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October 29-30, 2000
LEESBURG, VA -- Junior Cory Sheldon shot a 36-hole total of 158 to tie for 29th overall and lead the University of Delaware men's golf team to a 16th place finish at the Georgetown Invitational Monday at Lansdowne Resort. The tournament closed out the fall season for the Blue Hens, who will resume the season March 5-6 at the Northwood University Invitational at West Palm Beach (Fla.) Country Club. Sheldon followed a two over par 74 Sunday with an 84 Monday to finish at 158 to tie for 29th place overall. Sheldon, a former state champion at Newark High School and a transfer from UNC-Wilmington, led the Blue Hens in five of six tournaments this fall. Penn State won the team title with a score of 606, edging Seton Hall by winning on the first playoff hole. Eastern Michigan was third in the 16-team field with 610 followed by host Georgetown (618) and Pennsylvania (626). Delaware placed 16th with a score of 663, four back from the Georgetown Gray team. Seton Hall's Eugene Smith won the individual title with a one over par 74-71=145. Also for Delaware, freshman Mike Hoffman was 58th (84-81=165), Gerry Newell placed 69th (85-84=169), and Jason Phinney (83-90=173) and Kevin Exley (84-89=173) tied for 78th place. AGATE: Final Team Standings: 1. Penn State - 606 (won in playoff); 2. Seton Hall - 606; 3. Eastern Michigan - 610; 4. Georgetown - 618; 5. Penn - 626; 6. Navy & Princeton - 628; 8. James Madison & Xavier - 629; 10. William & Mary - 640; 11. St. Joseph's - 641; 12. Temple - 642; 13. Liberty - 647; 14. Villanova - 648; 15. Georgetown Gray - 659; 16. Delaware - 663 Top Individual Finishers: 1. Eugene Smith (Seton Hall), 74-71=145; 2. Cody Courbier (Georgetown), 73-73=146; 3. Jaysen Hansen (E. Michigan), 75-74=149; Andy Latowski (Penn State), 74-74=149; and Brian McGowan (Seton Hall), 71-78=149. Delaware Finishers: 29. Cory Sheldon, 74-84=158; 58. Mike Hoffman - 84-81=165; 69. Gerry Newell, 85-84=169; 78. Jason Phinney, 83-90=173; Kevin Exley, 84-89=173.
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