The Golden Flashes have another quality roster this year, and Springboro product Jordan Gilkison is leading the charge.
He was medalist in the 54-hole Dayton Flyer Invitational at NCR South, finishing 3-under-par to lead Kent to the title against a loaded 12-team field Monday and Tuesday.
It was the team’s first crown since winning the 2022 MAC championships.
It also was the first win for Gilkison, but he’s had top-20 finishes in the team’s other four fall events, including three top-10′s.
He also was named first-team all-conference the last two years and MAC freshman of the year in 2022. He was a state champion for Springboro in 2020.
Gilkison had a strong closing round of 2-under 69 to hold off Marshall’s Ryan Bilby by one.
Kent State was 15-over par. Defending champ Marquette was second, two shots back, while Miami was third at 21-over and Dayton fourth at 24-over.
The Flyers’ Breckin Taylor and Wright State’s Adam Horn tied for third at 1-under.
For UD, Victor Caliguri tied for 18th at 7-over, and Ben Cors tied for 24th at 9-over.
Wright State, which finished sixth, also had strong showings from Timmy Hollenbeck, who tied for eighth at 3-over, and Shane Ochs, who tied for 21st at 8-over.
For the Raiders, it was a disappointing finish. They were third last year, two behind Marquette and one behind Illinois, and in their three other events this year, they’ve had a first and a second.
The Flyers had their best showing of the fall. When the two teams met at Bowling Green’s rain-shortened Virtues Intercollegiate in late September, Wright State finished tied for fifth at 4-over-par, while UD was 10th at 13-over.
The Raiders and Flyers concluded their fall seasons. Both teams will be in action again in February and will play their league championships in April.
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