BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. – The Winona State University men's golf team earned a second-place finish at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Men's Golf Championships, led by Abraham Elmore and Bennett Thomas being named to the All-Tournament Team.
 
After being in fourth place after round one, Winona State crawled into third after the second day, and finally earned a runner-up finish at the three-day, 54-hole tournament with a final score of 891 (+27). Concordia-St. Paul won the championship with an 882 (+18), while CSP's Thomas Huettl earned medalist honors with a 214 (-2).
 
Elmore was towards the top of the leaderboard all weekend, shooting a 76 (+4) on day one and then and even-par 72 on the second day. He wrapped up the event with a 75 (+3) on day three to finish with a 223 (+7) and tie for fifth, earning All-Tournament Team honors.
 
Thomas tied his teammate for fifth with his own 223 (+7). After going four-over par on the first day with a 76, Thomas fired off a 73 (+1) during the second round and concluded the tournament with a 74 (+2) to be named to the All-Tournament Team.
 
Brady Holland had the best first round out of any Warrior, shooting a 74 (+2) on the first day and followed that up with a 79 (+7) during the second round. Holland ended the tournament with the lowest final-round score from WSU with an even-par 72 to finish with a 225 (+9) and tie for tenth overall.
 
Matthew Chandler earned a top-20 finish after shooting a 226 (+10). Sandwiched between his first round and final round scores of 77 (+5), Chandler shot an even-par 72 during the second day to help Winona State stay in the hunt for the championship.
 
Matt Turner rounded out Winona State's scorecard with a top-35 finish individually. Turner carded a three-round total of 236 (+20) after scores of 83 (+11), 73 (+1), and 80 (+8).
 
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Fourteen Warrior programs compete at the NCAA Division II level within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).  Winona State University competes as an affiliate member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in the sport of women's gymnastics.