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By Mike Anderson, NKU Sports Information EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Freshman Danny Lewis and junior Eric Fuldner tied for second overall as the Northern Kentucky University men’s golf team won the SIUE Men’s Cougar Classic this weekend at Sunset Hills Country Club. Lewis (77-71 148) and Fuldner (74-74 148) each shot a 4-over-par, finishing just two strokes behind Wisconsin-Parkside’s Garrett Thompson (76-70 146), who took the medal. Wil Brown (75-75 150) and Carl Hays (81-70 151) also finished in the top ten to help the Norse (313-291 604) outpace the second-place Rangers (309-310 619) by 15 strokes. Clint Kohls (77-78\ 155) finished 11th overall. Jim Akerstrom (75-86 161) lended his first-round 75 to the team score, finishing tied for 27th overall. Individual finishers for NKU included Andrew Jewell (85-77 162), who tied for 30th, Shawn Chadwell (85-80 165), who shared 37th position, and Austin Derkson (88-94 182), who finished 63rd. It is the second consecutive tournament won by the Norse, who captured the NKU Fall Invitational last weekend at Perry Park. NKU returns to action Sunday at the Great Lakes Regional in South Haven, Mich. |
