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Results

DECATUR, Ill. (Apr. 20, 2024) - Taking part in its final competition before the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Championship, the North Central College men's golf team placed 15th out of 17 teams in the Millikin University Take Back the Night Challenge.

The Cardinals posted a score of 314 during Friday's first round at Red Tail Run Golf Club, followed by a total of 315 Saturday at South Side Country Club. No. 4-ranked Illinois Wesleyan University won the event with a score of 570, followed by Parkland College (580) and Nebraska Wesleyan University (585).

Parkland's Marcos Park won the individual competition, carding a three-under-par score of 69 Friday and a one-under 70 Saturday for a four-under-par 36-hole score of 139, placing Park two strokes ahead of Illinois Wesleyan's Griffin Pohl and Juney Bai. The Cardinals were paced by Mitchell Mazzei, who shot 76 Friday and 74 Saturday to place 20th overall with a total of 150.

Cole Martin and Braden Estes tied for 64th overall with identical scores of 159, while Brendan Joy finished 75th (161) and Zachary Lunde placed 98th (170). Competing as an individual, Mitch Boryszewski shot 163 to place 81st.

The CCIW Championship will be contested at Weaver Ridge Golf Course in Peoria May 2-4. Click HERE for the full 2023-2024 schedule.

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