Justin Moose Medalist
Clarion Golfers Win 2005 PSAC Golf Championship
(Hummelstown, Pa.): Clarion’s Justin Moose took medalist honors and the Golden Eagles won the PSAC team title on Sunday with a two-day total of 604 at Wrendale Country Club, edging IUP who finished second with a 608.
Rounding out the eight team field were West Chester third with a 612, Millersville fourth at 616, Slippery Rock fifth with a 640, California sixth with a 646, California’s women’s team seventh at 689 and Kutztown’s women’s team eighth at 691.
Clarion shot a 300 on Sunday, to go with their 304 on Saturday to win the team title. IUP, who held a one stroke lead after day 1 with a 303, shot a 305 on Sunday for their 608 total.
Moose (So. North Huntingdon - Norwin) fired a six-over par 150 (77-73) in winning the individual medalist honors. After 36-holes he was tied with IUP’s Brian Galica. Moose and Galica went to a playoff to decide the medalist honors and Moose won the playoff on the second hole.
Also leading the Golden Eagles to the title with All-PSAC honors were Tom Will (Jr. Erie - McDowell) and Charlie Fitzsimmons (Fr. Toronto, Ont.) who placed third with 151 totals. Will had a 76-75, while Fitzsimmons carded rounds of 75-76.
Finishing fifth overall was Justin Scott (Jr. Monroeville - Gateway) with a 79-73= 152, while Zach Szwast (Jr. Johnstown - Conemaugh Valley) notched a 161 (85-76).
Clarion had finished second at the PSAC’s the last three years and last won the PSAC title in 2002 with a team score of 605. This is the eighth PSAC Golf Championship won by the Golden Eagles. This was the 50th PSAC Golf Championship.
CLARION NOTES: Clarion is coached by al Lefevre who is in his seventh year leading the Golden Eagles…. He has led Clarion to 2 PSAC titles… Clarion earned an automatic NCAA Division II Regional berth in the Spring (May) with a win at the PSAC Championships... Prior to 2002 the last PSAC team title in golf came in 1982 under former A.D. and coach Frank Lignelli...That team featured captain Joe Boros who is currently the Head PGA Professional at Treesdale C.C. in Pittsburgh and a 1999 Clarion Sports Hall of Fame Inductee.
Final Team Standings
School Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Total
Clarion (men) 304 300 604
IUP (men) 303 305 608
West Chester (men) 312 300 612
Millersville (men) 305 311 616
Slippery Rock (men) 327 313 640
California (men) 318 328 646
California (women) 339 350 689
Kutztown (women) 354 337 691
Individual
Fin. Name Clarion Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Total
*1 Justin Moose 74 76 150
T3 Charlie Fitzsimmons 75 76 151
T3 Tom Will 76 75 151
T5 Justin Scott 79 73 152
24 Zach Szwast 85 76 161
IUP
2 Brian Galica 77 73 150
T8 Dan Vollmer 75 78 153
T12 Aaron Williams 78 76 154
T15 Michael Schmidt 78 78 156
T17 Eric Anderson 73 84 157
West Chester
T8 Jared Miller 79 74 153
T8 Matthew Sullivan 77 76 153
T12 Craig Maurer 78 76 154
T12 Dominic Frassinelli 78 78 156
T17 Todd Brown 83 74 157
Millersville
T5 Pete Steffy 75 77 152
T5 Bob Bee 75 77 152
T17 Corey Gast 77 80 157
T17 Christopher Kaspar 78 79 157
27 Paul Carpenter 85 78 163
Slippery Rock
T8 Matt Walsh 78 75 153
T17 Chris Kwolek 79 78 157
T25 Adam Scott 85 77 162
T31 Adam Schuster 89 83 172
33 Joe Palerno 85 89 174
California Men
14 Elliot Wilton 75 80 155
T25 Ryan Stefanski 80 82 162
28 Derek White 80 85 165
29 Blake Schutte 83 89 172
T31 Zack Rockwell 83 81 184
California Women
22 Amy Yellinga 79 80 159
30 Sandra Gonzalez 80 87 167
T35 Melissa Davies 90 87 177
40 Rachelle Rundell 90 96 186
Kutztown Women
23 Angie Petak 80 80 160
T35 Tristin Suzenski 90 87 177
37 Bethany Adams 93 85 178
38 Lauren Foulke 95 85 180
39 Holly Shubilla 91 90 181
West Chester Women
34 Jen Griffin 84 92 176
41 Dana Nagele 136 127 263