Disc Golf | 2/17/2024 9:24:00 PM

February 17, 2024-Playing in sub-freezing temperatures, both the nationally ranked Emporia State men's and women's D-1 teams rolled to victories at the Kansas Collegiate Disc Golf Tour Stop in Manhattan on Saturday. The #2 ranked women won by 17 strokes over #23 Hesston while the third ranked men's team won by four strokes over #45 Kansas State. Both the men's and women's D-2 teams finished in third place.
 
With the temperature at the start just 26 degrees, the women's D-1 team of Atlanta Krueger and Maya Ringgold combined to shoot +18 for a seven stroke lead after the combined singles play in the morning. They came back in the afternoon to shoot +6 and add ten strokes to their lead in the team competition.   Rebekah Thompson and Sydney Snowden matched Hesston in the team round at +16 to finish in third place overall.
 
The Hornet men's team of Isaiah Esquivel, Justin Farrell, Cade Kohlmeier, and TJ Reel were the only group to combine for an even par score in the single competition. They led K-State by one stroke going into the afternoon's team round. Emporia State took control by getting birdies on six of the last seven holes of the front nine to go to -6.  K-State bogeyed on #3 and finished the front nine at -1, five strokes behind Emporia State. The Hornets had as six stroke lead going into basket #15. The Hornets got a bogey and the Wildcats picked up a birdie to cut the deficit to four with three holes to go. ESU responded with a birdie on #16 while K-State recorded a par to push the margin back to five strokes with two holes to go.  Emporia State parred out to win by four strokes.
 
The D-2 team of Abram Brazzle, Caden Stucky, Zachary Dyer and Grant Yoder shot six under through the first 17 holes to get within a stroke of K-State going to 18. The Wildcats were able to get a birdie while the Hornets went for it and ended up with a bogey to finish at -1 for the tournament in third place.
 
Emporia State will play host to the Midwest Collegiate Championships on March 2-3 at various courses in Emporia, with Sunday's final round taking place at the Champions Landing (formerly Emporia Country Club) Pro Tour Layout.