Reigning champion Wisconsin-Superior takes UMAC Preview event title
BECKER, Minn.---The reigning Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) men's team champion University of Wisconsin-Superior started off the 2019 season with another win against conference competition as it captured its second-ever UMAC Preview team victory Thursday at Pebble Creek Golf Club.
Joey Cummings led the Yellowjackets earning medalist honors with a round of 74 (+2) and helped the 'Jackets finish 10 strokes ahead of the College of St. Scholastica carding the top team score of 309 (+21)
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Highlights
- The Yellowjackets have now won the UMAC Preview event twice in the last three seasons.
- Cummings is the first Yellowjacket to win medalist honors at the UMAC Preview since 2015 (Anton Svensson) which was the first year Wisconsin-Superior competed in the UMAC.
- Cummings has now won both the UMAC Championship (2017) and UMAC Preview (2019) events as an individual.
- Just 13 total strokes separated the top three teams in scoring.
- Five Wisconsin-Superior golfers finished in the top eight in individual scoring at the UMAC Preview.
Top Scorers
1. Joey Cummings, Wisconsin-Superior - 74 (+2)
T2. Noah Johnson, Northwestern - 76 (+4)
T2. Zac Joki, Wisconsin-Superior - 76 (+4)
T4. Nick Mahowald, Northwestern - 78 (+6)
T4. Michael Talbot, St. Scholastica - 978 (+6)
Team Scores
1. Wisconsin-Superior - 309 (+21)
2. St. Scholastica - 319 (+31)
3. Northwestern - 322 (+34)
4. Bethany Lutheran - 330 (+42)
5. Martin Luther - 338 (+50)
6. Northland - 349 (+61)
7. North Central - 358 (+70)
8. Crown - 359 (+71)
9. Minnesota Morris - 403 (+115)
The UMAC Championship will be held at the site of the UMAC Preview beginning Thursday, Oct. 3 and finishing Saturday, Oct. 5.