Ball State University Athletics
Patrick Wilkes-Krier Wins Medalist Honors With Final-Round 65; Ball State Wins Team Title At Firestone
April 29, 2006 | Men's Golf
Wilkes-Krier's rounds of 69-67-65=201 was also a Ball State school record for low 54 holes, surpassing the 206 mark set by Jamie Broce at the Cobra Collegiate in 1999.
With a 284 team score in round one and 285 in rounds two and three, the Cardinals were the only team to finish under par at the event. The three-round score of 854 missed the all-time tournament record by just six strokes.
Ball State placed first at the 14-team tournament, featuring seven teams from the Mid-American Conference played at the famed Firestone Golf Club near Akron, Ohio.
Eastern Kentucky finished second (867), while Kent State was third (872).
"I am really proud of these guys," said BSU head coach Mike Fleck. "We played great team golf over the three rounds this weekend and hopefully we can build on this momentum next week at the MAC Championship.
"Patrick's performance was dominating and I couldn't be more proud of his accomplishment. Our team's effort was the most complete of the season and it couldn't come at a better point in the season."
Junior C.D. Hockersmith posted a sub-par round also Sunday with his 71. Hockersmith's three-round 70-73-71=214 total tied for sixth overall. Senior Brandon Boomsma (72-74-74) tied for 16th, while Austin Steele finished 22nd after rounds of 73-71-80.
Wayne Denger, who finished second at Firestone as a freshman and tied for first last season, tied for 33rd overall with a 76-76-75 total. Ball State's team title comes after a runner-up finish at the 2005 event.
Ball State hosts the 2006 MAC Championship next week at Brickyard Crossing in Indianapolis. Complete championship coverage is available at www.ballstatesports.com. Live scoring, photo galleries and up-to-the-minute tournament information will be provided.
1 Ball State Univ. 284 285 285 854
1 Patrick Wilkes-Krier 69 67 65 201
T 6 CD Hockersmith 70 73 71 214
T 16 Brandon Boomsma 72 74 74 220
22 Austin Steele 73 71 80 224
T 33 Wayne Denger 76 76 75 227
1 Ball State Univ. 284 285 285 854 -10
2 Eastern Kentucky U. 298 284 285 867 +3
3 Kent State 289 296 287 872 +8
4 Austin Peay State U. 295 293 294 882 +18
5 Eastern Michigan U. 295 298 290 883 +19
Bowling Green State 306 286 291 883 +19
7 Akron, U. of 308 295 288 891 +27
8 Western Kentucky U. 308 291 298 897 +33
9 Northern Illinois U. 307 297 296 900 +36
10 Ohio University 307 307 302 916 +52
11 Cleveland State U. 305 321 299 925 +61
12 Georgetown Univ. 303 312 312 927 +63
13 St. Joseph's Univer. 311 314 315 940 +76
14 Univ. of Toronto 334 329 320 983 +119
