McLean County Times

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - A busy start to the year for the fifth-ranked Illinois Wesleyan University men's golf team continues Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 21-22, as the Titans travel to New York for the NCAA Division III Preview. The 54-hole tournament, also named the Flower City Preview, will give the Green and White an early look at the sites of the 2025 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championship. IWU will play 36 holes Saturday, Sept. 21, at Midvale Country Club before completing the event at Cobblestone Creek Country Club with a single round Sunday, Sept. 22.

An upperclassmen lineup will represent the Green and White at the tournament as juniors Michael Spitzer (Hinsdale, Ill.-Hinsdale Central), Juney Bai (Mokena, Ill.-Lincoln-Way Central), and Aidan Healy (New Lenox, Ill.-Lincoln-Way West) along with seniors Quinn Clifford (Chicago, Ill.-Brother Rice) and Griffin Pohl (Western Springs, Ill.-Lyons Township) will make the trip. Spitzer, Bai, Clifford, and Pohl all competed as part of IWU's lineup at the 2024 NCAA Division III National Championship, with Spitzer and Pohl coming away with top-10 finishes.

The 18-team field will consist of 11 nationally ranked teams as well as four others receiving votes in the national poll. Berry, Bethel (Ind.), No. 2 Carnegie Mellon, No. 3 Emory, No. 18 Franklin & Marshall, No. 20 Guilford, Hamilton College No. 23 Hampden-Sydney College No. 6 Huntingdon College No.5 Illinois Wesleyan University No .13 Kenyon College McDaniel College No .1 Methodist NYU ,No .4 Oglethorpe Rochester St John Fisher ,and NO .7 Washington & Lee make up the90-player field .

IWU most recently posted a fourth-place finish at the Folds of Honor Challenge Sept .15-17 ,at The Meadows Golf Club in Allendale Mich Spitzer snagged a third-place finish while Bai tied for sixth .

Live scoring for tournament which is hosted by St John Fisher will be available through Clippd Results will be posted to iwusports.com at conclusion each day competition

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