Golf concludes season with Elms Invitational
The MCLA Golf team wrapped up their 2014-15 season at the Spring Elms Invitational this afternoon
GRANBY, Mass. – Elms College senior Henry Fall (Harpswell, Maine) shot a two-over par 74 and the Blazers carded a team score of 314 to tie for third in Tuesday's Blazers Spring Golf Invitational at Westover Golf Course in Granby, Mass.
Castleton State College won the event with a combined score of 307 to lead the 11-team field. The Spartans' Zachary Temple earned individual medalist honors with an even-par 72. Teammates Josef Ralbovsky shot a 77 and Daniel Hogan and Kyle Osborne each notched rounds of 79 to lead Castleton State in victory.
Taylor Dunn paced MCLA with an 85 which placed him 32nd overall. Mitch Mullett shot an 89 while Padraig Dougherty was next with a 95. The Trailblazers finished in 11th place.
Temple shot a one-under-par 35 on the front nine, and was one over on the back nine with a 37 to post his round of 72.
Rhode Island College finished second with a 309, followed by Elms and Umass-Dartmouth with total scores of 314. NCAA Division II Concordia College (N.Y.) finished fifth with 320, Westfield State University and Babson College tied for sixth with a combined score of 334, Emmanuel College placed eighth with 355, The Sage Colleges followed in ninth with a score of 358, Worcester State University collected a score of 367 and MCLA rounded out the field with a mark of 372.
Fall finished second with a 39 on the front nine and a 35 on the back nine (74) , while Anchroman Jonathan Cooper and Corsair Ryan Boldy secured third place rounds of 75. Another highlight of the day was MCLA's Chris Merriman who aced the par 3 eighth hole.
Blazers' junior Nick Smith (Enfield, Conn.) finished tied for fifth with a round of 76, while freshman Chris Miele (South Hadley, Mass.) and sophomore Brian Benson (Agawam, Mass.) registered rounds of 80 and 84. Senior Tyler Cudnik (Hampden, Mass.) added a round of 88.