UPPERCO, Md. – The Salisbury University men's golf team stayed solid through a double-stuffed day on the links, logging all 10 cards at under 80 strokes and finishing in the top four of the 36-hole Stevenson Fall Shootout on Thursday at Piney Branch Golf Club.
The Sea Gulls opened the day with a round-one 22-over 306, following it up with a seven-stroke improvement in round two at a 15-over 299. Salisbury's combined 37-over 605 was good for fourth in the field of 14 teams, one stroke back of third-place Alvernia (604) and well clear of fifth-place Stevenson (609).
ROUND NOTES
- Ryan Henneman finished tied for 10th in the field of 77 golfers, carding a four-over 75 in the opening round and closing at a three-over 74 for a total of seven-over 149.
- Cole Velardo carded a five-over 76 and a four-over 75, placing tied for 13th at a nine-over 151.
- Parker Pruitt took a 17th-place tie with an 11-over 153, melding together a seven-over 78 and a four-over 75 across the long day.
- Colton Thomas made it four Sea Gulls in the top 21, shooting an eight-over 79 and a four-over 75 for a 12-over 154 that slotted tied for 21st.
- Gage Bandy registered a tie for 27th after carding a 14-over 156 across a six-over 77 and an eight-over 79.
The Sea Gulls will return to the conventional two-round, two-day format on Monday and Tuesday at the Alvernia Fall Invitational, which will be hosted at Bulle Rock Golf Club in Havre de Grace, Md.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have won a combined 23 team national championships, 26 individual national championships, and 211 conference championships, and have produced 54 Academic All-Americans.
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