Grona, Mountaineers Each Finish 4th at LeTourneau Classic

Sophomore Kyle Grona shot the second lowest round of the tournament, a 71, in the final round and finished 4th individually at the LeTourneau Spring Classic.  Schreiner also finished fourth in the event.

The Mountaineers, playing their final event of the season in an attempt to qualify for the ASC Golf Championships, fell into a hole after round one that they couldn't recover from.  Ranked in a virtual dead-heat with Mississippi College for the final spot, SU struggled with nerves in the first round and trailed MC by 19 with two rounds to play.  Schreiner outplayed the Choctaws in each of the final two rounds but couldn't make up the big deficit and will miss playing in the post-season.

Grona, like the Mountaineers, started slowly in round 1.  He shot an 80 but rallied with a 76 in the afternoon 18 holes.  Through two rounds, he was in 8th place individually, but advanced four spots in the final round with the 71.  That ties both his and the team low rounds for the year.  Early in the season, both he and freshman Steven Bell recorded 71's at the season-opening John Bohmann Classic. 

Freshman Jay Chapman shot an opening round 79 to pace Schreiner, but could only manage 80 in both his final two rounds.  He finished 10th overall.  Bell rebounded from a difficult opening round to finish 21st and another freshman, Jacob Torres, finished 26th.  Sophomore Brent Stanford rounded out the SU results with a 30th place finish.

Grona and Chapman qualified for the ASC Championships as individuals and will travel to Anna, TX next week.