ST. CHARLES, MO — The sixth-ranked Indian Hills men's golf squad opened its spring campaign with an impressive showing at the Lindenwood Invitational, placing second overall with a 22-over par.
Making his collegiate debut, freshman Charlie Preston put together a dominant effort, capturing medalist honors with a first-place finish. Preston finished with a seven-under par 206, winning the 36-hole event by four strokes.
The Warriors finished second overall in the six-team field as the lone junior college program. Indian Hills fired round scores of 288-299-287-874 to finish just five strokes off first-place and tournament host Lindenwood University. The Warriors' strung together their best performance of the weekend on the final day with a third-round best three-over par 287.
Preston, who joined the Warriors for the spring campaign, led wire-to-wire after an opening round seven-under par 64. The freshman followed up with a two-over par in the second round before closing out the tournament with a two-under par 69. Preston was one of just three individuals to finish the tournament under par while firing a tournament-best 18 birdies
Sophomore Emilio Arellano Lamas, ranked No. 8 in the nation in the latest individual rankings, placed eighth overall with a five-over par 218. Lamas improved in each of his rounds, finishing the tournament with an even par in the third round for his fourth top-10 finish of the year.
Nathan Pouchoulon, who like Preston, recently joined the Warriors for the spring term and cracked the top-10 for the Warriors with a six-over 219. After back-to-back rounds of 74, Pouchloulon fired a 71 in the third round to aid in the Warriors' strong effort on the final day.
Freshman Daniel Freeman tied for 11th overall after firing a 71 in the final day to climb nine spots on the leaderboard. Fellow freshman Jedd Thomas placed 13th overall with a nine-over. Carl Knauer tied for 14th overall for the Warriors with a 10-over par
The Warriors return to action at the Don Benbow Butler Spring Invitational at Highland Country Club in Indianapolis, Indiana.
