Iowa Wesleyan update: Men’s golf 11th at Central Classic

IOWA CITY — The Iowa Wesleyan men’s golf team was in Iowa City on Monday and Tuesday for the 2021 Central Fall Classic at Finkbine Golf Course. The Tigers placed 11th out of 13 teams present.

The Tigers scored a 691 in the tournament, five points back from 10th-place North Central College. Central College out of Pella won the meet, shooting 627.

Former Mt. Pleasant prep Trace white shot an 88 in the first round and an 81 in the second to finish in a tie for 27th, with a 169. White jumped 20 spots with his Day 2 performance.

White’s former Panther teammate, Brevin Wilson, wasn’t far behind. Wilson shot an 85 on Day 1 and an 86 on Day 2 to finish the tournament at 171.

Nathan Cronkhite shot a 174 for the The third-best Iowa Wesleyan score. Kenneth Tucker finished at 178, and Mason Wills shot 191.

That was the last event for the Iowa Wesleyan men’s golf team before spring.

The Tiger men’s soccer team and volleyball team both fell this week.

The men’s soccer squad lost 4-2 against Cornell College, despite one goal apiece from Xavier Lozada and Carlos Mateo Moreno. They are now 0-11 on the season.

One week after five-set win over Southeastern Community College, the Tiger volleyball team tried its luck against Central College, falling 25-19, 25-9, 25-20 on the road.

Iowa Wesleyan volleyball was led by an eight-kill, eight-dig game from Malieokekai DeMate and an 11 assist night from Christina Boyce.

Both the Iowa Wesleyan men and women’s soccer teams were in Viterbo for games on Thursday. As of press time, those games had not finished.