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Historic Win For Yellowjacket Men



Viking Invite
Hosted by Bethany Lutheran College
Oakdale Golf Club - Buffalo Lake, Minnesota
Meet Results

Much has been made this fall about UW-Superior fielding a men's golf team for the first time since the mid-1980s. So with such a long hiatus, it would be natural to think that the first campaign would be a rocky one, as the Yellowjackets learned the ropes of collegiate golf and tried to catch up with some of the longer-established programs.

If that's what you thought the season would be, you thought wrong.

The 2015 campaign has been a successful one for Yellowjacket Head Coach Dan Stauber and the men's golf program. They reached a milestone Saturday - the program's first team victory in a meet. Saturday at the Bethany Lutheran College Viking Invite the Yellowjackets shot 306, easily outdistancing the field to bring home the first place trophy. The Yellowjackets were clear of the field by 10 strokes.

The University of Northwestern placed second, shooting a 316, followed by Crown College, who shot 329 to finish third.

Viking Invite
Team - Points
1) YELLOWJACKETS - 306
2) University of Northwestern - 316
3) Crown College - 329
4) Bethany Lutheran College (Red) - 334
5) University of Minnesota Morris - 340
6) Martin Luther College - 344
7) College of St. Scholastica - 348
8) Bethany Lutheran College (White) - 375

Individual medalist honors went to Cole Bradfield of Crown College, who won the event with a one-under par 71. Bradfield was the only golfer to come in under par for the day. Right behind him was Yellowjacket standout Anton Svensson (Sodertalje, Sweden/Igelstavikens Gymnasium). Svensson shot an even-par 72, finishing three strokes ahead of teammate Luke Karakas (Green Bay, Wis./East) and Crown's Thomas Messner, who tied for third with scores of 75.

Tim Shaffer (Austin, Minn./Austin) had his best outing of the season to date, placing in the top ten for the first time this season. Shaffer tied for sixth place with a 78.

Yellowjacket Scores
Golfer - Score - Place
Anton Svensson (Sodertalje, Sweden/Igelstavikens Gymnasium) - 72 - 2
Luke Karakas (Green Bay, Wis./East) - 75 - 3(t)
Tim Shaffer (Austin, Minn./Austin) - 78 - 6(t)
Owen Stauber (Hermantown, Minn./Hermantown) - 81 - 9(t)
Matthew McCoshen (Lino Lakes, Minn./White Bear Lake) - 85 - 13(t)

Next up for the Yellowjackets is the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Championships. The event, which will be held in Alexandria, Minnesota, kick off at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 8.
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Players Mentioned

Matthew McCoshen

Matthew McCoshen

6' 2"
Freshman
Owen Stauber

Owen Stauber

5' 11"
Junior
Anton Svensson

Anton Svensson

5' 10"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Matthew McCoshen

Matthew McCoshen

6' 2"
Freshman
Owen Stauber

Owen Stauber

5' 11"
Junior
Anton Svensson

Anton Svensson

5' 10"
Junior