Coyote men’s golf team seventh at Augustana Invite

The South Dakota men's golf team finished seventh out of 16 teams by shooting a 317 at the Augustana Spring Invitational at the 6,715-yard par-72 Elmwood Golf Course in Sioux Falls on April 1.

Sophomore Ryan Bak (Beresford) led the Coyote contingent by shooting a five-over-par 77 to finish in a tie for 15th place. Sophomore Bryan Cahill (Huron) finished tied for 20th place by firing a 78, a stroke behind Bak.

Also recording scores for USD were freshman Brett Bennett (Sioux Falls) with an 80 (t-30th), Matt Rantapaa, who shot an 82 (t-41st) and junior Jacob Snyders (Parkston) who carded an 87 (t-61st).

Winona State won the team title with a 290, while Minnesota State's Ryan Carlson earned medalist honors with a three-under-par 69.

The USD "B" squad shot a 358 and recorded scores from Ben Dangel (Lennox), who shot an 82 to tie for 41st, James Henderson, a freshman from Yankton, shot an 87 to tie for 61st, while Ben Mathison (Brandon) and J.J. Biever (Alton, IA) finished with a 93 and 96, respectively.