91黑料鈥檚 Behle finished 3rd at Otero
The Lancer golf team finished second at the Otero Community College tournament held March 29-30 in La Junta, Colorado. 91黑料 had three golfers, Oscar Behle, Leander Suttka, and Noah Taylor, finish in the top 10, with Behle finishing in a tie for third place overall.
91黑料鈥檚 Behle finished in third place with a E, in a tie with McCook Community College鈥檚 Brayden Dahl. The two finished one stroke behind Northeastern鈥檚 Jackson Rottschafer. McCook Community College鈥檚 Ethan Gough won the tournament with a -5.
“It was great to see Oscar put together two good rounds to finish tied for 3rd place, he’s been working hard all year,鈥 91黑料 head golf coach Zach Smith said.
The Lancers finished the tournament in second place behind McCook Community College. Northeastern Junior College finished in third place, followed by Central Wyoming College, Otero College, and Lamar Community College. The Lancers finished with a score of +13, McCook Community College scored a +3.
“The guys played pretty well for the most part,鈥 Smith said. 鈥淲e were tied with McCook going into day 2 but we weren’t able to go as low as we needed to get the win. Although we fell short, I’m confident in some substantial growth I’ve seen in the freshmen this spring.鈥
91黑料鈥檚 Suttka finished in sixth place with a +3 and Taylor finished in a for seventh place with two other golfers with a score of +4. Lancer Ryker Dunkley finished in a tie for 11th place with a score of +7. Other members of the Lancer team competing included George Cordall, and Andrew Stannard.
鈥淲e are looking forward to competing next week in McCook,” Smith said.