Senior Joey Ziogas posted his third straight Top 10 showing to open his final season as a Warrior Thursday at the Linfield Invitational in McMinnville.
Three Corban Players Finish Inside Top 10 at Linfield Invitational
FINAL RESULTS
McMINNVILLE, Ore. – At the 18-hole Linfield Invitational played at Michelbook Country Club, Corban University's men's golf team had three players finish inside the Top 10 on the individual leaderboard as the Warriors finished third overall Thursday behind Concordia and tournament-host Linfield.
As a team, Corban shot 20-over 308 to finish seven strokes behind fellow Cascade Collegiate Conference member Concordia (301) and four strokes behind Linfield's 'A' team (304). Following the Warriors, Linfield's 'B' team (315) and George Fox (323) rounded out the tournament's competitors.
Sophomore Jared Lambert posted Corban's lowest score of the afternoon with a 2-over 74 that was good enough to finish in a two-way tie for fifth with Concordia's Cody Fried. Along with Lambert, freshman Zach Mode and senior Joey Ziogas were part of a five-way tie for eighth with identical scores of 5-over 77.
Sophomore Thomas Graves rounded out the Warriors' scoring quartet with an 8-over 80 that placed the second-year Warrior all alone in 15th place, while freshman Daniel Patterson made his collegiate debut finishing 26th overall with a score of 20-over 92.
Individually, George Fox's Chris Lumden took home medalist honors with a score of even-par 72 to earn a one-shot victory over a trio of players – Concordia's Cody Johnson, Linfield's Taylor Klopp, and Linfield's Connor Magnuson – that turned in 18-hole scores of 1-over 73. Rounding out the Top 5 individuals were Lambert and Fried.
Corban will return to the links on Monday and Tuesday, October 1st & 2nd, at the NAIA Fall Preview co-hosted by the Cascade Collegiate Conference and Corban. Monday's round will begin at 8:30 a.m. off both sides with Tuesday's second and final round beginning at 8:00 and 8:30 a.m. off Hole #1 and #10, respectively.