ORANGE CITY, Iowa – In one final outing prior to the conference championships, seven members of the Concordia University, Nebraska Men’s Golf team played 36 holes at the one-day Raider Spring Invitational on Wednesday (April 16). The Bulldogs placed sixth out of 10 teams while shooting two rounds below the season scoring average. Individually, Jake Hagerbaumer and Jake Richmond placed in the top 10 in a field of 53 golfers at Landsmeer Golf Club (par 71) in Orange City, Iowa.
Head Coach Brett Muller’s squad shot 296-302–598 over the two rounds. Concordia joined a field including other GPAC schools in host Northwestern, Dordt, Morningside and Mount Marty, as well as McCook Community College.
An Elkhorn, Neb., native, Richmond has placed inside the top 10 of all three spring semester tournaments. He followed up place finishes of third at the Doane Invite and sixth at the Bethel Invite by tying for eighth at the Raider Invite. Richmond finished dead even with Hagerbaumer with at four over par (146) for the tournament. Richmond shot 73 in both rounds while Hagerbaumer went from a 76 in round one to a one-under-par 70 in round two.
Richmond led the five-man Concordia grouping that sat in fourth place after Wednesday's round one. He was followed in the lineup by senior Justin Webert (73-74–147), who finished just one stroke out of the top 10. Next in line were sophomore Jacob Dowd (74-77–151; T-26th), senior Jaxson Fullerton (76-78–154; T-34th) and junior Brock Rogers (77-83–160; 43rd). Senior Gavin Buttshaw joined Hagerbaumer as an individual competitor and shot 82-82–164 for the tournament.
Bulldogs at the Red Raider Invite
TEAM: 296-302–598 (+30); 6th place / 10
T8. Jake Richmond: 73-73–146
T13. Justin Webert: 73-74–147
T26. Jacob Dowd: 74-77–151
T34. Jaxson Fullerton: 76-78–154
43. Brock Rogers: 77-83–160
T8. Jake Hagerbaumer: 76-70–146
49. Gavin Buttshaw: 82-82–164
The Bulldogs entered the tournament with a team scoring average of 307.1. Entering the conference tournament, Concordia’s top golfers in 2024-25 (based on scoring average) have been Richmond (75.6), Webert (76.2) and Hagerbaumer (76.6).
After celebrating the Easter holiday, the Bulldogs will quickly turn around and play at the 2025 GPAC Men’s Golf Championships this coming Monday-Tuesday (April 21-22). The 54-hole championship tournament will be staged at Beatrice Country Club in Beatrice, Neb. At that same course, Concordia placed ninth at the 2024 GPAC tournament.