THE FACTS
Gettysburg finishes second, third
What: Mason-Dixon Collegiate Classic in men's golf action
When: Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 11-12
Where: Waynesboro Country Club – Waynesboro, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg, ranked 17th in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Division III coaches' poll, finished second in a field of 18 teams at the Mason-Dixon Collegiate Classic. The Bullets carded a 36-hole total of 583 on the weekend, posting a round of 290 on Saturday and 293 on Sunday at Waynesboro Country Club. The B-team placed third in the field with a score of 584, posting a 293 in the first round and 291 in the second round.
THE LEADERS
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Nick Conti (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) won his first collegiate tournament with a five-under par 139 on the weekend. He fired a career-low round of 68 on Saturday before posting a one-under 71 on Sunday and had nine pars on the back nine to win on a match of cards.
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Daniel Casanta (Southbury, Conn./Pomperaug) matched his teammate to lead the A-team. He carded a round of five-under par 67 to match his career low on Saturday before posting an even-par 72 on Sunday to finish with a 139.
FOR THE FOES
• McDaniel, which held a three-stroke lead on Gettysburg after the first round, held on to edge out both Bullet teams and claim its seventh title at the 14th annual event. The Green Terror posted a round of 287 on Saturday and 295 on Sunday to finish with a score of 582 at the course t hat will once again host the Centennial Conference championship.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Andrew Ekstrom (York, Pa./York Suburban) also registered a round of 67 on Saturday to join Casanta with the first-round lead. He followed that up with a round of 74 on Sunday to finish with a score of 141 at three-under par and place third.
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Patrick Kilcoyne (Belmont, Mass./Belmont) placed 29th in the field with a score of 150, following up a 77 on Saturday with a second-round score of 73.
• Freshmen
Wyatt Isgrig (Greenwood Village, Colo./Cherry Creek) was 47th in the field with a score of 155 (81-74) while
Reece Scott (Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand) round out the A-team in 48th with a score of 156 (79-77).
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Will Chouinard (Hamilton, N.Y./Hamilton) joined Conti on the B-team, finishing 15th with a score of 147. He also went under par on Sunday with a 71 a day after firing a 76.
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Brooks Thompson (New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan) finished 24th in his first collegiate tournament with a score of 149, carding rounds of 74 and 75.
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Liam Houlihan (Evergreen, Colo./Evergreen) also played in his first collegiate tournament, placing 34th with a score of 151. He posted rounds of 75 and 76.
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Christian Deussing (Doylestown, Pa./Hun School of Princeton [N.J.]) rounded out the B-team competitors in 51st place. After an opening round of 83, he wrapped up the tournament with a score of 74.
• Playing as an individual,
Tim Hill (Weston, Mass./Dover Sherborn) placed fifth in the field with an even-par 144. After a one-over opening round, he fired a career-best one-under in the second round.
Redmond Podkowa (Marion, Mass./Bishop Stang) rounded out the Gettysburg competitors in 71st place with a score of 162 (81-81).
THE INSIDE STORY
• Gettysburg four of the top seven individual finishers who shot par or better for the weekend.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg concludes the fall schedule at the O'Brient Jensen Memorial hosted by Guilford on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 27-28.
