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April 8, 2000 Ladden's 74 Leads Hens to 9th Place Finish
ANNAPOLIS, MD -- University of Delaware senior Mike Ladden (Conestoga/Berwyn, PA) fired a three over par 74 Saturday to lead the Blue Hens to a ninth place team finish at the U.S. Naval Academy Invitational at the U.S. Navy Golf Course. The scheduled two-day, 36-hole tournament was shortened to just 18 holes after heavy rains Saturday evening and Sunday. Princeton took the team title with a score of 299 followed by Navy, St. John's, Navy Blue, and Villanova. Delaware shot a team score of 315 to tie with Seton Hall for ninth place in the 19-team field. Ladden placed fourth overall with his score of 74, trailing only co-champions Wes Gribas of American and Ryan Dranginis of Navy who shot one over 72 and third place finisher Nat Hoopes of Princeton who carded a 73. Ladden was tied with seven golfers at 74. Also for the Hens, Mark Swinger (Liberty/Warrenton, VA) placed 38th with a score of 79, Terry Maguire (Cornwall, NY HS) was 45th with an 80, Jason Phinney (Milton, MA HS) was 59th with a score of 82, and Eric Stepanian (Simsbury, CT, HS) was 68th with a 83. Delaware will next compete at the Princeton Invitational April 21-22.
AGATE: Final Team Standings: 1. Princeton - 299; 2. Navy - 302; 3. St. John's - 305; 4. Navy Blue and Villanova - 308; 6. Rutgers - 309; 7. Penn - 310; 8. Colgate - 314; 9. Delaware and Seton Hall - 315; 11. Georgetown - 316; 12. Dayton - 318; 13. Iona - 319; 14. American - 320; 15. George Washington - 321; 16. Bucknell - 322; 18. UMBC and Lehigh, 329; 19. St. Joseph's - 340. Top Individuals: 1. Wes Gribas (American) and Ryan Dranginis (Navy) - 72; 3. Nat Hoopes (Princeton) - 73; 4. Mike Ladden (Delaware), Joel Almquist (Navy); Eli Zackheim (Colgate), Andrew Svoboda (St. John's), Mike Burens (Dayton), Nick Rogers (Navy), and Peter McWhorter (Princeton) - 74. Top Delaware Finishers: 4. Mike Ladden - 74; 38. Mark Swinger - 79; 45. Terry Maguire - 80; 59. Jason Phinney - 82; 68. Eric Stepanian - 83.
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