LINCOLN, Neb. – Unseasonably cool but pleasant temperatures greeted the field of 87 golfers on Wednesday (Sept. 3) at the 10th annual Blue River Classic. Among the 15 Bulldogs in action, senior Jake Richmond turned in the best results with two rounds in the books at the home course of Concordia University, Nebraska Men’s Golf, Highlands Golf Course in Lincoln, Neb. Out of 16 total groupings, the Bulldog ‘A’ team stands in 10th place with a score of 310-307–617.
Head Coach Brett Muller’s program entered three teams of five into the Blue River Classic field. Eleven institutions are represented at Highlands, including six of Concordia’s GPAC rivals.
A senior from Elkhorn, Neb., Richmond returned closer to the form he showed this past spring as he carded a two-round total of 77-75–152 (with four birdies) on Wednesday. Richmond (top 30 individually) was joined on the A team by freshmen Calvin Zabloudil (78-75–153), Logan Krabbenhoft (76-78–154) and Tyler Weismann (79-79–158) and junior Jacob Dowd (83-87–170).
Three other Bulldogs shot below 160 over the two rounds: seniors Brock Rogers (77-76–153) and Logan Fragomeni (81-78–159) and junior Jude Elgert (81-78–159). All of Concordia’s scores from day one of the tournament are listed below.
Heading into Thursday, the top three teams in the field are Southeast Community College (566), Doane (571) and Iowa Western Community College (581). The current individual leader is Toby Knevett (137) of Doane.
Bulldogs at Blue River Classic
A Team: 310-307–617
Jake Richmond: 77-75–152
Calvin Zabloudil: 78-75–153
Logan Krabbenhoft: 76-78–154
Tyler Weismann: 79-79–158
Jacob Dowd: 83-87–170
B Team: 323-321–644
Brock Rogers: 77-76–153
Jude Elgert: 81-78–159
Landon Weinandt: 78-83–161
Kamden Zomer: 87-86–173
Michael Koenig: 90-84–174
C Team: 329-336–665
Logan Fragomeni: 81-78–159
Hayden Burhoop: 82-85–167
Charles Summy: 78-90–168
Bret Brenneis: 89-83–172
Maxwell Fremarek: 88-96–184
The third and final round of the Blue River Classic is scheduled to get underway at 9 a.m. CT on Thursday from Highlands. Live scoring is available via clippd: https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/239630/scoring/participants.