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WARRIORS WIN SECOND CONSECUTIVE TEAM TITLE

WARRIORS WIN SECOND CONSECUTIVE TEAM TITLE
Posted: Apr 11, 2023

Newton, KS – The Indian Hills Men's Golf team recorded its second consecutive team title as the Warriors took top honors at the Bethany College Classic at Sand Creek Station Golf Course on Tuesday. The Warriors have now captured four team titles on the year.

Ranked No. 7 in the latest National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Men's Golf Coaches Poll, the Warriors surged to the top of the leaderboard with a final score of 10-under, 566. The Warriors led the 10-team field by 33 strokes after firing an 8-under 280 on the final day of action.

Along with the team title, the Warriors claimed its second consecutive top individual finisher as Gaspar Glaudas (Sainte Tulle, France/Shattuck St-Mary's) posted a 7-under 137 to take top honors. Glaudas fired a 5-under 67 in the opening round Monday before a 2-under 70 to close out the tournament.

"Another great week for the team," stated head coach Michael Wetrich. "Everyone got to play Sand Creek, home to the upcoming national tournament, and we played some solid golf overall. Great to have three players in top five and a big congrats to Gaspar for his second title of the year."

Glaudas set himself apart from the field on day two after recording a birdie on three of the first hour holes of the day and held on down the stretch for his second individual title of his freshman campaign.

Freshman Taimur Malik (Nairobi, Kenya/Braeburn Garden Estate) placed third overall with a 4-under 140 after posting a 3-under 69 on the final day. Edouard Cereto (Béziers, France/Lycee Jean Moulin) placed fourth overall with an even 144. Shinju Aoki (Auckland, New Zealand/Rosmini College) posted back-to-back rounds of 73 to tie for eighth place overall while Jose Miguel Ramirez (Maturin, Venezuela/Alejandro De Humboldt) and Mitchell Revie (Queensland, Australia/Robina State), last week's medalist, both tied for 11th place at the two-day event.

Competing against primarily four-year universities along with No. 19 ranked Iowa Western Community College, the Warriors were the lone team to finish a round below 290, yet alone two at the Sand Creek Station Golf Course, home to the upcoming 2023 NJCAA DI Men's Golf National Championship on May 16.

Indian Hills led the field with 38 total birdies in the tournament while also posting a 7-under on all Par 4 holes, the best mark of any team.

Malik, Cereto, and Glaudas each tallied nine birdies individually over the course of the event, tied for the second-most. Glaudas and teammate Jaskaran Sohal (Queensland, Australia/Hills International College) were two of just six individuals among the 55-player field to record an eagle.

The Warriors will now shift their attention to postseason play with the NJCAA Central District Championship at Crestview County Club in Wichita, KS.