Swank and Sisler Lead Warriors to 2nd Place Finish at CU Invitational

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PORTLAND - Senior Jason Swank (Albany, Ore ) and junior Ben Sisler (Corvallis, Ore ) shot a 4-over 76 and a 5-over 77 respectively in leading Corban`s golf team to a second place finish at the Concordia invite featuring Concordia University, Corban College, and Central Washington University at Heron Lake Golf Course.

This was the final regular season tune-up for Corban before the Warriors head north of the border for their second-ever NAIA Region Tournament.

Despite a solid performance from Corban`s top pair it was not enough, a Concordia shot a match and season-low 6-under 282 enroute to winning the three-team event. Corban fini hed econd with a team total of 34-over 322 to finish even shot ahead of Central Washington.

Senior Craig Paulsen (Klamath Falls, Ore ) shot a 12-over 84, while freshman Nathan Furumasu (Gladstone, Ore ) and sophomore Josh Greenslade (Spokane, Wash ) turned in rounds of 13-over 85 to round out the scoring for the Warriors.

Craig Dehning of Concordia took medalist honors with a 5-under 67, while Stephen Connor and Tyler Austin carted round of 2-under 70 and 1-under 71 respectively. Matt Guthrie and Marc Arima rounded out the Cavaliers scoring with a 2-over 74 and a 4-over 76 respectively. Guthrie`s score counted in the overall total for Concordia, while Arima came in as the alternate.

Central Washington finished the match with a team total of 41-over 329 and was anchored by Zach Worrell`s 7-over 79. Brett Lu ebrink carted an 8-over 80, while Jason Peter on and Matt Britt rounded out the Wildcat coring with 13-over 85.

Corban will hit the links again on Monday and Tuesday, April 24th and 25th, when they compete in the two-day,

three-round NAIA Region Tournament. The all-day event with take place at Christina Lake Golf Course in Christina Lake, British Columbia.

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