April 25, 2004

FINAL DAY TEAM STANDINGS:
Pl. Team Scores
1 Xavier 290-284-287--861
2 Toledo 289-286-288--863
3 Kent State 282-287-300--869
Indiana 282-290-297--869
5 Ball State 291-290-298--879
6 Penn State 292-292-301--885
7 Miami (Ohio) 290-290-307--887
8 Ohio 301-292-297--890
Marshall 295-291-304--890
10 Northern Illinois 304-296-298--898
11 Akron 295-300-306--901
12 Marquette 303-297-304--904
13 Eastern Michigan 311-293-303--907
14 Iowa 299-299-311--909
15 Western Kentucky 304-302-313--919
Wright State 311-305-303--919
17 Bowling Green State 307-310-311--928

FINAL DAY INDIVIDUAL LEADERS:
Pl Player Team Scores
1 Brad Heaven Toledo 70-67-69--206
2 Mark Weghorst Miami (OH) 68-71-73--212
3 Jeff Overton Indiana 68-71-75--214
Heath Peters Indiana 71-74-69--214
John Streibich Xavier 72-73-69--214
Wayne Denger Ball State 68-72-74--214
Jason Kokrak Xavier 76-71-67--214
8 Peter Laws Kent State 68-75-72--215
Brandon Knutson Wright St. 72-70-73--215
Burke Spensky Marshall 71-71-73--215
Marc Bourgeois Kent State 71-69-75--215

NORTHERN ILLINOIS FINAL DAY RESULTS:
Pl. Individual Scores
T27 Joe True 78-73-71--222
T33 Nicholas Schenk 73-76-74--223
T37 Dan Gratton 76-75-73--224
T64 Ethan Roush 79-73-80--232
T87 Aaron Conlon 77-75-87--239

T74 *Mike Spielmann 76-80-78--234

* Played as an individual

Northern Illinois Men’s Golf Finishes 10th At 17-Team FirstEnergy Intercollegiate In Akron, OH

AKRON, OH — Senior Joe True shot a final round 1-under-par 71 to lead the Northern Illinois University men’s golf team into 10th place after the completion of play at the 2004 FirstEnergy Intercollegiate in Akron, OH.
Hosted by the University of Akron at the nationally-renowned Firestone Country Club, the 54-hole event was won by Xavier, who shot a three-day total of 861 to claim a two-shot win over the Toledo Rockets. Toledo’s Brad Heaven grabbed a six shot win with three consecutive under-par rounds of 70-67-69--206.

Northern Illinois opened the day in 12th place, but moved two spots up the standings and into 10th with its final-round 298. The Huskies finished ahead of MAC rivals Akron, Eastern Michigan and Bowling Green.

For True, it’s the second consecutive time the Collinsville, IL, native has led the Huskies. Following a season best 10th-place showing at Marshall Invitational (April 9-10), True shot rounds of 78-73-71--222 to tie for 27th. The top-30 finish was True’s fourth of the year.

“Joe simply got better each round,” head coach John Cleary said. “His consistency has been there the last two events and that’s important as we enter the MAC Championships.”

Nicholas Schenk finished one shot behind True in a tie for 33rd. Aided by birdies on each of his last three holes, Schenk fought back from a 4-over-par 76 in his second round to shoot 74 and move seven shots up the individual standings.

Dan Gratton also jumped up the standings with his best round of the tourney. Tied for 51st enter the day, Gratton carded a 1-over-par 73 to move into 37th and finish among the top three Huskies for the second time this season.

“We got three good efforts on Sunday, but now we are looking for two more,” Cleary said. “We’re not that far off, but we need that total team effort. There are some great teams in this conference and you need five low scores to work up the standings.”

Aaron Conlon and Ethan Roush rounded out the NIU scoring on the day. Roush finished tied for 64th with a three-round 232, while Conlon tied for 87th with a three-day total of 239.

Mike Spielmann competed as an individual and shot a final-round 78 to tie for 74th.

-NIU-