Men's Golf finishes fourth at Trine (Ind.) Ken Venturi Invitational
By Tim Glon
ANGOLA, Ind. — The Ohio Northern men's golf team opened its fall season with a fourth place finish at the Trine (Ind.) Ken Venturi Invitational on Tuesday at the Zollner Golf Course.
The Polar Bears (2-3 overall) carded a 311 on the par-72 course.
Sophomore Adam Trigg-Holdman (Cincinnati/Roger Bacon) led ONU with a 2-over par 74 to finish tied for eighth out of 82 golfers.
Sophomore Andrew Briars (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) tied for 29th with a 78, freshman Anthony Naso (Grosse Ile, Mich.) tied for 33rd with a 79 and senior Josh Steyer (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) and freshman Joey DeSimone (Munroe Falls/Stow-Munroe Falls) tied for 36th with 80s.
Playing as individuals, freshmen Bennet Christy (Plymouth, Ind.) and Domenic Pilla (Highland Heights/St. Ignatius) tied for 13th with 75s.
Ohio Wesleyan's John Catanzarite won Medalist honors with a 6-under par 66.
OWU won the team title with a 288, NAIA foe Huntington (Ind.) was second with a 292 and Trine was third with a 294.
The Polar Bears will return to action Oct. 8-9 at the OAC Fall Preview at River Greens Golf Course in West Lafayette, Ohio.
Team Standings
1. Ohio Wesleyan 288, 2. Huntington (Ind.) 292, 3. Trine (Ind.) 294, 4. Trine (Ind.) B 297, 5. Ohio Northern 311, t6. Ohio Northern B 312, t6. Huntington (Ind. ) B 312, 8. Trine (Ind.) C 313, 9. Ohio Northern D 316, 10. Trine (Ind.) D 319, 11. Siena Heights (Mich.) 328, 12. Ohio Northern C 332, 13. Anderson (Ind.) 336.
Top 5 Individuals
1. John Catanzarite (OWU) 66, 2. Mitch Lowney (TU) 294, t3. Luke Boemer (OWU) 71, t3. Mitch Wilson (HU) 292, t5. Peyton Richmond (HU) 72, t5. Carter Schnipke (TU) 72, t5. Carter Rang (TU) 72.
Ohio Northern Individual Results
t8. Adam Trigg-Holdman 74, t29. Andrew Briars 78, t33. Anthony Naso 79, t36. Josh Steyer 80, t36. Joey DeSimone 80.
Ohio Northern B Individual Results
t13. Bennet Christy 75, t29. David Walsh 78, t33. Dylan Morris 79, t36. Wyatt Bowen 80, t78. Matt Russo 94.
Ohio Northern C Individual Results
t52. Bradon Wooldridge 83, t52. Andrew Lyon 83, t52. Jacob Brooks 83, t52. Ethan Ricketts 83, t74. Garrett Allen 91.
Ohio Northern D Individual Results
t13. Domenic Pilla 75, t24. Evan Dennison 77, t45. Aidan Chandler 81, t52. Austin Hanni-Wells 83.
Other Ohio Northern Individual Results
t29. Will Copfer 78, t48. Jevin Beard 82, t68. Jagan Wilkerson 88, t71. Blake Michael 89.