Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Spears Earns Golfer of the Week Award

Four Valley men's teams -- Bradley, Drake, Illinois State and Wichita State -- were in action this week. Ryan Spears of Wichita State is the league's Golfer of the Week after taking second in the UTSA Intercollegiate.

Spears shot a third-round 69 at the UTSA Intercollegiate on his way to a second-place tie to pace the Shockers, who finished fourth in the 17-team event. Spears finished with a final score of 213 (72-72-69) and notched his fourth top-3 finish of the season, dating back to the fall season. With a three-round total of 875, the Shockers finished just two strokes back of second-placed Texas Tech, and one stroke behind Oklahoma, who finished third. Mississippi State won the event by firing a team-total of 864.

Illinois State was also at the UTSA, and the Redbirds were led by redshirt freshman Joe Emerich. He had a three-round 221 and finished tied for 18th. The team finished 12th with a three-round-total of 904 (302, 302, 300).

Bradley and Drake were at the Carlton Oaks Invitational in San Diego, and the Bulldogs placed second of 11 teams. Bradley was 11th. Luke Joy of Drake was the top finisher, as he placed fourth with a three-round 75-74-73=222. Teammate Ben Freeman also had a top-10 finish, tying for sixth with a 225. Bradley's top finisher was Zach Wanken. He took 26th with a three-round 233.


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