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COLUMBIA, Mo. - The IUPUI men's golf team will face a tall task this week when the Jaguars compete in the two-day, 54-hole Missouri Tiger Invitational presented by COG. The tournament will be played at The Club at Old Hawthorne.

The veteran Jaguars have played well of late, winning a pair of Butler-hosted tournaments on Spring Break before finishing fourth at Manor Intercollegiate under challenging conditions. 

Junior Nick Bienz has continued to lead the squad with a 74.45 scoring average and five top-10 finishes while sophomore Nathan Cunningham is second on the squad with a 76.00 mark. Junior Austin Crowder is next in line at 76.32 and senior Jackson Juerling is fourth at 76.77. IUPUI has had a stranglehold on Horizon League Player of the Week honors this spring with Jaguars winning four of the past five weeks. Bienz has won twice this spring, including the most recent announcement after finshing fourth at Manor. Cunningham and Crowder have also collected weekly honors. 

IUPUI shot 914 at the Manor Intercollegiate, led by Bienz's 4-over 220 (74-76-70), who went bogey-free in his final round. 

The Jaguars played in last year's Tiger Invitational, finishing tenth of 18 teams at 907. Crowder led the field heading into the final round and closed with a 77 to finish fifth overall at 2-under 214 (67-70-77). Bienz was next in line at 229 (80-76-73) and Kyle Miller ended the tournament at 230 (75-78-77). 

The team scoring average sits at 302.27 heading into the Mizzou event.

A GOOD CAUSE: The Missouri team will be raising money for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society throughout the event, based on the number of birdies the Tigers make. That said, the Mizzou coaching staff wanted to extend the opportunity to all individuals involved with this week's tournament to make a donation to the cause by visiting https://pledgeit.org/mizzou-golf.

QUOTABLE: "Today for me was really all about hitting my irons well. I hit them well yesterday and hit a lot of greens, but I had a few big misses that cost me shots. Today I was able to keep it in play off the tee and attack most pins. I got some putts to fall late in the round, which was nice. Playing today bogey free in the wind is a good feeling," said Bienz after the final round of the Manor Intercollegiate where he finished tied for fourth at 220. 

FORMAT: The tournament will consist of 54 holes with 36 scheduled for Monday (Apr. 9) and 18 for Tuesday (Apr. 10). Play will begin with a 9:00 a.m. Eastern shotgun start on Monday. 

THE COURSE: The Club at Old Hawthorne annually hosts events for the Mizzou Men's and Women's programs and was the host site of the 2014 NCAA Columbia Regional.

THE FIELD: IUPUI will compete against teams from Central Arkansas, Creighton, Drake, Illinois State, Kansas State, Loyola, Missouri State, Morehead State, North Dakota State, Northern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Oral Roberts, Seattle, SIUE, South Dakota, South Dakota State, UMKC and host Mizzou this week. 

LINEUP (listed alphabetically):
    Nick Bienz - 74.45 average / 22 rounds (5 top-10 finishes)
    Austin Crowder - 76.32 average / 22 rounds (1 top-10 finish)
    Nathan Cunningham - 76.00 average / 19 rounds (2 top-10 finishes)
    Jackson Juerling - 76.77 average / 22 rounds (2 top-10 finishes)
    Jure Vasle - 78.71 average / 21 rounds (1 top-10 finish)

LAST TIME OUT: IUPUI finished fourth of 13 teams at the Longwood/Manor Intercollegiate, carding rounds of 300, 310 and 304 in Farmville, Va. Bienz led the way at 4-over 220 (74-76-70) to finish tied for fourth among the 70-player field and Crowder closed tied for 27th at 233 (75-80-78).  

UP NEXT: IUPUI will play in the Wright State Invitational at Miami Valley Golf Course in Dayton, Ohio on Apr. 16-17.