RACINE — The Carthage College men's golf team hosted the Firebird Spring Invitational on April 10 at Meadowbrook Country Club, fielding three squads that placed second, third, and tied for 10th in a 14-team event. Carthage (B) took second with a team score of 312, while Carthage (D) followed in third at 314. Carthage (C) tied for 10th with a 325.
Ethan Frasch led the Firebirds with a 74, earning medalist honors via tiebreaker as part of the Carthage (B) team.
Elliot Leibham and Andrew Schmidt both tied for seventh with rounds of 76. Leibham competed with the Carthage (B) squad, while Schmidt paced the Carthage (D) team.
Brett Vandergrift carded a 77 for the Carthage (B) team, tying for 11th in the field.
Joey Kistler and Sam Nolan each shot 78 to tie for 15th. Kistler competed for the Carthage (C) team and Nolan for the Carthage (D) group.
Zach Ramos, competing as an individual, tied for 19th with a round of 79.
Rounding out Carthage's top team scores were Jack Boscher and Peter Christiansen, who each posted an 80 for the Carthage (D) squad, tying for 26th.
"With the depth we have, it is great to be able to play in quality varsity tournaments with our second team leading the way.
Ethan is itching to crack the top five, so to make sure we notice, he goes out and wins the medalist honors. I couldn't be happier for him as he works very hard at his game, he is a fantastic teammate, he exemplifies the phrase student/athlete, and suddenly he is pushing everyone else to get better as he gets better.
With our top group serving as my assistants today, our team grew in a lot of different ways. We grabbed both second and third in a tournament with some nice competition to boost some confidence, we hosted on a great course that everyone loves to play because it challenges on each and every hole, we found out lots and lots of areas where we need to focus our practices, and we spent a great day of competition while really enjoying being part of an awesome bunch of teammates."
- Following two JV only tournaments, the Firebirds will be in action at the Forester Spring Invite starting Friday, April 18 at Countryside Golf Club.
