Sept. 25, 2002
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Lions golf team finishes fourth at Central Regional Fall Invitational

The Missouri Southern men's golf team finished fourth on Tuesday out of 13 schools at the Central Regional Fall Invitational held at the par 72, 6,551-yard Wildflower Golf Club in Detroit Lakes, Minn.

Southern shot 614 for the two-day tournament to finish one stroke behind third-place Truman. On Monday, the Lions carded 313 for fourth place entering play on Tuesday, when the Lions rallied with 301 to preserve their standing.

Lions sophomore Andrew Koehler finished as runner-up for medalist honors as his 148 (76-72) was just one stroke off of the pace set by Washburn's Cam Hubbard. Koehler's 72 tied him with Central Missouri ' Hank Koehly for the low round in Tuesday's play.

Senior Mickey Carpenter and freshman Kellen Bollinger ended in a tie for 19th, along with scores of 156. Sophomore Danny Sinksen added a 157 for 24th and senior Kyle Long shot 160 to tie for 32nd.

Central Missouri State won the tournament with a 606 total (312-294), while Washburn was just two strokes back. Truman had a score of 613, followed by Southern with Southwest Baptist (618) rounding out the top five.

The Lions will return to action on Monday and Tuesday (Sept. 30-Oct. 1) at the Southwest Baptist Invitational at Silo Ridge Golf Club in Bolivar. That tournament is the second, and final, Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association sanctioned event of the fall portion of the schedule.

FINAL TEAM SCORING 
Central Regional Fall Invitational 
Wildflower GC, Detroit Lakes, Minn. 
Par 72, 6,551 yards Scores
1. Central Missouri State 312-294 606 2. Washburn 309-299 608 3. Truman 307-306 613 4. Missouri Southern 313-301 614 5. Southwest Baptist 314-304 618 6. Missouri Western 323-313 636 7. Bemidji State 323-318 641 8. Northern State 318-325 643 9. Minnesota-Crookston 321-323 644 10. Pittsburg State 325-322 647 11. Winona State 332-317 649 12. Wayne State (Neb.) 326-341 667 13. Minnesota-Morris 339-338 677 

MISSOURI SOUTHERN INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 
2 Andrew Koehler 76-72 147 
T19 Mickey Carpenter 79-77 156 
T19 Kellen Bollinger 81-75 156 
24 Danny Sinksen 80-77 157 
T32 Kyle Long 78-82 160