FHSU Sports Information
Fort Hays State junior Trey Herman maintained his lead in the MIAA Individual Points Standings by helping Fort Hays State to a ninth-place finish at the UCO Invitational in Oklahoma City, Okla. Herman finished eighth as an individual, generating nine more points towards his individual point-standing total with just one more conference event to go – the MIAA Championship (April 21-23) in Lawrence, Kan.
Complete results from the UCO Invitational as well as MIAA standings are listed below.
Herman entered the UCO Invitational, played at Gaillardia Country Club – a par 72, 7255-yard venue in Oklahoma City, with a three-point lead in the individual standings on Lance Lawson of Nebraska-Kearney. Lawson and five others in the top 10 heading into the tournament did not generate any points due to finishing outside the top 15.
Herman is now just one of six players with the opportunity to become the MIAA Player of the Year, leading the point standings by five points. Herman leads the way with 35 points, followed by Travis Mays of Central Missouri (30), Ryan Dyck of Lindenwood (26.5), Lance Lawson of Nebraska-Kearney (23), Teddy Jones of Central Missouri (22.5), and Michael Colgate of Nebraska-Kearney (20). With Herman’s point total where it is, the other five individuals listed above are the only ones remaining that can mathematically catch Herman in the standings.
Herman needed a solid score in the final round on Tuesday and got the job done, posting a 2-over round of 74 following his scores of 81 (+9) and 70 (-2) on the first day. He started the day in 10th and moved up to eighth with a total of 225 (9-over par), securing nine points to stay in the point-standing lead. Herman couples his eighth-place finish this week (9 points) with a tie for second at the first MIAA event of the year (13.5 points) and a tie for third at the second MIAA event of the year (12.5 points) to stay atop the standings.
Central Oklahoma won the UCO Invitational as a team with a three-round total of 891. Central Missouri was second at 896 and Northeastern State was third at 903. FHSU shot a total of 958. Teddy Jones of Central Missouri was the individual champion with a total of 217 (1-over par).
Grant Storey, who was the only Tiger to shoot below 80 in the opening round, finished in a tie for 33rd with a three-round total of 238. He had rounds of 78, 77, and 83. Mark Cunningham II was 42nd with a total of 240, carding rounds of 82, 79, and 79. Nick VonLintel was 63rd with a total of 255, finishing with rounds of 84, 83, and 88. Sam Christianson was 66th with a total of 268, carding rounds of 85, 94, and 89.
With a ninth-place finish, FHSU generated just four points in the MIAA team standings, slipping from third to sixth after three MIAA sanctioned events. Entering the tournament just 2.5 points behind Central Missouri for first, FHSU (22.5 points) is now 9.5 points behind UCM (33 points). Nebraska-Kearney remained second (29 points), Northeastern State jumped from fifth to third (27 points), Lindenwood stayed in fourth (26 points), and Central Oklahoma jumped from seventh to fifth (24 points). At each MIAA event so far this year, first place receives 12 points, second place 11, third place 10, and so forth, but at the MIAA Championships, the points are doubled, creating two-point gaps between each placing.
The Tigers take a week off before one last tune-up heading into the MIAA Championships. FHSU plays at the Embassy Suites Invitational, hosted by Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. (Apr. 14-15) before heading to Alvamar Golf Club in Lawrence, Kan. for the MIAA Championships (April 21-23).
