Raiders capture Wright State Invitational team title

Monday, April 19

Dayton, OH

Wright State University

Wright State Invitational

Photo by: Joseph Craven

4/19/2021 3:36:00 PM | Men's Golf

The Wright State golf team won its second team tournament title of the season on Monday afternoon, finishing at 21-over as a group on the way to a 13-shot win at the Wright State Invitational at Heatherwoode Golf Club.

The Raiders also took home the team title at The Jewell at the end of March. Wright State now gets set for the Horizon League Championship, which will be played April 25-27 in West Lafayette, Indiana.

This week's Wright State Invitational was a preview of sorts for the HL title, with nine of the 10 Horizon League foes facing off at the same course for the first time this season. Following the Raiders, the next best Horizon League team finish was newcomer Purdue Fort Wayne, who finished fourth overall at 38-over.

As a team, the Raiders led the field with 166 total pars over the 54 holes, while their 40 birdies also led all teams.

Individually, Austin Schoonmaker finished tied for first at three-under, but lost the tiebreaker to Valpo's Caleb VanArragon after VanArragon carded a final round 67. Tyler Goecke, playing as an individual, finished tied for third at one-under for the tournament after a two-over final round on Monday.

Mikkel Mathiesen was even par for his final round and finished tied for eighth overall at four-over for the tournament, while Cameron Willis finished eight-over overall and was 11th. Cole Corder, playing as an individual, was even-par for his final round and finished 10-over for the tournament in a tie for 14th overall. Davis Root finished 13-over and tied for 25th, while Bryce Haney was 17-over for the tournament in a tie for 41st.