INDIANOLA, Iowa - The Coe College men's golf team sits in sixth place after the third round of the Iowa Conference Golf Championships.  The Kohawks are just seven strokes off of Buena Vista for fifth place.Sophomore Brad Downen (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) leads the way for the Kohawks with a 12-over 228.  Downen remained in a fifth place tie after the third round, just four strokes behind Chris Reck of Wartburg.

Junior Rob Copeland (Davenport, Iowa/Assumption) is tied for 12th with a 19-over 235.  Copeland shot his best round of the tournament, 76, on Friday.  If Copeland is able to move into the top 10, Downen and Copeland would be the first pair of Kohawks to earn All-Iowa Conference honors in the same season since 2001 when Aaron Kessler (4th), Matt Cress (5th) andPat McElyea (8th) all earned conference honors.

Rounding out the Kohawks, returning All-Iowa Conference member Nolan Schmelzer (Muscatine, Iowa/Muscatine) is tied for 21st with a 240, while senior Nate Feldman (Jewel, Iowa/South Hamilton) is 35th with a 254. 

As a team, the Kohawks shaved 11 strokes off their score from last weekend.  Coe's 304 on Friday was the fourth best team score of the round.  Central leads with a 904, while Luther is right behind them at 924.  Coe has a distant lead on Simpson for sixth place with a 41-stroke lead.