UCO Invitational results below…
Team Standings (Conference points in parenthesis)
1. Central Oklahoma (12) – 291-296-304=891 (+27)
2. Central Missouri (11) – 306-287-303=896 (+32)
3. Northeastern State (10) – 301-301-301=903 (+39)
T4. Nebraska-Kearney (8.5) – 309-303-317=929 (+65)
T4. Lindenwood (8.5) – 304-311-314=929 (+65)
6. Missouri Western (7) – 317-315-309=941 (+77)
7. Missouri Southern (6) – 326-304-312=942 (+78)
8. Lincoln (5) – 320-316-321=957 (+93)
9. Fort Hays State (4) – 325-309-324=958 (+94)
10. Washburn (3) – 330-312-317=959 (+95)
11. Pittsburg State (2) – 328-316-317=961 (+97)
12. Southwest Baptist (1) – 334-322-325=981 (+117)
Individual Standings (Conference points in parenthesis)
1. Teddy Jones, Central Missouri (15) – 75-69-72=217 (+1)
T2. Brad Hager, Northeastern State (13.5) – 71-72-75=218 (+2)
T2. Eric Kline, Central Oklahoma (13.5) – 70-73-75=218 (+2)
4. Landon Morgan, Central Oklahoma* – 77-72-73=221 (+5)
5. Logan Gray, Central Oklahoma (12) – 73-71-78=222 (+6)
6. Joby Gray, Central Oklahoma (11) – 74-75-74=223 (+7)
7. Travis Mays, Central Missouri (10) – 74-71-79=224 (+8)
8. Trey Herman, Fort Hays State (9) – 81-70-74=225 (+9)
T9. Eric Lester, Nebraska-Kearney (7) – 73-75-80=228 (+12)
T9. Alex Springer, Central Missouri (7) – 77-73-78=228 (+12)
T9. Brent Williamson, Northeastern State (7) – 75-78-75=228 (+12)
T12. Ryan Dyck, Lindenwood (4) – 76-75-78=229 (+13)
T12. Russ Purser, Central Oklahoma (4) – 75-77-77=229 (+13)
T12. Jake Smock, Lindenwood (4) – 79-78-72=229 (+13)
T15. Matt Helms, Central Oklahoma (0.75) – 74-78-78=230 (+14)
T15. Robby Hughey, Central Missouri (0.75) – 79-74-77=230 (+14)
T15. Tyler McKay, Lindenwood* – 79-73-78=230 (+14)
T15. Clayton Moles, Southwest Baptist (0.75) – 78-74-78=230 (+14)
T15. Cy Moritz, Central Missouri (0.75) – 79-75-76=230 (+14)
*=Played as an individual
Official MIAA Individual and Team Standings are listed below…
Team Standings (through three events)
1. Central Missouri (32.0)
2. Nebraska-Kearney (29.0)
3. Northeastern State (27.0)
4. Lindenwood (26.0)
5. Central Oklahoma (24.0)
6. Fort Hays State (22.5)
7. Washburn (18.0)
8. Missouri Southern (17.5)
9. Missouri Western (16.0)
10. Lincoln (12.0)
11. Pittsburg State (7.0)
12. Southwest Baptist (3.0)
Individual Standings (through three events)
Trey Herman, Fort Hays State (35.0)
Travis Mays, Central Missouri (30.0)
Ryan Dyck, Lindenwood (26.5)
Lance Lawson, Nebraska-Kearney (23.0)
Teddy Jones, Central Missouri (22.5)
Michael Colgate, Nebraska-Kearney (20.0)
Jake Smock, Lindenwood (17.5)
Max Lazzo, Washburn (15.0)
Eric Kline, Central Oklahoma (15.0)
Sam Migdal, Central Missouri (14.0)
Brad Hager, Northeastern State (13.5)
Logan Gray, Central Oklahoma (12.25)
Cy Moritz, Central Missouri (11.75)
Brian Lillevold, Lincoln (11.5)
Joby Gray, Central Oklahoma (11.0)
Dan Bonnell, Nebraska-Kearney (10.0)
Konnor Oltman, Nebraska-Kearney (7.5)
Alex Springer, Central Missouri (7.0)
Brent Williamson, Northeastern State (7.0)
Eric Lester, Nebraska-Kearney (7.0)
Tate Williamson, Northeastern State (5.75)
Garrett Blair, Lindenwood (5.5)
Jackson Hess, Northeastern State (4.0)
Ryan Johnson, Washburn (4.0)
Taylor Lansford, Missouri Southern (4.0)
Scott Sheldon, Missouri Western (4.0)
Josh Strimple, Northeastern State (4.0)
Max Rudder, Nebraska-Kearney (3.5)
Russ Purser, Central Oklahoma (5.5)
Matt Helm, Central Oklahoma (0.75)
Robby Hughey, Central Missouri (0.75)
Clayton Moles, Southwest Baptist (0.75)
Andrew Meier, Missouri Southern (0.25)
Ronnie McHenry, Washburn (0.25)