Results
 
RICHLAND, Mich. – The Calvin University men's golf team finished the fall portion of its schedule with a third-place finish at Monday's MIAA Jamboree #4 at Gull Lake Country Club.
 
Senior Ethan Tiller (Kalamazoo, Mich./Portage Central) led the charge for Calvin with a round of 72, earning him individual medalist honors for the second time in four conference events this fall. Tiller eagled his first hole and played the first 10 holes in 7-under par before finishing with a 5-under par 67 to win the event by three strokes as one of only five players on the course to finish under par.
 
The Knights finished with a team score of 5-over par 293, trailing first-place Albion College (288) and second-place Hope College (292).
 
Alexander Bartish (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids West Catholic) tied for second place individually playing as a wild card entrant with a 2-under par 70. Ford Erickson (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) shot even-par 72 to tie for sixth place.
 
Josiah McClelland (Vicksburg, Mich./Vicksburg) shot 4-over par 76 to tie for 20th place, followed by Reuben Kok (Redlands, Calif./Arrowhead Christian Academy) with a round of 78. Ian Tuin (Kalamazoo, Mich./Kalamazoo Christian) shot 80.
 
The round marked the end of the fall season and was the fourth of six MIAA events. With two remaining league dates, Calvin is in second place overall with an average score of 292.5. The Knights trail Trine University (289.5) by 12 strokes and are ahead of third-place Albion (292.75) by one stroke heading into the final two rounds at the end of the spring season.
 
Individually, Tiller entered the day in a tie for second on the season leader board but moved into first place with a season-total of 281. Tiller leads second-place Lance Decker of Trine by two strokes.
 
COACH'S COMMENT: "We got a great performance today from Ethan Tiller who shot 67 and won the day," head coach Brian Bolt said. "We made up some ground on first place and will be eager to finish the job in the spring season."