Senior Jared Hernandez leads Men's Golf to eighth place finish at Ohio Dominican Kickoff Classic

By Tim Glon

GROVE CITY — Senior Jared Hernandez (Van Wert) carded a 78-77—155 to lead the Ohio Northern men's golf team to an eighth place finish at the Ohio Dominican Kickoff Classic on Monday at Hickory Hills GolfClub.

The Polar Bears (7-7-1 overall) were eighth of eight varsity teams with a 644. The field was dominated by six NCAA Division II schools and Otterbein.

Ohio Dominican won the team title with a 595, Walsh was second with a 601 and Cedarville was third with a 612.

Hernandez tied for 18th out of 66 golfers on the par 72 course.

Senior Nolan Kimberly (Zanesville) tied for 31st with a 157, junior Josh Steyer (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) tied for 40th with a 161, senior Austin White (Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Township) tied for 56th with a 171 and senior Andrew Slusher (Covington) tied for 62nd with a 166.

ONU will return to action on Sept. 18-19 at the Bluffton Beaver Invitational.

Team Standings

1. Ohio Dominican 595, 2. Walsh 601, 3. Cedarville 612, 4. Otterbein 615, 5. Ohio Dominican "B" 619, 6. Mount Vernon Nazarene 625, 7. Lake Erie 637, 8. Shawnee State 641, 9. Ohio Northern 644, 10.Otterbein "B" 645, 11. Ohio Northern "B" 670.

Top 5 Individuals

1. Robert Holden (ODU) 69-76—145, 2. Ben Herman (ODU) 74-72—146, 3. Will Evans (CU) 73-75—148, 4. Kyle Buzaki (WU) 74-75—149, t5. Jacob Brownley (ODUB) 76-74—150, t5. Cory Gasaway (WU) 73-77—150.

Ohio Northern Individual Results

t18. Jared Hernandez 78-77—155, t31. Nolan Kimberly 77-80—157,  t40. Josh Steyer 80-81—161, t56. Austin White 84-87—171, t62. Andrew Slusher 85-91—166.

Ohio Northern B Individual Results

t38. Andrew Briars 77-83—160, 51. David Walsh 86-81—167, 52. Adam Trigg-Holdman 80-89—169, t62. Dylan Morris 84-92—176, t64. Noah Shaw 90-90—180.