BELLE VERNON, Pa. – Paul Kovalcheck (Fairless
Hills, Pa./Truman) fired a career-low round of 68 in the
first round to lead McDaniel to a sixth-place finish at the Vulcan
Invitational hosted by California (Pa.) on Sunday and Monday.
The Green Terror posted a round of 301 on the par-71 Red Course on
Sunday before carding a 314 on the longer par-72 Gold Course on
Monday.
Indiana (Pa.) won the nine-team tournament that featured eight
Division II teams with a total of 576, posting a 283 on Sunday and
a 293 on Monday.
Kovalacheck, after carding the lowest round by a McDaniel player
since Steve Perrone shot a 68 at the Wesley Fall Invitational in
2005, finished in a tie for 15th place overall with a
two-day total of 149.
KJ Mazurek (Rumson, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven) posted
matching rounds of 75 to finish in a tie for 17th place
with a 150.
Greg Bowman (Catonsville, Md./Catonsville) carded
a 76 on Sunday before recording a round of 79 on Monday to finish
with a two-day total of 155.
Jeff Smith (Elkridge, Md./Cardinal Gibbons) and
Alex Campbell (Howell, N.J./Wall) finished with
two-round totals of 161 (82-79) and 165 (83-82),
respectively.
McDaniel returns to action at the Gettysburg Invitational on
Tuesday. Tee time is 1 p.m.
Team Scores: 1. Indiana (Pa.) 576 (283-293),
2. Clarion 581 (282-299), 3. California (Pa.) 599 (303-296), 4.
Millersville 614 (299-315), 5. Lake Erie 614 (292-322), 6. McDaniel
615 (301-314), 7. Seton Hill 620 (302-318), 8. Mercyhurst 623
(294-329), 9. West Chester 627 (313-314).
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