Posted: Sep 17, 2019

Harrington-Wara takes 5th for KCC golf

Wednesday, 18 September 2019 05:10 Metro Sports Report Kirkwood

MORAVIA - The Eagles golf team played day two of the Warrior Challenge at the Rathbun Lake Golf Course in Moravia, shooting a low round of 277 and came away with a third-place tournament finish. Jacob Harrington-Wara (Fr. Cardiff, Wales) tied for fifth, the first top-five finish of his college career.

Harrington-Wara carded rounds of 73, 71 and 68 for a 54-hole score of 4-under 212. Harry Doig of Indian Hills claimed medalist honors at 10-under 206.

Sophomores, Sterling McIlravy (Solon) picked up a top-ten finish, taking ninth at 1-under 215 and James Morgan (Scotland) tied for 10th at even-par 216.

Indian Hills won the team championship at 25-under 839.

Kirkwood set a school record Tuesday with the final round of 11-under 277.

Words from Coach Pint - "I'm very excited about the way the guys competed against a tough field that included four top-tier programs. Our finish showed what we are capable of with our team's overall depth and balance."

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Indian Hills 839, 2. Iowa Western 850, 3. Kirkwood 852, 4. Mount Mercy 872, 5. Upper Iowa 894, 6. Upper Iowa 'B' 949.

KIRKWOOD SCORING - 5. Jacob Harrington-Wara 73-71-68=212, 9. Sterling McIlravy 75-71-69=215, 10. James Morgan 73-67-76=216, 13. Ben Epperly 76-71-72=219, 20. Sam Lockhart 74-81-68=223.

Playing as Individuals - 16. Sebastian Carranza 78-76-67=221, 20. Jacob Patterson 71-79-73=223

Final Team Results

Final Individual Results