Upper Iowa opened their spring season with an 11th place finish at the Lindenwood Invitational. The Peacocks concluded day one of competition with a round one score of 301 and round two score of 310. UIU's best round came on day two as they finished round three with a score of 298, accumulating a total score of 909 (+57).
 
Graduate Senior Tate Carlson led the way for the Peacocks as he tied for 23rd place with a total score of 219 (+6) highlighted by an eagle on day one.
 
"Tate continues to lead us on the course but his younger teammates are improving quickly," said Head Coach Mike Lewis. "It was a good tournament to knock the rust off from the offseason, and we will continue to attack the areas that need improvement."
 
Freshman Caden Postma tied for 38th on the day, where he accumulated a score of 223 (+10). Freshman Christian Burkhart came in 52nd place with a score of 228 as he finished 15-above par. Sophomore Dylan Burns came in 77th with a score of 243 (+30) and freshman Clayton Liddle tied for 80th with a score of 247 (+34).
 
The hosts, Lindenwood, came in first place as they recorded a team score of 839 while being the only team to hit under par (-13). Indian Hills CC placed second with an 854 score (+3) and Hutchinson CC rounded out the top three with a score of 857 (+5).
 
UIU will be back in action next week to compete in the Konzem-Capra Invitational. Rockhurst will be hosting the meet in Spring Hill, Kan. which will be held from Monday, Mar. 18 to Tuesday, Mar. 19.