Men’s Golf Finishes 13th At Cougar Clash

URBANA, Ill. -- Playing in its third regular season tournament of the 2026 fall season, the University of St. Francis men's golf team placed 13th out of 14 teams at the Illinois Central College hosted Cougar Clash at the Atkins Golf Club in Urbana, Ill. on Monday.

Michael Kuchar led the way for the Saints, producing a score of 161 (78, 83) on the day. The sophomore finished in a tie for 43rd place, 20 strokes behind individual medalists Connor Watson from Illinois Central (141) and Marquez Angeles from Bryant & Stratton College (Wis.).

Grant Siegel was two strokes ahead of Owen Haag, who placed 76th overall with his score of 172 (85, 87). Siegel finished the day in a three-way tie for 72nd place with a score of 170 (81, 89).

Jared Krison (175 - 90, 85) and Nathan Hock (181 - 94, 87) rounded out USF's five-man scoring squad. Krison placed in a three-way tied for 79th, while Hock also authored a three-way tie for 90th place overall.

Highland Community College captured the meet title with a team score of 600. That was 76 strokes better than St. Francis, which finished at 676 (334, 342).

A total of 94 golfers made up the field.

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Players Mentioned

Nathan Hock: Sophomore

Jared Krison: Junior

Owen Haag: Sophomore

Michael Kuchar: Freshman

Grant Siegel: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Nathan Hock
: Sophomore

Jared Krison
: Junior

Owen Haag
: Sophomore

Michael Kuchar
: Freshman

Grant Siegel
: Freshman

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