Just two days removed from shattering a program record for 54-hole tournament score in relation to par, Valparaiso University men’s golf fifth-year senior Caleb VanArragon (Blaine, Minn. / Blaine) equaled a Missouri Valley Conference mark on Thursday.
A record-setting performance by Caleb VanArragon (Blaine, Minn. / Blaine) helped him cruise to medalist honors with an eye-popping margin of victory at this week’s Valpo Fall Invitational, hosted by the Valparaiso University men’s golf program at the par-72, 7054-yard Sand Creek Country Club course in Chesterton, Ind. VanArragon’s historic showing helped the Beacons roll to the team crown in the nine-team, 63-player event, which wrapped up on Tuesday with the participants battling wet and rainy conditions.
Despite competing without the services of two of the squad’s top three golfers, the Valparaiso University men’s golf team holds the top spot with one round remaining at the Valpo Fall Invitational, which began on Monday with the first two rounds at the par-72, 7054-yard Sand Creek Country Club course in Chesterton, Ind. Fifth-year senior Caleb VanArragon (Blaine, Minn. / Blaine) pulled away from the rest of the tournament field on the first day of the event, leading a Valpo lineup that played without junior Anthony Delisanti (Sanborn, N.Y. / Niagara Wheatfield) due to illness and senior Mason Bonn (Sherwood, Ore. / Sherwood) due to an injury.
After starting the fall by tying for third in a 24-team field at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational in Colorado, the Valparaiso University men’s golf team will have an opportunity to compete close to home this week as the program hosts its annual home tournament.
Valparaiso University men’s golf fifth-year Caleb VanArragon (Blaine, Minn. / Blaine) wasted no time in claiming his first Missouri Valley Conference Golfer of the Week Award of the 2023-24 season.
Valparaiso University men’s golf fifth-year Caleb VanArragon (Blaine, Minn. / Blaine) started his final collegiate campaign in victorious fashion, polishing off medalist honors in a 120-player field with Tuesday’s final round of the Gene Miranda Falcon Invite, hosted by Air Force at the par-72, 7541-yard Eisenhower Golf Course in USAFA, Colo. Along the way, VanArragon tied a program record for 54-hole tournament score in relation to par.
Valparaiso University men’s golf fifth-year Caleb VanArragon (Blaine, Minn. / Blaine) moved into the top spot on the player leaderboard with his performance in Monday’s second round of the three-day Gene Miranda Falcon Invite, hosted by Air Force at the par-72, 7541-yard Eisenhower Golf Course in USAFA, Colo. VanArragon will look to hold on for medalist honors as the third and final round takes place on Tuesday.
A Valparaiso University men’s golf team that has high hopes for the 2023-24 season after back-to-back Missouri Valley Conference runner-up finishes the last two seasons got the new year off to a promising start on Sunday. The Beacons hold the top spot on the team leaderboard with fifth-year Caleb VanArragon (Blaine, Minn. / Blaine) second on the player leaderboard after one round of the three-day Gene Miranda Falcon Invite, hosted by Air Force at the par-72, 7541-yard Eisenhower Golf Course in USAFA, Colo.
After finishing as the Missouri Valley Conference team runner-up for the second straight season, earning the program’s first postseason tournament berth since 2013 and sending a pair of individuals to the NCAA Regional last season, the Valparaiso University men’s golf team is poised to author another successful chapter in the program’s recent run of success with the 2023-24 season upon us.
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