Frink earns SOU’s first-ever medalist honors – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News

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Frink earns SOU’s first-ever medalist honors By SOU Sports Information Updated: Oct 25, 2022 09:52 PM A A BLUE RIVER — Nathaniel Frink became Southern Oregon University’s first-ever golf medalist on Tuesday, winning the Bushnell Fall Invitational by delivering another even round at Tokatee Golf Club. Frink, a sophomore from La Crescenta, Calif., shot a 72 in Round 2 after turning in the same score at Eugene Country Club in Round 1. He finished two strokes ahead of second-place Jackson Muramoto of Bushnell. Matt Forsyth shot a 2-over-par 74 in Round 2, wrapping up at 5-over for the tournament to place fourth in the 44-person men’s field. He and Frink were both 1-under on the back-nine. The pair led SOU to third of seven in the team standings at 55-over. SOU’s Haley Brown was the runner-up in a 16-person women’s field at 23-over. She was 9-over on Tuesday, shaving five strokes off her first-round score and finishing five strokes behind first-place Sarah Gray of Southwestern Oregon. Carley Streitler (+36) was ninth and Bryn Lawson (+47) tied for 12th. The Raiders’ other men’s finishers were seventh-place Ricky Reisner (+9), 30th-place Dylan Ivens (+20), 32nd-place Cruz Kilborn (+22) and 36th-place Preston Brandt (+30). The tournament was SOU’s last until March.