FINDLAY, Ohio—Facing a Midwest Region-heavy field for the third time in as many tournaments, the UIndy men's golf team secured a ninth-place finish at the annual Doc Spragg Invitational, held at Findlay Country Club Monday and Tuesday.
 
Freshman Simon Engman and sophomore Drew Rowen shared 11th place to pace the team, while freshman Maverick Conaway highlighted the week with an amazing eight-under 64 in round two.
 
INS & OUTS
Fielding an all-freshman lineup for the first time in recent memory, UIndy sat in third place through 36 holes but fell back with a final-round 303 on Tuesday.
 
"This was a tournament with a lot of ups and downs," admitted Head Coach Brent Nicoson. "We got off to a poor start, but I was proud of the guys for bouncing back and playing a great round yesterday afternoon to move up to third. Today was the complete opposite, and we paid the price with our poor performance.
 
"Playing five freshmen was a unique experience and one that has never happened in my career. This can be a very good team, and we will need to have a lot of patience as they gain valuable experience in these tournaments."
 
Engman continues to fill the No. 1 spot admirably, carding scores of 69-72-72 to finish at -3. The young Gothenburg, Sweden native has led the team in all all four tournaments this fall.

Rowen, who competed as an individual, also finished at -3, firing three straight round of 71s.
 
Meanwhile, Conaway's second-round 64 was one off the school record and the lowest score ever by a UIndy freshman. His stellar round featured 11 pars, six birdies, and an eagle on the par-4 ninth hole. He ultimately settled at +1 to share 27th place.
 
Freshmen Cameron Young (first-round 70) and Ben Keil (second-round 71) also went low during the week.
 
"We had some very good rounds by several players," Nicoson noted, "highlighted by Maverick's 64 yesterday. Simon continues to play well, and Drew had a great tournament as well this week. We have a lot of work to do before heading to Pennsylvania on Saturday."
 
UP NEXT
UIndy has one final tournament on the fall slate. The Hounds will travel to Western Pennsylvania for the Findlay-hosted Nemacolin Intercollegiate Oct. 23-24.