Cloquet, Vaqueros take second in OEC Classic at Candlewood

Gabe Cloquet fired a 3-over 73 to tie for second on Wednesday and the SBCC men's golf team took second in the Orange Empire Conference Classic at Candlewood CC in Whittier.

Reedley won the 14-team tourney with a 370. SBCC tied Mt. SAC for second at 383 and took second outright thanks to JB Jandro's lower sixth-man score (81 to 84). Cypress was fourth (387), followed by Irvine Valley (397) and Desert (401).

Ben Bernard of Cypress was the medalist at 72. Cloquet, a sophomore from Belgium, finished a stroke back in a five-way tie for second.

Theo Andre-Fouet and Felix Dine added 76s and tied for 13th for the Vaqueros (24-1) with Preston Gomersall and Trent Caraher shooting 79s.

"It was a tough putting course and it was narrow with lots of trees," said SBCC coach Chuck Melendez.

SBCC will play in WSC No. 1 on Monday at Bakersfield CC, starting at 11 a.m.

OEC Classic
At par-70 Candlewood CC
Final scores
 14 teams -- 1, Reedley 370. 2, SBCC 383. 3, Mt. SAC 383. 4, Cypress 387. 5, Irvine Valley 397. 6, Desert 401. 7 (tie), Saddleback, Cypress 404. 9, Bakersfield 406. 10, Palomar 419. 11, Mt. San Jacinto 425. 12, Riverside 430. 13, Cuyamaca 434. 14, El Camino 435.
 Medalist (par 70) -- 1, Ben Bernard, Cypress, 72. 2 (tie), Gabe Cloquet, SBCC, 73; Cole Griffo, Saddleback, 73; Tommy O'Rourke, Reedley, 73; Bailey Flickinger, Reedley, 73; Xavier Coreno, Reedley, 73.
 SBCC scores -- 2 (tie), Gabe Cloquet 73. 13 (tie), Theo Andre-Fouet 76, Felix Dine 76. Preston Gomersall 79, Trent Caraher 79, JB Jandro 81.
 SBCC record -- 24-1.