Central Closes Fall Men’s Golf Season

Some stiff winds raised the difficulty level Tuesday, but the Central College men’s golf team closed its fall campaign with a third-place effort in the two-day, seven-team Grand View Invitational.

For the Dutch varsity, Kyle Gabos had Tuesday’s best round and tied for fifth at 73-71—144 on the par-71 Otter Creek Golf Course. Jacob Moffett tied for seventh at 73-72—145 and Harold Dobernecker tied for 10th at 70-76—146. Lucas Wendel followed at 73-80—153 and Cole McGriff had 78-81—159.

Central’s second unit, the White team, was topped by Charlie Gaer who tied for 16th at 70-80—150. John Oltman finished strong at 77-74—151 to tie for 19th, Kayden Pendergrass had 76-77—153, Dustin Haines shot 72-81—153 and Blake Wynn closed at 71-90—161.

Central’s Grond, Foster Receive League Honors

Central College women’s golfer Lydia Grond is the American Rivers Conference female athlete of the week, and Dutch goalkeeper John Foster is the conference men’s soccer defensive player of the week.

Grond, who has spent most of her collegiate career on the Dutch junior varsity, was at the No. 5 position of the varsity lineup at the three-day, 54-hole American Rivers tournament that concluded Monday. She captured conference medalist honors, posting career-best scores in the first two rounds. She posted round scores of 78-74-80 for a three-day total of 232 at the par-71 Ames Golf & Country Club. Central’s Tabitha Schumacher was also named the conference coach of the year.

Foster posted two shutouts as the Central men’s soccer team scored a road draw at Wartburg College last Wednesday and blanked Coe College in Pella Saturday. He faced a combined 23 shots in the two games, recording eight saves. Foster has twice received honorable mention on the all-conference team.

Another Improvement for Dutch Women in National Soccer Poll

The Central College women’s soccer team added seven more votes to its total in the sixth week of the D3soccer.com top-25 poll released Tuesday. Central (7-3-2) received 22 total votes with six teams closer to cracking the top-25 poll. Central was defeated on the road at No. 12 Wartburg by a 4-1 margin last Wednesday. The Dutch rebounded with a record-tying 11-0 win against Coe College at home Saturday. Central also secured a 1-1 road draw at Hope College (Mich.) on September 5, who is also receiving votes.