Madison College arrived at the Highland Spring Invitational on Friday ready to defend their 2023 team title at The Freeport Club. Extremely competitive play resulted in the top five teams being separated by a stroke, and the defending champs finishing in fourth place with a 330 team total. Sophomore Brady Callmer tied for ninth to match his best finish in a stroke-play event during the 2023-24 season.

Playing through brisk winds, the WolfPack's combined effort left them four shots behind tournament champion Illinois Valley Community College "A" with a 326. Sauk Valley Community College "A" was second by a stroke, and Black Hawk Collge "A" was one shot in front of Madison for third. The host Cougars placed fifth in the eight team field with a 331.

Callmer, an Edgerton, Wisconsin, native, posted an 11-over-par 81 and tied for ninth place individually. Highland's Lane Pierson was the tournament medalist with a six-over 76.

Madison College also counted a pair of 12-over-par 82s from sophomores Brent Schmiesing and Braeden Skifton, earning the duo a tie for 11th. Rounding out the WolfPack scoring with an 85 (+15) was first year Peter Gustafson, who tied for 21st. Freshman Alex Sutter carded an 86 (+16) and was 25th. 

Playing as individuals, sophomore Tyler Koch tied for 14th with an 83 (+13) and freshman Joe Cranley, a native of Madison, Wisconsin, was 30th out of 52 with an 88 (+18) in his collegiate golf debut.

2024 Highland Spring Invitational Final Results

Up Next:

Madison College will join the most of Region 4 for the PrairieView Classic on Monday, April 15 at PrairieView Golf Club, the site of the Region 4 Tournament in less than two weeks. Tee times begin at noon and live scoring can be found here.

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