Men's Golf

Friesen Leads Huskers to Second-Place Showing at the Nelson

Stanford, Calif.--Nebraska senior Steve Friesen, a native of Lincoln, Neb., finished fourth with a two-under-par 211 Sunday and led the Husker men's golf team to a runner-up finish at The Nelson Sunday afternoon. The tournament was the final competition of the fall season. Friesen fired a 68 Sunday to bring his tournament total to 211. Friesen finished just six strokes off the individual medalist, Luke Donald of Northwestern (205).

Colorado State took the team title with an 860 (283-294-283). The Huskers finished with 864 strokes (286-290-288), and beating No. 23 North Carolina State, who finished third with an 866 (287-284-295).

Husker Jamie Rogers finished 10th at one-over-par. Rogers shot a 73 Sunday to finish with 214. Scott Gutschewski shot a 70 and finished with a 217, Josh Madden tied for 37th with a 222 after shooting a 77, and Judd Brewer finished 83rd with a 235 after a final round of 79.

In five fall tournaments, Nebraska finished first once and did not finish out of the top four. With the fall season completed, the Husker spring schedule begins on Feb. 22-23 with the UTSA Invitational in San Antonio, Texas.

Team Results

1.

Colorado State

283-294-283--860

2.

Nebraska

286-290-288--864

3.

North Carolina State

287-284-295--866

4.

Stanford

289-292-290--871

5.

Northwestern

283-303-286--872

Colorado

291-288-293--872

7.

Kansas

291-290-292--873

8.

Florida Southern

295-286-294--875

Arkansas

286-294-295--875

10.

Alabama

290-289-300--879

11.

Michigan

299-292-289--880

12.

Miami (Ohio)

303-285-293--881

13.

Duke

297-295-290--882

14.

Indiana

303-301-293--897

15.

Wyoming

305-300-295--900

16.

Vanderbilt

296-307-301--904

17.

Kansas State

299-305-303--907

18.

Hawaii-Hilo

298-309-313--920

Individual Finishers

1.

Luke Donald, Northwestern

67-71-67--205 -8

2.

Joel Kribel, Stanford

67-72-67--206 -7

3.

Nigel Spence, Colorado State

68-73-69--210 -3

4.

Steve Friesen, Nebraska

72-71-68--211 -2

5.

Carl Pettersson, NC State

73-68-71--212 -1

Mike Christensen, Duke

69-75-68--212 -1

7.

Michael Harris, Michigan

72-74-67--213 E

Knut Ekjord, Colorado

70-69-74--213 E

Geoff Nuwash, Colorado State

71-74-68--213 E

10.

Jamie Rogers, Nebraska

67-74-73--214 +1


Husker Golfers

T16.

Scott Gutschewski

73-74-70--217

T37.

Josh Madden

74-71-77--222

83.

Judd Brewer

77-79-79--235