DRAGONS CLAIM BENT TREE INTERCOLLEGIATE TITLE

Jack Northgraves poses with the Bent Tree Intercollegiate individual championship plaque after leading the No. 3 Blue Dragon men to the team title on Tuesday in Council Bluffs, IA.
Jack Northgraves poses with the Bent Tree Intercollegiate individual championship plaque after leading the No. 3 Blue Dragon men to the team title on Tuesday in Council Bluffs, IA.
September 24, 2024

Hutchinson CC Sports Information

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – With three golfers placing in the top three individual slots, the No. 3-ranked Hutchinson Community College men's golf team completed a dominant run to the Bent Tree Intercollegiate team championship.

Entering the day with a 17-stroke lead, the Blue Dragons extended that cushion even further on Tuesday to win their first team title of the season.

Hutchinson posted a 54-hole team score of 12-under 852, defeating NCAA Division III opponent Nebraska Wesleyan by 21 strokes. Wesleyan had an 873 team score. Tournament host Iowa Western was third at 885.

The Dragons shot over par as a team for the first round this season, posting a 1-over 289 on Tuesday. That was still the low team score of the final round.

For the second-straight tournament, a Blue Dragons won an individual championship.

Freshman Jack Northgraves joined sophomore Charlie Box as individual winners this season, firing an 8-under 208. Northgraves led start to finish with a tournament-low 66 in the opening round on Monday. Northgraves closed the tournament with an even-par 72 on Tuesday at Bent Tree Golf Club.

Blue Dragon golfers finished in the top three individual slots on Tuesday.

Box and fellow sophomore David Razinskas tied for second individually at 3-under 213.

Box had the Blue Dragons' low round of the final round with a 2-under 70. Razinskas shot a second-straight 72 on Tuesday after opening with a 69 in the first round.

Sophomore Louis Ross finished in 11th place at 221 after a final-round 75.

Freshman Jaydon Carruthers placed 18th at 226. Carruthers had a 76 on Tuesday.

Blue Dragon individual player, freshman Cal Schultz, had a strong recovery after opening with an 80 on Monday. He came back with a 75 in Monday's afternoon round and posted a season-low 73 on Tuesday to finish 22nd at 228. Schultz jumped 10 spots in the standings.

Freshman individual Tyler Schultz placed 33rd at 234 after a final-round 81.

The Blue Dragons' third fall tournament will be next Monday and Tuesday at the Grier Jones Shocker Classic at Sand Creek Station in Newton.

TEAM SCORES
1. Hutchinson – 852 (280/283/289)
2. Nebraska Wesleyan – 873 (292/288/293)
3. Iowa Western "A" – 885 (293/204/298)
4. Northeast Nebraska – 898 (296/299/303)
5. Iowa Central – 911 (302/305/304)
6. Iowa Western "B" – 913 (208/295/310)
7. Briar Cliff "A" – 937 (311/307/319)
8. Barton – 940 (319/306/315)
9. Concordia – 946 (323/312/311)
10. Briar Cliff "B" – 1,000 (343/330/327)

BLUE DRAGON INDIVIDUALS
1. Jack Northgraves – 208 (66/70/72)
T2. David Razinskas – 213 (69/72/72)
T2. Charlie Box – 213 (70/73/70)
11. Louis Ross – 221 (78/68/76)
18. Jaydon Carruthers – 226 (75/75/76)
22. Cal Schultz – 228 (80/75/73)
33. Tyler Walker – 234 (77/76/81)