Men's Golf finishes fourth of seven at Cedarville Invitational

BEAVERCREEK -- Sophomores Colin Burns and Ryan Wirtz both posted top-10 finishes to lead the Ohio Northern men's golf team at the Cedarville Invitational Monday and Tuesday.

The Polar Bears (42-26-3) finished fourth of seven teams with a 684.

Otterbein won the team title with a 655, Cedarville and Kentucky Wesleyan tied for second with 659s and Mount Vernon Nazarene was fifth with a 705.

Burns and Wirtz tied for eighth out of 38 golfers with 164s over the two windy days.

Round 1 was played Monday at the par-72, 7,030-yard Beavercreek Country Club and Round 2 was Tuesday at the par-72, 7,071 yard Country Club of the North in Beavercreek.

Senior Carson Foust tied for 20th with a 176 and sophomore Angelo Palmer and freshman Andrew Quintrell tied for 25th with 180s.

Cedarville's Jacob Forsythe won Medalist honors with an 80-78--158.

The Polar Bears will wrap up their regular season with the 2012 Ohio Athletic Conference Championships Friday-Sunday at River Greens Golf Course in West Lafayette, Ohio.

Team Standings

1. Otterbein 332-323--655, t2. Cedarville 332-327--659, t2. Kentucky Wesleyan 331-328--659, 4. Ohio Northern 345-339--684, 5. Mount Vernon Nazarene 355-350--705, 6. Urbaba 374-357--731, 7. Cincinnati Christian 365-379--744.

Top 5 Individuals

1. Jacon Forsythe (Ced) 80-78--158, 2. Zach Buckner (KW) 78-83--161, t3. Brock Neighbors (Ott) 83-79--162, t3. Mitch Faulk (KW) 84-78--162, t3. Patrick Schimer (KW) 80-82--162.

Ohio Northern Individuals

t8. Colin Burns 84-80--164, t8. Ryan Wirtz 82-82--164, t20. Carson Foust 89-87--176, t25. Angelo Palmer 90-90--180, t25. Andrew Quintrell 90-90--180.