Andrew Slusher leads Men's Golf to third place finish at Muskingum Invitational

By Tim Glon

ZANESVILLE — Junior Andrew Slusher (Covington) fired a 74 to lead the Ohio Northern men's golf team to a third place finish at the Muskingum Invitational on Monday at the Zanesville Country Club.

The Polar Bears (1-7-2 overall) tied for third out of five teams in a tightly contested team battle with 310 strokes.

Slusher tied for second out of 35 golfers.

Junior Nolan Kimberly (Zanesville) tied for sixth with a 77, sophomore Josh Steyer (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) tied for 13th with a 78, junior Jared Hernandez (Van Wert) tied for 25th with an 81 and junior Sam Straker (Zanesville) was 28th with an 84.

Muskingum won the team title with a 306, Capital was second with a 307, Otterbein tied ONU for third with 310 and Marietta was fifth with a 316.

Muskingum's Brendon Franks won Medalist honors with a 72.

The Polar Bears will return to action on Saturday at the Capital Invitational.

Team Standings

1. Muskingum 306, 2. Capital 307, t3. Ohio Northern 310, t3. Otterbein 310, 5. Marietta 316.

Top 5 Individuals

1. Brandon Franks (Musk) 72, 2. Joe Slusher 74, t3. Angelo Donato 75, t3. Coury Rogers 75, 5. Cameron Henry 76.

Ohio Northern Individual Results

4. Andrew Slusher 74, t6. Nolan Kimberly 77, t13. Josh Steyer 78, t25. Jared Hernandez 81, 28. Sam Straker 84.

Other Ohio Northern Individual Results

27. Austin White 82, t29. Garrett McCarthy 85, 35. Mason Roush 120.