MILWAUKEE, Wisc. – Buoyed by three top-10 individual performances from Ryan Lumsden, Dylan Wu and Andrew Whalen, Northwestern captured its first team title since 2013 at the Milwaukee Country Club Marquette Intercollegiate.
In addition to a team victory, sophomore Ryan Lumsden earned his first collegiate individual title after carding three-straight rounds at 1-under 69. Lumsden shared the title with SMU's Gray Townsend.
As a team, Northwestern saw a two-stroke cushion entering Monday's finale and then fired a tournament-best 4-under 276 to run away with the tournament title with a five-shot advantage at 4-under 836. Mississippi finished second; shooting 1-over 841, while UCLA finished third at 5-over 845.
"I am really proud of the guys and the way they competed this weekend," said head coach David Inglis. "We led from the start and had a strong finish today when we really needed to – it was a complete team performance. I am also delighted for Ryan to earn the individual win. He has worked so hard and improved so much. We knew it was only a matter of time."
Junior Dylan Wu fired his best score of the tournament with a 2-under 68 finale that played a large roll in NU extending its lead in the final round. Wu shot a team-best 10 birdies, including five on the final 18 holes en route to a seventh-place overall finish at 2-under 210.
Fifth-year senior Andrew Whalen had his best finish of the year after earning a 10th-place standing in the individual rankings. Junior Sam Triplett also saw his best performance of the year thus far, rounding out the top-20 for the Wildcats. Triplett shot up the leaderboard after carding a 2-under 68 in the final round to finish 16th overall at 2-over 212.
First-year Everton Hawkins and graduate transfer Conor Richardson, who played as individual, both finished tied for 37th in the individual standings at 10-over 220.
Chicago's Big Ten Team is back in action on Oct. 14 for the Bush Cup.
QUICK HITS
Site: Milwaukee, Wisc.
Course: Milwaukee Country Club (Par 70, 7,097 yards)
Tournament: Marquette Intercollegiate
NU Team Standing: 1st of 10 Teams (283-277-276=836 [-4]) - Round 3 of 3
Top NU Individual: Ryan Lumsden (69-69-69=207 [-3])
Next NU Event: Oct. 14 – Bush Cup
RESULTS: Round One | Round Two | Round Three
STANDINGS
1st Northwestern (283-277-276=836 [-4])
T1 – Ryan Lumsden, 69-69-69=207 (-3)
T7 – Dylan Wu, 72-70-68=210 (-E)
T10 – Andrew Whalen, 72-68-71=211 (+1)
T16 – Sam Triplett, 74-70-68=212 (+2)
T37 –Everton Hawkins, 70-72-78=220 (+10)
Individuals
T37 – Conor Richardson, 74-75-71=220 (+10)
Team Standings (Round 3 of 3)
1 Northwestern, 283-277-276=836 (-4)
2 Mississippi, 287-277-277=841 (+1)
3 UCLA, 287-275-283=845 (+5)
4 SMU, 288-285273=846 (+6)
5 Liberty, 284-287-278=849 (+9)
6 Marquette, 290-285-287=862 (+22)
7 Wisconsin, 297-285-290=872 (+32)
8 Seton Hall, 294-293-290=877 (+37)
9 Northern Illinois, 292-292-298=882 (+42)
10 Valparaiso, 304-309-302=915 (+75)
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In addition to a team victory, sophomore Ryan Lumsden earned his first collegiate individual title after carding three-straight rounds at 1-under 69. Lumsden shared the title with SMU's Gray Townsend.
Sophomore Ryan Lumsden picks up his first-collegiate individual title at the 2016 Marquette Intercollegiate! #B1GCats pic.twitter.com/rj4ZDLDH8H
— #B1GCats (@NU_Sports) October 3, 2016
As a team, Northwestern saw a two-stroke cushion entering Monday's finale and then fired a tournament-best 4-under 276 to run away with the tournament title with a five-shot advantage at 4-under 836. Mississippi finished second; shooting 1-over 841, while UCLA finished third at 5-over 845.
"I am really proud of the guys and the way they competed this weekend," said head coach David Inglis. "We led from the start and had a strong finish today when we really needed to – it was a complete team performance. I am also delighted for Ryan to earn the individual win. He has worked so hard and improved so much. We knew it was only a matter of time."
Junior Dylan Wu fired his best score of the tournament with a 2-under 68 finale that played a large roll in NU extending its lead in the final round. Wu shot a team-best 10 birdies, including five on the final 18 holes en route to a seventh-place overall finish at 2-under 210.
Fifth-year senior Andrew Whalen had his best finish of the year after earning a 10th-place standing in the individual rankings. Junior Sam Triplett also saw his best performance of the year thus far, rounding out the top-20 for the Wildcats. Triplett shot up the leaderboard after carding a 2-under 68 in the final round to finish 16th overall at 2-over 212.
First-year Everton Hawkins and graduate transfer Conor Richardson, who played as individual, both finished tied for 37th in the individual standings at 10-over 220.
Chicago's Big Ten Team is back in action on Oct. 14 for the Bush Cup.
QUICK HITS
Site: Milwaukee, Wisc.
Course: Milwaukee Country Club (Par 70, 7,097 yards)
Tournament: Marquette Intercollegiate
NU Team Standing: 1st of 10 Teams (283-277-276=836 [-4]) - Round 3 of 3
Top NU Individual: Ryan Lumsden (69-69-69=207 [-3])
Next NU Event: Oct. 14 – Bush Cup
RESULTS: Round One | Round Two | Round Three
STANDINGS
1st Northwestern (283-277-276=836 [-4])
T1 – Ryan Lumsden, 69-69-69=207 (-3)
T7 – Dylan Wu, 72-70-68=210 (-E)
T10 – Andrew Whalen, 72-68-71=211 (+1)
T16 – Sam Triplett, 74-70-68=212 (+2)
T37 –Everton Hawkins, 70-72-78=220 (+10)
Individuals
T37 – Conor Richardson, 74-75-71=220 (+10)
Team Standings (Round 3 of 3)
1 Northwestern, 283-277-276=836 (-4)
2 Mississippi, 287-277-277=841 (+1)
3 UCLA, 287-275-283=845 (+5)
4 SMU, 288-285273=846 (+6)
5 Liberty, 284-287-278=849 (+9)
6 Marquette, 290-285-287=862 (+22)
7 Wisconsin, 297-285-290=872 (+32)
8 Seton Hall, 294-293-290=877 (+37)
9 Northern Illinois, 292-292-298=882 (+42)
10 Valparaiso, 304-309-302=915 (+75)
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