KANSASVILLE, Wis. – Senior Jack Schmitz (Sartell, Minn./Sartell HS) opened the Midwest Region Classic with a career-best 71 (-1), tying for the sixth-best score of the opening round and helping the St. Scholastica men's golf team post a 305 (+17) Friday at Brighton Dale Links - White Birch.

The Saints matched that score with another 305 (+17) Saturday to finish 23rd at 610 (+34) in the two-day event, played Sept. 25-26 on the par-72, 6,668-yard course. St. Scholastica averaged 3.30 on par 3s, sixth among all teams, and recorded seven bounce-back birdies during the tournament.

Schmitz finished tied for 14th at 71-74-145 (+1), the Saints' best individual finish. He made a team-high eight birdies, tied for 14th in the field, and played 29 holes at par or better. His 4.63 par-5 scoring average tied for 12th in the field.

Freshman Kyler Berg (Hermantown, MN/Hermantown High School) also established a career-best 36-hole score, tying for 56th at 76-74-150 (+6). Berg's 4.50 par-5 scoring average tied for sixth in the field and was the best on the team. Five of his six birdies came on par 5s.

Daniel Guerra, competing as an individual, recorded a career-best total of 78-79-157 (+13) to tie for 139th. He played 23 of 36 holes at par or better. Freshman Riley Nadell (Maple Valley, WA/Tahoma High School) tied for 171st at 76-84-160 (+16), with three birdies or better on par 5s.

Also competing for the Saints were Cole Stever (South St. Paul, MN/South St. Paul Senior HS) (T175th, 161), Levi Klungtvedt (Dilworth, MN/Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton HS) (T175th, 161) and AJ Rogalla (Thief River Falls/Lincoln HS) (T206th, 166).

The Saints' next tournament is the Twin Cities Classic, Oct. 3-5.

Full results: https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/247035/scoring/team