KU in fifth heading into final

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Day one is done for the Jayhawks at the Mizzou Intercollegiate in Columbia, Mo., and, with 18 holes to go the Jayhawks, sit in fifth place. Without Nate Barbee, the team’s lowest scorer and a junior from Dakota Dunes, S.D., Chris Gilbert, a freshman from Simi Valley, Calif., stepped up to catapult the Jayhawks to their position among the field of 15 teams.

“I was pretty proud of the way the guys played without Nate today,” coach Kit Grove said, “It’s always tough to play without your number one player.”

Barbee is out with a back injury and is resting for the Big 12 Championship later this month.

“Nate is a real competitor and he wanted to be here,” Grove said. “But I had to put my foot down and keep him at home. His health is the number one concern.”

Photo by Justin Yang

Chris Gilbert, a freshman from Simi Valley, Calif., finished the day with a 74 and a 68 in the first two rounds at the Mizzou Intercollegiate in Columbia, Mo. Gilbert helped pull the Jayhawks into fifth place, stepping in for Nate Barbee, a junior from Dakota Dunes, S.D., and the team's top player, who was out for the day.

Gilbert did his best to fill the void and came up with a 74 and a 68 in the first two rounds. Gilbert is in 6th place individually.

“Chris played really solid today and only missed one green which is pretty impressive,” Grove said.

Grove attributed much of the team’s success to all three freshmen who were in the lineup today. Gilbert; Alex Gutesha, from Greenwood Village, Colo.; and Dan Waite, from Surrey, England, combined to shoot 7 strokes under par.

The lone senior in the rotation, Bryan Hackenberg, from Denver, shot a 74 and a 73 to finish the day in a tie for 22nd place. Rounding out the rotation was Blake Giroux, a sophomore from Omaha, Neb., who shot a 78 and a 74.

Missouri is in third place and on even par for the day. Kansas is just seven strokes behind the Tigers and 12 strokes behind the first place leader, Kansas State.

Here's a link to the Maneater's story from the University of Missouri.

— Edited by Sarah Bluvas

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