Freeman's 74 Leads NU in Final Round

Newburgh, Ind. – The Nebraska men’s golf team carded a final round 314 en route to a 13th place finish at the Big Ten Championships.

Calvin Freeman led the Huskers on Sunday by firing a 2-over par 74 at the Victoria National Golf Club’s par-72, 7,242-yard layout. Freeman’s best round of the championship on Sunday led the senior to a 46th place finish.

Senior Ross Dickson carded an 86 on Sunday to finish tied for 54th place. Dickson’s 310-stroke championship total was three strokes ahead of sophomore Justin Jennings. Jennings fired a 78 on Sunday to finish tied for 59th place.

Josh Reinertson carded a final round 80 on Sunday. The senior finished the championship in 65th place with a 319-stroke total. Reinertson finished one stroke ahead of Mike Siwa. Siwa, a senior from Omaha, Neb., shot a final round 82, giving him a 66th place finish.

As a team, the Huskers shot 86-over par 1,238 over 72 holes. Nebraska posted scores of 306, 310, and 308 in the first three rounds. Illinois captured the championship with a 14-under par 1,138-stroke total.

Big Ten Championships
April 24-26, 2015
Victoria National Golf Club, Newburgh, Ind.
Par 72 – 7,242 yards

Team Leaderboard
1. Illinois – 284-281-280-293 = 1,138 (-14)
2. Iowa – 280-289-309-292 = 1,170 (+18)
T-3. Minnesota – 293-298-291-299 = 1,181 (+29)
T-3. Penn State – 295-300-284-302 = 1,181 (+29)
T-5. Wisconsin – 297-294-295-297 = 1,183 (+31)
T-5. Ohio State – 291-293-293-306 = 1,183 (+31)
7. Northwestern – 303-288-294-300 = 1,185 (+33)
8. Purdue – 295-297-290-308 = 1,190 (+38)
9. Michigan State – 297-294-298-302 = 1,191 (+39)
10. Maryland – 291-293-305-303 = 1,192 (+40)
11. Michigan – 307-308-286-307 = 1,208 (+56)
12. Indiana – 299-308-296-314 = 1,217 (+65)
13. Nebraska – 306-310-308-314 = 1,238 (+86)
14. Rutgers – 328-322-312-312 = 1,274 (+122)

Nebraska Scores
46. Calvin Freeman – 78-77-77-74 = 306 (+18)
T-54. Ross Dickson – 73-79-72-86 = 310 (+22)
T-59. Justin Jennings – 79-76-80-78 = 313 (+25)
65. Josh Reinertson – 82-78-79-80 = 319 (+31)
66. Mike Siwa – 76-79-83-82 = 320 (+32)