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4/20/2008 6:18:11 PM | Men's Golf

Sophomore Marty Jeppesen ties for 13th with a 215 (74-71-70)

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The Eastern Michigan University men's golf team finished in a tie for sixth place with Illinois Sunday afternoon, April 20, here at the Boilermaker Invitational hosted by Purdue University. The Green and White recorded a 54-hole mark of 860 (291-283-286) while Mid-American Conference rival Kent State ran away with the team title with a score of 842 on the par 72, 7,079 yard Kampen Course.
 
Sophomore Marty Jeppesen (Saline, Mich.-Saline) continued to his low scoring spring campaign, posting a one-under 215 (74-71-70) en route to a 13th place finish. The two-day total is a career-best for the second-year player, besting his previous low of 224 (78-73-73) at the Ron Smith Invitational, Feb. 29-March 2. Additionally, Jeppesen’s final round 70 was a new 18-hole record.
 
Junior Christopher Ross (Dundas, Ontario-Parkside) turned in a final round 69 to finish with a 216 (77-70-69) for 17th place. Senior Graham Hill (Brights Grove, Ontario-Northern Collegiate (Indiana (Pa.)) struggled on the Sunday, carding an 80 for a 219 (69-70-80) for 32nd. Redshirt freshman Brad Larente (Cambridge, Ontario-Hespeler Secondary) and senior Peter Sauerbrei (Kingston, Ontario-Kingston Collegiate) rounded out the lineup with a 220 (75-72-73) and a 222 (73-75-74), respectively.
 
EMU Results
Pl.        Teams                          Scores
t13.       Marty Jeppesen             74-71-70=215
t17.       Christopher Ross           77-70-69=216
t32.       Graham Hill                   69-70-80=219
t40.       Brad Larente                  75-72-73=220
t52.       Peter Sauerbrei 73-75-74=222
 
Overall Team Results
Pl.        Teams                          Scores
1.         Kent State                     284-285-273=842           -22
2.         Michigan State              281-282-290=853           -11
t3.        Purdue                          283-290-281=854           -10
t3.        Indiana                          287-276-291=854           -10
5.         Charlotte                       286-288-284=858           -6
t6.        Eastern Michigan           291-283-286=860           -4
t6.        Illinois                           282-287-291=860           -4
8.         Wisconsin                     283-288-290=861           -3
9.         Iowa State                     294-286-282=862           -2
10.        Iowa                              289-291-290=870           +6
11.        Northwestern                 296-296-280=872           +8
12.        Xavier University             297-300-297=894           +30
13.        Northern Illinois             299-302-299=900           +36
14.        Loyola-Chicago             296-310-308=914           +50
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