Rogers paces Bulldogs on day one of Blue River Classic

By Jacob Knabel on Sep. 4, 2024 in Men's Golf

RESULTS / LIVE SCORING

LINCOLN, Neb. – A warm and breezy late summer day greeted the field of 83 golfers as the 2024 Blue River Classic got underway at Highlands Golf Course in Lincoln, Neb. Junior Brock Rogers highlighted the efforts of the Concordia University Men’s Golf team with a 73-76–150 on an action-packed, 36-hole Wednesday (Sept. 4). With one round left to be played, the Bulldog ‘A’ group stands in ninth place out of 16 squads (13 total institutions).

Head Coach Brett Muller entered 10 competitors into the tournament that is co-hosted by Concordia and Doane. The top five Bulldogs combined to shoot a team score of 303-299–602 on the home course.

A native of Tekamah, Neb., Rogers will enter the final 18 holes of the tournament in a tie for 29th place. Rogers was joined in the varsity lineup by Jake Richmond (76-74–150; T-32nd), Jacob Dowd (79-72–151; T-36th), Justin Webert (75-77–152; T-43rd) and Jake Hagerbaumer (82-78–160; T-67th). Dowd shot an even par 72 in round two. Complete Concordia scores are listed below.

Heading into round three, the top five in the team standings are Indian Hills Community College (279-274–553), Iowa Western Community College (288-278–566), Morningside (289-294–583), Northeast Community College (292-291–583) and Doane (298-287–585). Concordia’s ‘B’ team shot 316-315–631. There are six GPAC institutions represented in the field.

Blue River Classic Results – 1st/2nd Rounds
‘A’ Team – 303-299–602 (9th/16)
T29. Brock Rogers: 73-76–149
T32. Jake Richmond: 76-74–150
T36. Jacob Dowd: 79-72–151
T36. Jaxson Fullerton: 75-76–151
T43. Justin Webert: 75-77–152
T60. Isaac Carson: 79-78–157
T67. Gavin Buttshaw: 81-79–160
T67. Jake Hagerbaumer: 82-78–160
T73. Bret Brenneis: 82-82–164
77. Maxwell Fremarek: 81-87–168

The third and final round of the 2024 Blue River Classic is scheduled to get underway at 8:30 a.m. CT on Thursday from Highlands Golf Course. Live scoring can be followed via Clippd at this link: https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournament-leaderboard/233151/scoring/team. Additional information about the tournament can be found HERE.