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WIU Men's Golf Finishes In 2nd Place at WIU Intercollegiate; Kerr Takes Home 2nd Place

MACOMB, Ill- The Western Illinois Men's and Women's Golf teams completed their only home tournament of the Spring on Saturday afternoon in Silvis, Illinois. The Men's team finished second as a team shooting 895 (+43). On the Women's side, the Leathernecks shot 937 (+85) as a team finishing in third place. 

After shooting a 77 (+6) in round one, Olivia Kerr responded in a big way shooting a 73 (+2) in round two and a 72 (+1) in round three. Kerr finished the tournament in second place individually, shooting a 222 (+9) and finished one stroke back of first place. She would have five birdies in round two, including four birdies on the back nine, and four birdies in round three, two on the front nine and two on the back nine. Kerr was not the only Leatherneck to finish in the top 10. Mia Scrimgeour finished in 9th place shooting a 232 (+19). Scrimgeour would have back-to-back rounds shooting a 76 on day one of the tournament. She would have two birdies in round one on the back nine. 

Rounding out the scores for WIU was Abby Hunter (+26), Olivia McCrystal (+37), and Sophia Thorne (+42). The Women's team is back in action on Monday, as they head to Elkhorn, Nebraska to participate in the Stampede at the Creek hosted by Omaha. 

On the men's side, Owen Howe and Mateo Rascon finished in the top 10 to lead the Leathernecks. Howe finished in fourth place shooting a 218 (+5). He would have a good second and third round as he shot a 72 (+1) in round two and a 70 (-1) in round three. He had three birdies in each round, getting six birdies over two rounds to move up the leaderboard. Rascon finished tied for seventh shooting a 220 (+7). His best round came in round two in which he shot a 71 (E) and had three birdies on the front nine shooting a 33 (-2). 

Rounding out the scores for the Leathernecks was Baptiste Labeyrie (+11), Nathan Tillman (+20), and Luke Lofgren (+44). The Men's team is back in action on April 14th when they head to Jonesboro, Arkansas for the Arkansas State Invitational. 

Scores (Men)

Owen Howe, 4 (+5)
Mateo Rascon, T7 (+7)
Baptiste Labeyrie, T15 (+11)
Nathan Tillman, T34 (+20)
Teagen Hull (IND), 46 (+25)
Bayden Hubacher (IND), T51 (+28)
Maverick Schwabe (IND), 55 (+30)
Luke Lofgren, 62 (+44)

Scores (Women)

Olivia Kerr, 2 (+9)
Mia Scrimgeour, 9 (+19)
Abby Hunter, 15 (+26)
Olivia McCrystal, 24 (+37)
Sophia Thorne, 27 (+42)
Gabriela Galindo Rubio (IND), 29 (+47)
Cianna Law (IND), T30 (+52)

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