Fargo, N.D.--Concordia shot a team score of 308 in the final round of the Erv Kaiser Invitational held at the Fargo Country Club on Sunday and slipped one spot in the final team standings, finishing the tournament in seventh place. Concordia’s second team shot a 331 and finished in 11th place.

Drew Dvorak was the big story for the Cobbers in the tournament. Dvorak, an all-conference honoree as a freshman, fired a 77 in the final round and finished in eighth place in the individual standings. His three-day total of 220 (72-71-77) was only seven shots out of a top five finish in a meet that was dominated by NCAA Division I and II golfers. Last year Dvorak shot a 232 at the same meet, and steadily improved throughout the year until peaking with a sixth place finish at the MIAC Championship Meet.

The only other Cobber golfer to finish in the top 30 was senior Mike Lundberg. Lundberg fell three places in the final round after shooting a 77. He was tied for 20th heading into the final round, but settled for a 23rd place finish with a final total of 229 (74-78-77).

Rounding out the Cobber gold team were Ryan Walsh 234 (83-77-74), Sam Frick 235 (76-79-80) and Josh Jones 248 (78-87-83).

The Concordia maroon team was led by Peter Krier who shot a consistent 245 (81-82-82). The most dramatic news of the day for the maroon squad was made by Tyler Bormann who was looking at a score in the middle 70’s until the final two holes of the day. Doing his best imitation of Jean Van de Velde in the 1999 Open Championship, Bormann posted a pair of 8’s on his scorecard for the final two holes and finished at 246 (86-76-84).

Next up for Concordia is the University of North Dakota Invitational. The Cobbers will travel to Grand Forks on Sept. 26-27 to compete in the tournament held at King’s Walk Golf Club.

Day 3 Results

Location: Fargo, N.D.
Course: Fargo Country Club
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,802

Final Team Results
1 North Dakota St. U. 285-298-284=867 +3
2 Bemidji State U. 290-291-296=877 +13
3 Winona State Univ. 288-291-300=879 +15
4 Manitoba #1 294-293-295=882 +18
5 Minnesota-Crookston 302-304-300=906 +42
6 Manitoba #2 299-304-305=908 +44
7 Concordia Gold 300-305-308=913 +49
8 ND State #2 320-309-304=933 +69
9 Bem St. #2 314-319-315=948 +84
10 Northern State Univ. 330-318-331=979 +115
11 Concordia Maroon 333-321-331=985 +121
12 MNCrook #2 315-338-333=986 +122

Final Top 20 Individuals
1 Troy Merritt Winona St. 67-67-73=207
2 Neil Rude Bemidji St 72-68-70=210
Tyler Mancini Man1 70-70-70=210
4 Jeff Noeske ND State 67-75-69=211
5 Eric Johnson ND State 71-72-70=213
6 Clint Cornell Bemidji St 70-76-73=219
Kurt Kelly Man2 71-73-75=219
8 Drew Dvorak Concordia 72-71-77=220
9 Branden Schwartz MNCrookstn 78-67-76=221
10 Adam Wudel ND State 72-79-71=222
11 Bret Toftness Winona St. 73-74-76=223
12 Brock Graff ND State # 76-76-72=224
13 Scott Markham Man1 72-80-73=225
Reid Mattson ND State 75-74-76=225
15 Scott Borsa Man1 74-75-77=226
Jake Varriano ND State 75-77-74=226
17 Matt Hiller MNCrookstn 77-76-74=227
Steven Busho MNCrookstn 74-77-76=227
19 Mike Abrahamson Bemidji St 75-76-77=228
Eric Johnson (Man) Man2 80-76-72=228
Matt Horel Winona St. 74-81-73=228
Joe Schornack ND State # 77-78-73=228

7 Concordia Gold 300-305-308=913
8 Drew Dvorak 72-71-77=220
T 23 Mike Lundberg 74-78-77=229
T 34 Ryan Walsh 83-77-74=234
37 Sam Frick 76-79-80=235
48 Josh Jones 78-87-83=248

11 Concordia Maroon 333-321-331=985
44 Peter Krier 81-82-82=245
T 45 Tyler Bormann 86-76-84=246
T 49 Travis Olson 84-85-80=249
T 52 Jake Moen 84-82-85=251
54 Josh Wahlin 84-81-87=252