Dawkins and Glass Finish In Top Three, Express Golf Team Rolls To First Place In IU East Waterfront Classic

The Express golf team had five golfers finish in the top eight as they took home first place in the IU East Waterfront Classic on Thursday. Photo by Owens Sports Information
The Express golf team had five golfers finish in the top eight as they took home first place in the IU East Waterfront Classic on Thursday. Photo by Owens Sports Information
Posted: Oct 04, 2012

By Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

Liberty, IN---The Express golf team continued to roll with a first place finish in the six-team IU East Waterfront Classic on Thursday.

The Express shot a 302, which was 16 shots better than second place finisher Columbus State Community College. Indiana University East finished third with a 320, while Cincinnati State Community College shot a 334. Berea College (369) and Cincinnati Christian University (369) also competed.

It was the third straight tournament win for the Express, which is a non-conference first for the program.

Five Express golfers finished in the top eight, including two in the top three. Timothy Dawkins (73) finished in second place, while Jason Glass (74) finished third. Blaze Hogan (77, T-5th), Darren Gessner (78, 7th), and Walter Dorosh (79, 8th) also finished in the top eight. Luke Berger shot an 83 to finish in 14th place.

Ash Alstadt of Columbus State shot a tournament best 70.

The course had a par of 72.

Express Freshmen Class Ranked Fourth Among All NJCAA D-II Teams

According to GolfStat.com, the Express golf team currently has the fourth best NJCAA D-II freshmen class in the nation. The freshmen class consists of Dawkins, Glass, Brandon Hoelzer, and Hogan. Among all NJCAA schools, the Express are ranked 16th.