April 19, 2019

Men’s Golf Unanimously Voted First in MVC Pre-

Championship Poll
Normal, Ill. – Illinois State Men’s Golf has been voted as the unanimous favorite to win
the 2019 Missouri Valley Conference Championship. This is the second year in a row
the Redbirds have been voted unanimously to win the championship.
Illinois State will wrap up a successful regular season at the MVC Championship.
Among the many accolades earned, this season includes ten MVC Golfer of the Week
honors from David Rauer (1), Joel Durnford (2), David Perkins (3), and Trent Wallace
(4), tournament victories at the Badger Invitational and Boilermaker Invitational, and two
medalist honors from Joel Durnford at the Dayton Invitational and Wallace at USF
Invitational.
“The vote of my peers is certainly validation of the strong season we’ve had, and I
would much rather be the unanimous pick to win than anywhere else,” said coach Ray
Kralis. “But we aren’t taking anyone lightly or anything for granted. I know our season
has prepared us for the challenge ahead, and we’ll be ready to compete from start to
finish.”
Illinois State will compete against Southern Illinois, Missouri State, Bradley, Drake,
Loyola, Valparaiso, Evansville, and UNI. The MVC Championship will take place April
22-23 at Lake of the Ozarks, Mo.
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