IU East golf finishes sixth at Heidelberg

4/5/2010 12:00:00 AM

TIFFIN, Ohio - The Red Wolves learned their lessons well.

The Indiana University East men's golf team improved its 18-hole team score by 28 strokes in the final round of the Heidelberg Collegiate Classic at Mohawk Golf and Country Club on April 2.

The Red Wolves finished sixth out of eight teams after entering the final round in seventh place.

IU East finished with a 36-hole team score of 702 on the 6,685-yard layout.

"It was still windy, but the players dealt with it better," said IU East coach Von Ebeling. "Their practice round (March 31) and their experiences in the first round made it easier to make adjustments."

The Red Wolves carded a 337 one day after shooting a 365, even though most of the IU East players thought the pin placements were tougher in the second round.

Adrian College won the team title with a 639.

Jon Kuiper of Calvin College was medalist with a 147.

Junior Nick Ary (Brookville, Ohio/Brookville High School) led IU East with a two-day total of 157, good for seventh place in the 46-player field.

Ary shot 3-over 75 in the final round, the third-best score of the second round.

Ary's round included a birdie on his 10th hole.

"He continued to play smart," Ebeling said.

Senior Mark Bevins (Hollansburg, Ohio/Tri-Village High School) finished with a 178, good for 29th place.

Bevins mis-hit his first drive of the day, but recovered to par the hole. It proved a good omen. Bevins went on to shoot 85 to improve by eight strokes over his opening round score.

Freshman Zack Palmer (Richmond, Ind./Richmond High School) shot 181 - 88 in the final round - and placed 32nd.

Freshman Derrick McNeely (Connersville, Ind./Connersville High School) shot 191 - 89 in the final round - and placed 38th.

Freshman Brandon Loomis (Union City, Ind./Union City Community High School) had a 196 - 99 in the final round - and finished 40th.

Four of IU East's five men's golfers improved their score from the first round, including a 13-stroke improvement for McNeely.

Red Wolves freshman Courtney Barlage (Versailles, Ohio/Versailles High School) injured her hand during the first round April 1 and was unable to compete in the final round of the women's tournament.

IU East's men return to the course April 15 at the Cincinnati Christian University Invitational.

"It was nice to play some teams outside of our conference," said Ebeling, whose team faced only Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foes in its first two tournaments.

"Now we're looking forward to getting back to practices and and then going to CCU to go against our conference opponents."

The IU East women are scheduled to host the J.C. Penney Women's Apparel Spring Golf Classic on April 6 at Highland Lake Golf Course.

The event initially was scheduled for March 30 but was postponed because of wet weather in late March. The University of Northwestern Ohio and Urbana University are expected to join the Red Wolves in the rescheduled event.

Click here for final men's results from the Heidelberg Collegiate Classic.

Click here for final women's results from the Heidelberg Collegiate Classic.