April 22, 2006

IOWA CITY , IOWA . . . Behind three golfers shooting par or better, Luther College shot a 288 in the second round of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) men’s golf Championship at Finkbine Golf Club on Saturday to move into the lead of the 72-hole Tournament. The Norse have a 36-hole team score of 587, two strokes better than first round leader Wartburg College (295-295—589) and seven strokes up on Central College (296-298—594).

Luther’s Ben Hanson is the individual leader half-way through the Tournament with an even-par 144. His 70 on Saturday was the day’s low round as Luther players carded three of the four low rounds of the day. Tom Lantzy was 1-under-par on the day and Ed Witkowski shot par as did Central’s Andy Petersen.

Central’s Alvaro DeCosio and Wartburg’s Ryan Kinseth, who were one-two after the first round, are tied for second with a 145 after carding a 76 and 74, respectively on Saturday. Witkowski (74-72) and Wartburg’s Andrew Miller (73-73) are tied for fourth at 146, followed by Lantzy (77-71) and Central’s Derek Deminsky (72-76) at 148. Wartburg’s Kevin Ault and Blake Halvorsen (both at 149), Peterson and Buena Vista’s Kent Schroeder (both at 151) round out the top-10.

The IIAC Championship continues next weekend, April 28-29, at Meadows Golf Club in Asbury. Tee times on Friday begin at 11:00 a.m. with players from Loras, Cornell and Dubuque teeing off first. Buena Vista, Coe and Simpson players will play together during the middle set of tee times, and Luther, Wartburg and Central will play together. Saturday’s tee times start at 9:00 a.m. with pairings determined by individual score after 54-holes.

Complete results are here.

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