LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The Washburn Ichabod Men's Golf Team wrapped up its season Wednesday afternoon at the NCAA National Championships after finishing in 14th.
"I'm really proud of the way this group competed all week," said Washburn Head Coach
Ronnie McHenry. "To close the tournament with our best round of the week says a lot about the fight and character of this team. We didn't accomplish everything we set out to do, but this group continued to battle and represented Washburn the right way. Marco gave us a great finish to his career, and I thought everyone contributed throughout the week. This experience is something we can build on moving forward."
Washburn finished 14th at 3-over after 54 holes, outside of the top eight needed to qualify for the match play rounds of the National tournament. In the Final Round, the Ichabods shot 4-under. It's the fifth-best finish at the NCAA National Championships in program history.
Jacob Fratzel led the Ichabods during the week. He finished 5-under and tied for 18th, after shooting a final round 70(-1). He shot under par all three days. Fratzel's finish is the 7th highest finish in program history at Nationals.
Marco Anderson finished his Washburn career today after shooting the team's low round of the day of 69(-3), which included seven birdies. He wraps up his college career tied for 28th. He holds the record for the lowest round in Washburn Golf history with a 63 in round two last season at the NCAA DII Central/Midwest Regional.
Brody Scafe shot 1-under in his round today after being subbed in for the final round. He racked up seven birdies on the day.
Myles Tarvin ended his first season as an Ichabod in a tie for 76th, he 6-over during the 3 days and a final round 75(+3). Tarvin finishes the season with the most top-5 finishes of the year.
Blake Buessing also wrapped up his Redshirt Junior season, shooting 2-over; he shot even par on the back nine to close out his year. Buessing finished tied for 85th.
The Ichabods finished ahead of two teams ranked ahead of them in the national rankings, Western Washington, who are 20th in the country, and CSU East Bay in 31st.
