Kovalcheck posts 75 on Sunday to pace Green Terror
ABBOTTSTOWN, Pa. – Paul Kovalcheck (Fairless Hill,
Pa./Truman) carded a second-round 75 to finish with a
two-day total of 157 and lead McDaniel to a sixth-place finish at
its own invitational at the Bridges Golf Club on Saturday and
Sunday.
Battling cold and breezy conditions both days, the Green Terror
posted a two-round total of 649 as a team, registering a 322 on
Saturday and a 327 on Sunday in the 15-team invitational.
Wesley won the team title with a two-day total of 621 behind a
tournament-low round of 308 on Sunday. Susquehanna finished one
stroke off the lead with a 622, carding a 312 on Sunday after
leading the tournament with a 310 on Saturday.
Rochester was third with a score of 626 (312-314) while New York
University (636 [312-324]) and Franklin & Marshall (639
[320-319]) rounded out the top five teams.
NYU's Mike Leibfried won the
individual title with a 148 that included a one-over par 73 on
Sunday. Leibfried finished two strokes ahead of a quartet of
individuals, who all tied for second.
Kovalcheck followed up his round of 82 on Saturday with a 75 on
Sunday that included a 34 on the back nine to finish tied for 14th
place overall.
KJ Mazurek (Rumson, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven)
finished tied for 18th overall in the 78-person field with a
two-round total of 161, firing 79 in the first round and 82 in the
second round.
Greg Bowman (Catonsville, Md./Catonsville)
posted a 163 (78-85) while Alex Campbell (Howell,
N.J./Wall) carded a 168 (83-85).
Jeff Smith (Elkridge, Md./Cardinal Gibbons)
finished with a 172 (87-85).
Bryan Johnson (Hampstead, Md./North Carroll)
finished with a 170 (87-83), playing as an individual.
Chris Merrill (Kingsville, Md./Fallson) and
Conor O'Maille (Frederick, Md./Gonzaga)
rounded out the Green Terror individuals with round of 179.
McDaniel returns to action at the Mid-Atlantic Regional
Championship at Hershey Country Club, site of the 2010 NCAA
Division III men's golf championship, on Sunday and Monday.
Action begins at 8:30 a.m. both days.
Team Scores: 1. Wesley 621 (313-308), 2.
Susquehanna 622 (310-312), 3. Rochester 626 (312-314), 4. New York
University 636 (312-324), 5. Franklin & Marshall 639 (320-319),
6. McDaniel 649 (322-327), 7. Dickinson 650 (328-322), 8. St. John
Fisher 652 (318-334), 9. Muhlenberg 654 (323-331), 10. Nazareth 658
(324-334), 11. Swarthmore 659 (324-335), 12. Carnegie Mellon 661
(333-328), 13. Keystone 661 (336-325), 14. Gettysburg 668
(332-336), 15. Elmira 695 (338-357).
McDaniel Results: 14T. Paul Kovalcheck 157
(82-75), 18T. KJ Mazurek 161 (79-82), 31T. 163 (78-85), 48T. Alex
Campbell 168 (83-85), 59T. Jeff Smith 172 (87-85).
McDaniel Individuals: 54T. Bryan Johnson 170
(87-83), 70T. Chris Merrill 179 (90-89), 70T. Conor O'Maille
179 (91-88).
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