A come-from-behind victory in the Rend Lack College Invitational on Oct. 9 and Oct. 10 gave the Madison College golf team its third consecutive tournament victory of the fall season.
The team wraps up the fall season having won five team trophies in seven events. Madison College has not won that many events in a complete season since the 2006-07 team posted seven victories.
During the fall season, the team won the Highland “36” Invitational, the Texas Roadhouse Madison College Invitational, the Judson Invitational, the College of DuPage Invitational and the Rend Lake College Invitational. It finished fourth in the Frank Wrigglesworth Blugold Invitational and sixth in the Culver’s-Edgewood College Fall Classic.
In its final tournament of the fall season, the WolfPack rallied from a seven stroke deficit after 27 holes on the first day of the tournament, to win by two strokes after the second day.
Freshman Deegan Riley was the top individual player for Madison College, posting rounds of 70, 78 and 75 for a seven-over-par 223 that placed him sixth overall. He had a team-best 32 on his opening nine holes and carded 12 birdies throughout the tournament for his sixth top ten finish of the fall.
Sophomore Brady Callmer improved his score by 10 shots on the second day of the tournament to help lead the team’s rally. He finished with a two-day total of 232 which placed him 11th overall.
Jacob Brown, a freshman, finished in 13th place with a 223, while sophomore Brent Schmiesing finished 18th with a score of 238. Freshman Alex Sutter rounded out the scoring for the WolfPack with a two-day total of 253.
Madison College is now off for the winter break. The WolfPack will resume competition in late March.
The spring season will wrap up with the WolfPack’s first-ever appearance in the NJCAA Region 4 Division II Tournament at PrairieView Golf Club in Bryon, Ill., on April 28-30. The top three teams and the next seven individuals will earn spots in the 2024 NJCAA Division II Men’s Golf National Championships.