Men's Golf finishes second at Capital Purple and White Invitational 2

By Tim Glon

GALENA — Sophomore Josh Steyer (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) finished runner-up with a 76 to lead the Ohio Northern men's golf team to a second place finish at a second Capital Purple & White Invitational on a cold and windy Sunday at the Royal American Links.

The Polar Bears (5-11-2 overall) finished second of five teams with 319 strokes.

Steyer was just one shot off the lead to finish second of out of 41 golfers.

Junior Nolan Kimberly (Zanesville) shot a 78 to tie for third, junior Andrew Slusher (Covington) had a 79 to tie for sixth, junior Jared Hernandez (Van Wert) had an 86 and sophomore Matt Russo (Medina/Akron Bishop Hoban) had a 91 for ONU.

Otterbein won the team title with a 315, Marietta was third with a 321, Muskingum was fourth with a 328 and Capital was fifth with a 329.

Capital's Ben Satterthwaite won Medalist honors with a 75.

Complete results will be posted when they become available.

The Polar Bears will return to action on Monday at the Muskingum Invitational in Zanesville.

Team Standings

1. Otterbein 315, 2. Ohio Northern 319, 3. Marietta 321, 4. Muskingum 328, 5. Capital 329.

Top 5 Individuals

1. Ben Satterthwaite (Cap) 75, 2. Josh Steyer (ONU) 76, t3. Nolan Kimberly 78, t3. Ian Johnston (Ott) 78, t3. Coury Rogers (Ott) 78.

Ohio Northern Individual Results

2. Josh Steyer 76, t3. Nolan Kimberly 78, t6. Andrew Slusher 79, Jared Hernandez 86, Matt Russo 91