The Briar Cliff golf teams competed in the final round of the Northwest Iowa Collegiate Showcase Tuesday in Spencer, Iowa. Molly Diekmann paced the women's team to a second place finish, while the men placed fifth.
 
"Wasn't quite the finish we wanted to end one of our best seasons in history, but we continued to show flashes of good play," said head coach Ben Irlbeck. "I am proud of the team for the good season they've had. Ladies end the season averaging in the 330s, which places them in the top three for overall scoring-average seasons."
 
The Charger women's team shaved eight strokes off their round score to finish with a 698 (+122). Dakota Wesleyan took the team title after turning in a 675 (+99) and the Tigers' Megan Hinker took the individual medal with a 159 (+15). 
 
Diekmann (+18) followed up her first round score of 80 with an 82 today and finished tied for second individually. Grace Johanson improved by two strokes in round two and tied for sixth with a 172 (+28).

Kelly Baade placed just outside the top-10 with a score of 179 (+35). Emily Harste showed the most improvement in her second round and finished 18th after carding a 185 (+41). 
 
On the men's side, the Blue and Gold's three round score of 899 (+35) was good for fifth place. Iowa Western took home the team title with a total of 844 (-20) and the Reivers' Thomas Craig finished first with a score of 204 (-12). 
 
"Men have had the best season to record, averaging approximately 295 and setting all kinds of team and individual scoring records," said Irlbeck. "It will be a fall for the record books. The team worked hard for it."
 
Shaunak Rama put together three solid rounds and fired a 220 (+4) to place 12th. Gregorio Fernandez finished one stroke off Rama with a 221 (+5) and finished 13th. 
 
Andrew Arndorfer and Elijah Lamoureux both turned in 231s (+15) and tied for 35th. Mason Collins was the fifth member of the Charger squad, tying for 41st after carding a 232 (+16).
 
The Briar Cliff JV team composed of Desmond Landin, Davess Verdugo, Hugo Perez Dorsey and Braxton Brockhaus. Landin and Verdugo tied for 35th with their three round score of 231 (+15). Dorsey carded a 237 (+21) while Brockhaus finished with a 244 (+28).
 
"We are all exhausted from the travel and missing classes," said Irlbeck. "We certainly couldn't do it without the support of the faculty and professors. Missed classes is burdensome on both the players and the faculty. We thank them for all they do for us!"