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Impressive outing for Tritons

SPENCER — Justin Schipper tied for second and Liam Ross finished fourth here Tuesday to help the Iowa Central men’s golf team close out the fall strong.

Behind the pair of Top-5 finishes, the Tritons were second overall to Iowa Western, firing a two-day, three-round total of 3-over-par. The Reivers won the meet at 20-under.

“Fantastic way for us to finish the fall season,” Iowa Central head coach Kris Graewin said. “We were able to compete very well with a Top-5 D1 program in Iowa Western and gave them a run for low round of the day in round three.

“We’ve had a great fall, finishing no lower than runner-up in any event, which was our goal to begin the year. We accomplished it.”

Schipper carded his second 68 of the event, finishing at 210 overall. Ross had a 66 on the final day, cutting seven strokes off his second round score.

“Justin was a top player in the country for us all fall and this tournament showed it as well,” Graewin said. “He’s been as consistent a player I’ve ever coached. He never gets too rattled with anything and always finds a way to get a good score into the clubhouse. It was great to see him play so well this week in front of his family.

“Liam was able to play to his potential. He’s been hitting the ball well all year and his mental game and short game were where we need them to be going forward. He’s an extremely talented player and I can’t wait to see how he grows over this offseason.”

Tomas Ribeiro finished 14th with a 222 that included a 72 on Tuesday, Austin Erickson was 18th and Simon Mitchell 64th. Erickson shot a 224 and Mitchell a 251.

Iowa Central claimed a handful of invitational titles during the fall, following up a spring season that saw them place fourth.

“We’ve had the best fall season I’ve been a part of in my coaching career and that’s a testament to the athletes,” Graewin said. “Our work doesn’t stop now; the team needs to continue to keep working hard in the classroom and now hit the weight room hard.

Schipper had five birdies on the round and finished with 13 for the week. Ross had eight birdies on Tuesday and 14 for the three rounds.

Ella Dinsdale and Korie Norris finished off their tournaments, as Dinsdale placed 35th (105-111) and Norris was 37th (127-121).

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