NO. 11 HAWKS CAPTURE TEAM VICTORY AT HOWL AT THE HILL SPRING SHOOTOUT

 LINCOLN, Neb. – The No. 11 Northeast Community College golf team took home the victory Monday at the two-day Howl at the Hill Spring Shootout at Hillcrest Country Club in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Hawks won the event by nine strokes over Southeast Community College, among others.

The team continued their hot streak of late as they were able to bring back another trophy to Norfolk. Ty Heimes (Battle Creek, Neb.) finished just one-stroke back of the individual victory in second place while Jordan Hart (Omaha, Neb.) completed the event just three-stokes off of the eventual winner. The Hawks are rounding into shape at just the right time as the conference tournament is just around the corner.

STAT SHEET

Team Leaderboard: 1 – Round 1: 310, Round 2: 301, Total: 611

Ty Heimes (Battle Creek, Neb.): 2 – Round 1: 74, Round 2: 76, Total: 150

Jordan Hart (Omaha, Neb.): 4 – Round 1: 76, Round 2: 76, Total: 152

Santiago Valdes (Mexico City, Mexico): T7 – Round 1: 80, Round 2: 74, Total: 154

Kody Sander (Lincoln, Neb.): 12 – Round 1: 83, Round 2: 80, Total: 158

Everette Carroll (Harlan, Iowa): T13 – Round 1: 80, Round 2: 80, Total: 160

HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH

Head golf coach Wes Bernt's thoughts on what led to his team taking home the victory:

"I would say the biggest key to the win was playing well in the windy conditions in the first round," Bernt said.

Bernt's thoughts on all of his players placing 13^th or higher in the event:

"I was happy with the consistency of the three through six guys in the lineup," Bernt said. "We will rely heavily on that position come postseason and hopefully this tournament gets us heading in the right direction." 

Bernt's thoughts on how he would like his team to build upon this momentum:

"Looking forward we will access any mistakes we made this week and work on our weaknesses," Bernt said.

UP NEXT

The Hawks will host their annual home tournament for their next competitive event. The Northeast Invitational is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. on Monday at Norfolk Country Club in Norfolk.

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