Sophomore golfer hears hype

Even though the Hoosiers were not overly successful as a whole this weekend at the Northern Intercollegiate, a few individuals brought light to the tournament. Playing on their home course, one that coach Mike Mayer said does not yield many low scores, the team's experience was evident. The team tied for fifth place, shooting an 860.\nSophomore Jeff Overton, an Evansville native, showed why he could be considered among some of the best golfers in this country. Paired up with James Lepp of Illinois, the No. 10 player in the country according to Golfweek.com, and Simon Nash, of defending national champion Minnesota, the No. 48 player in the country, Overton showed that he could play with the big shots.\nFinishing in fourth place overall, which was five positions better than Nash, Overton set and tied school records including tying the best 54-hole round in school history with a 207. \n"I just played all right, I could have hit the ball better," Overton said.\nHe also rewrote two individual school records for the Northern Intercollegiate with his 36-hole score (136) and his 54-hole score (207). Both of those records were previously held by former Hoosier Shaun Micheel, set in 1990, who since then has been successful playing on the PGA Tour. Overton's second round score of 4-under-par, 67, was one stroke away from his career-best single round score.Another Hoosier who found success against the tough competition was sophomore Heath Peters. The Garrett, Ind. native helped IU to a 283 team performance in the third round with a career best 3-under-par, 68. "This round was big for Heath," Mayer said. "Hopefully this can spark him for the rest of the season," \nThe shot of the weekend for the Hoosiers went to freshman Scott Seibert of Chesterfield, Mo. \nOn his first collegiate hole, the par-4 number three, Seibert holed out from over 100 yards for an eagle. He finished the weekend tied in 56th place with a 222. \n"I thought I was hitting the ball well, but I still have to work on parts of my game," Seibert said.\nA major surprise for Mayer was the play of freshman Brad Marek. Playing as an individual, Marek placed an impressive 28th in his first collegiate competition as well. \n"Marek is giving some pressure to our number four and five guys," Mayer said.