• Freshman Faree Alexander leads DMACC with a tie for fourth place
• Freshmen Luke Linde tie for eighth place
• Freshman Ryan Schmierer and sophomore Caleb Ham tie for 25^th place

The DMACC men's golf team came away with a fourth-place finish in the NIACC Spring Invitational April 22 at Legends Golf Course in Mason City.

Freshman Faree Alexander of Kimberly Western Cape, South Africa, led the way as the Bears posted an 18-hole score of 301 strokes, 13 strokes behind the winning total of 288 by Hawkeye Community College (HCC) and North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC). Iowa Central Community College (ICCC) finished third with 297 strokes.

Alexander shot a one-over-par 72 and tied for fourth place in the individual competition.

Other DMACC results included a 73 by freshman Luke Linde of Winterset, 78s from freshman Ryan Schmierer of North Liberty and sophomore Caleb Ham of Hudson and a 79 by sophomore Lari Hakansen of Kerava, Finland. Linde tied for eighth place, Schmierer and Ham tied for 25^th and Hakansen finished in 29^th place.

Three DMACC golfers, freshmen Ethan Nace of Iowa City, Zach Wilson of Ames and Joey Currans of Ames, played as individuals and tied for eighth, 13^th and 20^th respectively. Nace matched Linde with a 73, Wilson posted a 74 and Currans shot a 76.

The DMACC men's golf team will play in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) North Central District Qualifier May 4 to 6 at Whispering Creek Golf Course in Sioux City.