Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Carthage, Argentina golfers join MSSU program

(From MSSU Lions Athletic News)

Missouri Southern golf coach Mike Wheeler has announced the final two signings of his 2017 recruiting class.

The pair includes a local high school student-athlete, as well as a Division II transfer.

Elijah Rehrer (6-1, 167) comes to Southern comes to Southern from Carthage High School where he prepped for coach Lowell Catron and the Tigers. A team captain, Rehrer placed in every tournament he played in as a senior, as well as winning his conference title. Rerher also placed in each tournament as a junior, participating in the District, Sectional and State Championships. He was a district and sectional qualifier as a sophomore and was an All-Conference and All-District pick as both a junior and a senior.

The son of Dennis and Melody Rehrer, Rehrer is a business marketing major at Southern.

Mariano Benzaquen is a native of Resistencia, Argentina, but transfers to Southern after two seasons at Division II Nyack College in New York. Benzaquen played in the number two bag as both a freshman and sophomore, while placing at four different events as a sophomore. He placed 11th overall at the CACC Conference Tournament, leading the team as a freshman.

Benzaquen is the son of Javier Benzaquen and Flabiana Ayala and he is a business major at Southern.

"Mariano is a D-II transfer thats has some college tournament experience," Wheeler said. "He hits it straight and has a good short game. We're glad he made the journey from Argentina. Elijah played the last four years for Lowell Catron in Carthage. He's a great kid with a lot of distance. I believe he will continue to improve and be a asset to the squad."

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