during the second round of the Carthage/Tim Kopka Memorial Tournament on Sept. 10. … Iten—who, like Brodt, put together a season-best one-over 72 during the second round of the Carthage/Tim Kopka Memorial Tournament on Sept. 10—carded the team's low round at the MIAC Championships last October, posting a final-round 78. …
Brett Jackson (Edmonton, Alberta) turned in the Cardinals' best 36-hole performance of the season at the Midwest Region Classic on Sept. 25-26, carding rounds of three-over-par 75 and two-over 74 for a 149 total. … Saint Mary's boasted five rounds of 74 or better during the fall portion of its schedule. Along with the 72s by Iten and Brodt, and the 74 by Jackson, the Cardinals also got rounds of 74 by Rau and Sanders. … Sanders' second-round 78 during the Augsburg Invitational on Sept. 4 was highlighted by his first career hole-in-one. The freshman aced the 190-yard fourth hole at Majestic Oaks Golf Course, using a five-iron. … The Cardinals' second-day 297 at Carthage's Tim Kopka Memorial Tournament on Sept. 10 tied the single-day school record. … With their win over Macalester on Sept. 1, the Cardinals snapped an eight-year Scots' winning streak in the annual MacMary Dual. Saint Mary's had last beaten Macalester Aug. 31, 2007.
