Wahman leads Storm men's golf at the Highland Championship

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - Strong second round performances from Jack Wahman and Blake Perrin paced the Storm to a 15th place finish at the Highland Championship to open the 2024 season.

Wahman began the 2024 campaign off with a top-20 finish, leading Simpson on both days with a score of 75 and 73. Perrin shot 78 in the opening round before surging to a one-over par 73 to finish 35th overall. Simpson as a team finished with a score of 314-305-619, placing them 15th overall out of 21 teams.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Wahman recorded four birdies over the two rounds, registering a team low of 75 in the opening round, and tied for the team low 73 for a total of 148.
• Perrin improved as each round went on, recording one birdie in the opening round, before carding three in the second, including going one-under par on the final back nine.
• Jacob Peterson finished third on the team with a final score of 158, dropping two strokes off his game in the second round.
• Jade Spangler and Jackson Tennis rounded out the scorecard, shooting 162 and 166 respectively.

TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Millikin - 570
2. North Central - 575
3. Augustana - 578
4. St. Ambrose - 593
5. Saint Xavier - 596
6. Illinois College - 598
7. St. Ambrose B - 599
8. Black Hawk - 600
T9. Augustana B - 601
T9. Black Hawk B - 601
11. Buena Vista - 607
12. Millikin B - 607
13. Loras - 610
14. Saint Xavier B - 615
15. Simpson - 619
16. Augustana C - 620
17. St. Ambrose C - 622
18. Monmouth - 638
19. Augustana D - 643
20. Augustana E - 651
21. St. Ambrose D - 654

SIMPSON SCORECARD
20. Jack Wahman - 148 (75-73)
35. Blake Perrin - 151 (78-73)
76. Jacob Peterson - 158 (80-78)
92. Jade Spangler - 162 (81-81)
100. Jackson Tennis - 166 (81-85)

49. Max Trembly (Ind) - 154 (77-77)
76. Andrew Princehouse (Ind) - 158 (79-79)