INDIANAPOLIS—The UIndy men's golf team concluded a challenging week with a runner-up finish at the 2022 Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships, held at Broadmoor Country Club in Indianapolis. The Greyhounds battled through 90 holes of competition – as well as a practice round on Thursday – to advance all the way to the medal/match play finals before falling 3-0-2 to Missouri-St. Louis.

The Greyhounds have nearly a three-week wait for their next tournament, the 2022 NCAA Division II Midwest/Central Regional. The field will officially be announced Friday, April 22, while the regional itself is scheduled for May 6-8. The event will be played at nearby Purgatory Golf Club in Noblesville, Ind., with UIndy playing host.
 
FINAL RESULTS
No. 1 Missouri-St. Louis vs. No. 2 UIndy
Match 1: Nick Hedberg, UMSL (70) def. Oliver Mast, UIndy (74) | UMSL leads 1-0-0
Match 2: Ian McCray (70) def. Cam Carroll, UIndy (72) | UMSL leads 2-0-0
Match 3: CJ Jones, UIndy (73) tied Joel Sylven (73) | UMSL leads 2-0-1
Match 4: Jacob Nickell, UIndy (74) tied Juan Antonio Padilla, UMSL (74) | UMSL leads 2-0-2
Match 5: Reilly Ahearn, UMSL (73) def. Keegan Bronnenberg, UIndy (70) | UMSL wins 3-0-2
 
CJ Jones and Jacob Nickell both halved their matches Sunday afternoon. Both players pulled off clutch shots late to force a tie, with Jones birding 15 and Nickell sinking a lengthy putt on 18.
 
SUNDAY MORNING
The Greyhounds advanced to its eighth GLVC final in the last 10 years with a 3-0-2 victory against third-seeded Southern Indiana. Cam Carroll (76), Jacob Nickell (83) and Keegan Bronnenberg (67) each recorded a point for the Hounds, highlighted by Bronnenberg's impressive 13-stroke win in his match.
 
SEMIFINAL RESULTS
No. 2 UIndy vs. No. 3 Southern Indiana
Match 1: CJ Jones, UIndy (80) tied Nathan Hoss, USI (80) | ALL SQUARE
Match 2: Cam Carroll, UIndy (76) def. Matthew Kingston, USI (77) | UIndy leads 1-0-1
Match 3: Jacob Nickell (83), UIndy def. Jace Day, USI (84) | UIndy leads 2-0-1
Match 4: Keegan Bronnenberg, UIndy (67) def. Zach Williams, USI (80) | UIndy leads 3-0-1
Match 5: Oliver Mast, UIndy (73) tied Jason Bannister, USI (73) | UIndy wins 3-0-2
 
SATURDAY
The Hounds' team score on Saturday matched the lowest total by any team during the 54 holes of stroke play. UIndy is the only school to qualify for medal/match play in every season since the conference adopted the format in 2012.
 
Individually, Mast (right) went on a tear Saturday, nearly forcing a playoff for the league's individual medal. Last year's GLVC Player of the Year carded a 68 in the final round of stroke play, including birdies on 17 and 18 to settle just one stroke back of UMSL's Joel Sylven.
 
With his top-five finish good for All-GLVC honors, Mast has now paced the UIndy lineup in each of the last three conference tournaments, including three top-three showings.
 
Senior Jacob Nickell (+1) came just short of All-GLVC status. Putting together one of his most-consistent tournaments in his GLVC Championships debut, the Wheeling, W.V., native was one of five individuals to finish at one over – two strokes back of the top five.
 
The final three Greyhounds finished within one stroke of each other. Senior Keegan Bronnenberg had a strong stroke-play finish, carding a two-under 70 on Saturday to vault 16 spots into a tie for 20th. Cam Carroll matched KB's +8 score, while CJ Jones shared 24th place at +9.

FRIDAY
The Hounds found themselves in an enviable position after day 1 of the 2022 GLVC Championships. Tied for third place through 36 holes, the Greyhounds (+11) look to remain in top-four spot after Saturday's final round of stroke play to advance the medal/match play semifinals on Sunday.
 
Fifth-year senior Oliver Mast leads to way for UIndy. The reigning GLVC Player of the Year carded rounds of 71 and 72 Friday to sit at -1, good for a share of fourth place. He currently sits six back of leader Joel Sylven of UMSL and just two back of second.
 
Senior Jacob Nickell (72-73), playing in his first GLVC Championships, is in ninth place at +1. Cam Carroll (+5) is tied for 17th, CJ Jones (+6) is tied for 22nd, and Keegan Bronnenberg (+10) in is 36th.
 
Missouri-St. Louis authored a great opening day, topping the team leaderboard at -5. McKendree sits in second at +6, while Missouri S&T is tied for third with UIndy at +11. Southern Indiana sits at +17 and is looking to climb out of the fifth-place spot.