Sandburg men’s golf aims to extend nationals streak

GALESBURG — Despite a young roster, the Sandburg men's golf team aims to continue its long run of success.

The Chargers — who include five freshmen on this year's seven-man team — have advanced an individual or qualified as a team for the national tournament each of the last 12 years and in 16 of the last 17 seasons.

Sandburg opened its fall schedule with a ninth-place showing at the Duane Chanay Invite on Aug. 26 at Oakwood. The Chargers' fall slate features five events, while their spring schedule will include the Region 4 and NJCAA Division II championships.

KEY RETURNER
Logan Beers (Bethel, Conn.), sophomore
• Earned a spot on the All-Region 4 team as a freshman after placing ninth at the region tournament.
• Chargers coach Ryan Twaddle: "We saw Logan really develop and mature as last year went on. He keeps just getting better and better. We're very excited about this year and what he can do."

KEY NEWCOMERS
Colby Robertson (Carthage, Ill./Illini West), freshman
• Tied for 13th at the Duane Chanay Invite, shooting rounds of 77 and 75 to be the Chargers' top finisher.
Tanner Wake (Elmwood, Ill./Elmwood), freshman
• Ended his high school career at Elmwood by winning the regional, tying for seventh at the sectional and tying for 31st at the Class 1A state finals.
• Twaddle: "Colby and Tanner each have a great mental game. Both are tough and don't get down on themselves. They just grind out really good scores."

WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS FOR THIS SEASON?
Twaddle: "We expect to compete for an automatic bid to the NJCAA national tournament this season."

FALL TOURNAMENT TO WATCH
Arrowhead Conference Championship, Oct. 8-9 at PrairieView in Byron

THIS WILL BE SUCCESSFUL SEASON IF …
Twaddle: "This will be a successful season if we get good, consistent play from our No. 4 and No. 5 players. These players will be key to our success this year. We expect to improve and get better every tournament." 

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