Andrew Briars wins Medalist honors as Men's Golf wins OAC Spring Preview

WEST LAFAYETTE — Senior Andrew Briars (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) won Medalist honors and the Ohio Northern men's golf team won the OAC Spring Preview on a chilly Thursday.

The Basics

• Ohio Northern finished first of six teams with a 1-over par 289.
• Heidelberg was second with a 292, Otterbein was third with a 295, Marietta was fourth at 301, Muskingum was fifth at 305 and Capital was sixth at 313.
• ONU Season Record: 52-40.
• Venues: River Greens G.C. - West Lafayette, Ohio.

ONU Individuals

• Freshman Gordon Kopmeyer (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./St. Mary's) fired a career-low 71 to tie for second out of 66 golfers.
• Junior Bennett Christy (Plymouth, Ind.) tied for fourth with a 72.
• Junior Evan Dennison (Ashland/Mapleton) and freshman Ian Briars (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) tied for ninth with 73s
• Junior Joey DeSimone (Munroe Falls/Stow-Munroe Falls) carded a 77 to tie for 33rd.
• Playing on ONU's "B" team, Andrew Briars fired a career-low 2-under par 70 to win Medalist honors for the first time in his career.

Notables

• Ohio Northern's 289 is the third-lowest team score in program history.
• Thus far this season, Ian Briars leads the Polar Bears in scoring with a 75.56 average for 18 rounds.
• Dennison is second at 77.46 for 13 rounds and Andrew Briars is third at 77.47 for 15 rounds.
• This was the fourth of six tournaments for Ohio Northern this spring prior to the OAC Championships May 2-4.
• ONU head coach Chad Bucci is 418-402-16 in his 12th season at the helm of the men's program, a winning percentage of .510.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will return to action Sunday and Monday at the Wooster Invitational.