Covenant News

North Park Golfer Places Second in Conference Play

PONTIAC, IL (April 29, 2003) - North Park University sophomore Matt Lindahl finished second in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin men's golf tournament last weekend at Pontiac Elks Golf Club, losing in a playoff to Millikin University's Blake Swango.

Lindahl's score of 150 for two rounds (six-over-par) tied him with Swango and Millikin's Justin Schwartz for low score in regulation play. Swango defeated Lindahl and Schwartz in a playoff.

Teammate Joel Youngberg carded a 154 for sixth overall individually as North Park placed third in the team scores with a four-player total of 625, behind Millikin (620) and champion Illinois Wesleyan (616). Other scorers for the Vikings included Carl Edgren, who had a 159 to tie for 25th, and Seth Awes, whose score of 165 tied him for 28th overall.

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