CLARION GOLFERS TIE FOR FIRST AT

CLARION GOLFERS TIE FOR FIRST AT GLENVILLE

FINISH 5^TH AT OHIO VALLEY INVITATIONALS

(Glenville, West Virginia): Clarion University and Fairmont State’s golf teams ended regulation in a first place tie on Monday at the Glenville State Invitational Golf Tournament with 36-hole team scores of 590.

To determine a team champion, the fifth man’s score is used to break the tie and Fairmont was declared the team champion with Clarion ending second. Ten teams participated in the tournament.

Leading Clarion were freshman Jared Schmader (Cooperstown/Maplewood) and sophomore Nick Sanner (Markleton/Rockwood) who finished second with scores of even par 142. Schmader shot identical 71's, while Sanner fired a 73, 69 combination.

Placing 15^th was Preston Mullens (Sr. Emporium/Cameron County) with a 73, 77 - 150, while Justin Cameron was 33^rd (Jr. Punxsutawney) with a 78, 78 - 156. Senior Justin Moose (N. Huntingdon/Norwin) was 34^th with a 79, 78 - 157.

Also over the weekend at Mineral Wells, West Virginia, Clarion also placed 5^th of 19 teams in the Ohio Valley Invitational Tournament.

IUP was first with a 573, West Liberty second with a 579, Fairmont third with a 585 and Clarion fifth with a 594.

Sanner was Clarion’s top golfer finishing 14^th with a 73, 72 - 145 score. He was followed with a 17^th place finish from Schmader (72, 74 - 146) and Mullens (76, 70 - 146), while Moose was 22^nd with a 148 (74, 74).

Rounding out the team was Justin Cameron’s 154 (79, 75) placing 55^th and Sean Foust who shot 79, 76 - 155 and ended 67^th. Foust is a sophomore from A.C. Valley HS.

Clarion will next host the Hal Hansen Invitational Tournament on Sept. 16 and 17 at Clarion Oaks Golf Course in Clarion.