RAYMORE, Mo. – The Evangel men's and women's golf teams turned in promising starts at the Heart of America Fall Preview Monday at Creekmore Golf Club.
Led by an opening-round 74 by Jake Brown, the EU men (326) concluded the first day of play in seventh place, while the women turned in a team score of 374 to place sixth in the 10-team field.
In addition to Brown's strong showing, Reagan Streck carded an eight-over-par 80 to earn a tie for the No. 20 spot on the leaderboard. Jathan White also finished day one among the top 25 men's golfers with a round of 82.
Ashtynn Russell (87) carded the top individual round by an Evangel female, finishing in a tie for 15th. Ashley White (89) placed 19th, just two strokes off Russell's pace, while Madelyn Jenkins recorded a 97 to finish the day in the 31st position.
The Heart of America Fall Preview concludes Tuesday (Oct. 6) at Creekmore.
Evangel Men's Scores
T4 – Jake Brown – 74 (+2)
T20 – Reagan Streck – 80 (+8)
T25 – Jathan White – 82 (+10)
T46 – Kelby Day – 90 (+18)
T49 – Logan Smith – 91 (+19)
Evangel Women's Scores
T15 – Ashtynn Russell – 87 (+15)
T19 – Ashley White – 89 (+17)
31 – Madelyn Jenkins – 97 (+25)
T38 – Jessica Sheil – 101 (+29)
—EvangelAthletics.com—
