YORKVILLE, Ill. – The Augustana men's golf team concluded their 2023 schedule this weekend at Whitetail Ridge Golf Club for the CCIW Championship, placing eighth out of nine teams. 

Augustana opened the tournament with a total team score of 307 to sit in fourth after day one. Adam Soczka led the team in round one with a 69, shooting 2-under with a pair of birdies and an eagle on the 13th hole to post the program's first under-par performance since 2014. Soczka's round was also the best by an Augustana player since Alex Sierra carded a 68 on September 6, 2017. Noah Ehlenbach shot a 76 in round one to place him 15th, carding three birdies towards a -1 total on the front nine. The Vikings slid down to eighth after a 328 score on day two, but entered Saturday just five strokes out of fourth place. Augie was unable to make up ground in the standings, shooting 319 in the final round to remain in eighth.

Soczka continued to lead the Vikings throughout the weekend, finishing T-15 and carding a 231 with rounds of 69, 81, and 81. His top-15 individual finish at the conference tournament was the best for the program since Jack Neenan secured 12th in 2021. Augie's second score came from Ehlenbach, who finished 27th overall with 238 behind round scores of 76, 78, and 84. Tyler Langel and Jonah Snelling rounded out the scoring efforts for the Vikings, finishing 33rd and 37th with scores of 243 and 246, respectively. 

Langel was also named Augustana's CCIW RESPECT Award recipient for the second consecutive season.