Merchent Ties for Fourth in Boilermaker Invitational while Ochsenreiter Earns Title in Boilermaker Individual

Sunday, April 11

West Lafayette, Ind.

Indiana University

Boilermaker Invitational

Merchent Ties for Fourth in Boilermaker Invitational while Ochsenreiter Earns Title in Boilermaker Individual

4/11/2021 5:55:00 PM | Men's Golf

Boilermaker Invitational - Final Results Boilermaker Individual - Final Results

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Indiana men's golf concluded its stay in West Lafayette on Sunday with freshman Clay Merchent leading the way as he tied for fourth place in the Boilermaker Invitational. In the Boilermaker Individual, Brock Ochsenreiter took home the title as he finished at 7-under.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
April 10-11
Boilermaker Invitational • West Lafayette, Ind.
Kampen Golf Course
Par 72 • 7,465
Live Scoring via Golfstat
Team Finish: 5th/16 Teams • 860 (-4)

CHIP-INS
• Four on Indiana's lineup carded a 74 on Sunday.

• IU led the field in par-3 scoring at 3.08.

• Merchent earned his fourth top-10 finish and second top-5 finish. He shot a 74 with a pair of birdies. He was strongest on the front nine where he was even.

• Junior Mitch Davis earned his second top-10 finish of the season as he was tied for ninth place. He also carded a 74 and picked up four birdies. He put together a streak where he parred or birdied every hole from No. 9 to No. 14.

• Freshman Drew Salyers finished tied for 14^th place after carding a 74. He made the turn at 2-under before running into some trouble on No. 13. But he rebounded nicely to pick up his third top-15 finish this season.

• Junior Harry Reynolds carded Indiana's best round on Sunday with an even-72 and finished tied for 23^rd place. He had three birdies on the back nine.

• Senior Ethan Shepherd turned in a 74. After making the turn at 5-over, Shepherd carded four birdies on the back nine and shot a 3-under 33.

BY THE NUMBERS - TEAM

*Pos.*	*Name*	R1	R2	R3	*Totals (to par)*
T4	Clay Merchent	72	67	74	213 (-3)
T9	Mitch Davis	69	71	74	214 (-2)
T14	Drew Salyers	69	72	74	215 (-1)
T23	Harry Reynolds	71	76	72	219 (+3)
T33	Ethan Shepherd	71	76	74	221 (+5)

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
April 10-11
Boilermaker Individual • West Lafayette, Ind.
Ackerman-Allen Golf Course
Par 72 • 7,109
Live Scoring via Golfstat

CHIP-INS
• Indiana had five competing in the Boilermaker Individual.

• Ochsenreiter shot an even-72 on Sunday to take the victory by one stroke. He finished 7-under on the weekend and earns his first career tournament title. Ochsenreiter parred or birdied every hole but one.

• Sophomore Eric Berggren matched the career-best round he set yesterday with a 71 to finish tied for sixth place. He was 2-under on the weekend.

• Senior Tate Heintzelman tied for 11^th place, moving up 14 spots from Saturday. He shot a 70, his best round as a Hoosier. He did card a 69 while with Florida Gulf Coast.

• Senior Evan Yakubov tied for 19^th place and shot a 75 on Sunday. Sophomore Drew Giacchetto finished in 35^th place and carded a 79 Sunday.

BY THE NUMBERS - INDIVIDUALS

*Pos.*	*Name*	R1	R2	R3	*Totals (to par)*
1	Brock Ochsenreiter	69	68	72	209 (-7)
T6	Eric Berggren	72	71	71	214 (-2)
T11	Tate Heintzelman	75	73	70	218 (+2)
T19	Evan Yakubov	74	71	75	220 (+4)
35	Drew Giacchetto	76	79	79	234 (+18)

UP NEXT
Indiana travels to Columbus, Ohio April 24-25 for the Kepler Intercollegiate. It marks the final tournament of the regular season for the Hoosiers.