HAM LAKE, Minn. -- St. Scholastica posted the 10th-best team score in each round of the Fall Invitational, carding matching rounds of 320 (+32) on September 5-6 at Majestic Oaks GC - Signature in Ham Lake, Minnesota.
The Saints finished 11th at 640 (+64) on the par-72, 6,818-yard course. St. Scholastica also recorded four bounce-back birdies during the two-round event.
Senior Jack Schmitz (Sartell, Minn./Sartell HS) finished tied for 18th at 75-78-153 (+9), the Saints' top individual finish. His opening 75 (+3) was tied for the 11th-best score of the first round and was St. Scholastica's lowest round of the tournament. Schmitz played 26 of 36 holes at par or better, tied for 12th, and his 5.00 par-5 scoring average tied for ninth. He also recorded two birdies.
Freshman Riley Nadell (Maple Valley, WA/Tahoma High School) tied for 45th with matching rounds of 81 for a 162 (+18) total. Nadell played 21 of 36 holes at par or better and matched Schmitz for the team's best par-4 scoring average at 4.40.
Freshman Cole Stever (South St. Paul, MN/South St. Paul Senior HS) closed with a five-stroke improvement, following an opening 84 (+12) with a 79 (+7). He tied for 47th at 163 (+19) and also finished 21 of his 36 holes at par or better.
Drew Bussey (Hibbing, MN/Hibbing HS) improved by three strokes in the second round, shooting 85-82-167 (+23) to tie for 61st. Bussey recorded two birdies, matching Schmitz for the most among the Saints, and posted a 3.25 par-3 scoring average.
Also competing for the Saints were Kyler Berg (Hermantown, MN/Hermantown High School) (T66th, 168), AJ Rogalla (Thief River Falls/Lincoln HS) (T66th, 168) and Levi Klungtvedt (Dilworth, MN/Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton HS) (84th, 180).
Full results: https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/245230/scoring/team