Eagles Fall One Short of First at Gator Invitational
Ravena, N.Y.--The St. Joseph's men's golf team placed second with a 325 team score at the Sage Gator Fall Invitational on Saturday at the Sycamore Country Club. Concordia College won the team title after shooting a round of 324 on the par 72, 6,610 yard course.
The weather was damp and very cool, making for uncomfortable playing conditions. Freshman Christian Bleck had another outstanding round of competitive golf posting a solid 75 and finishing tied for first place at the event. This was Bleck's third consecutive successful finish, having won the Golden Eagle Invitational on September 14, followed by his tie for third at the Farmingdale Skyline Invitational on Friday. Bleck's second first place finish set a new team record for wins in one season.
Freshman Robert Bray posted another fine score of 78 in the difficult conditions on a demanding course. The other team scores were team captain Sean Sanders at 88, freshman Zac Campanelli with an 84 and sophomore Kenneth Ortiz shooting 99.
The Golden Eagles posted a score of 325, finishing one stroke short of Division II's Concordia College, which shot a team total of 324 in a field of seven teams competing.
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Concordia (NY) 324
2. St. Joseph's (LI) 325
3. Purchase College 329
4. Sage 334
5. Westfield State University 336
6. Cobleskill 349
7. NJCU 351
1. Concordia 324
Sam Deitte 78
Jeff Scaller 80
Eutimio Fernandez-Meade 80
Kyle Grandilli 86
Stephen Plezia 88
2. St. Joseph's (LI) 325
Christian Bleck 75
Robert Bray 78
Zac Campanelli 84
Sean Sanders 88
Ken Ortiz 99
3. Purchase College 329
Rory Mazur 75
Ian Cumming 83
Mike Wyckoff 84
Oliver Smith 87
Brett Conger 90
4. The Sage Colleges 334
Ian Pingelski 78
Richie Christman 79
Zach Sullivan 83
DJ Ioele 94
Gerard Beaudin 109
5. Westfield State University 336
Chris Miele 77
Rory Wilkowich 83
Scott Walters 86
Derek Doiron 90
Brandon Stanowicz 92
6. SUNY-Cobleskill 349
Travis Devel 80
Don Cerveantes 86
Joe Naylor 91
Travis Wilder 92
Josh Manko 93
7. NJCU 351
Brian Ferrante 84
Nathan Haney 86
Patrick Cardoso 89
Frank Rivera 92
Matt Smith 92
