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Don Mershon Classic at Lehigh

October 13, 2003

McLister Leads Hens Again; Blue Hens Place Fifth as a Team

TELFORD, PA -- Freshman Joe McLister (Loudoun Co./Leesburg, VA) led the Blue Hens for the second straight tournament as the University of Delaware men's golf team placed fifth in the team standings at the Don Mershon Classic Monday at Indian Valley Country Club.

Host Lehigh won the team title with a score of 618 over the two-day, 36-hole tournament led by individual medalist Nam Kyu Park, who shot 72-77=149 over the 6,859-yard, par 72 course. The first round was played Sunday.

Siena also shot a team score of 618 but placed second on a comparison of cards. Fordham was third at 625 followed by Drexel (626), Delaware (631), and Lafayette (632) in the 16-team field.

McLister, who placed ninth at the Rehoboth Invitational in the Hens' last outing Sept. 29, led the Blue Hens again with a fourth place finish. He shot a 74 Sunday and a 78 Monday to finish with a score of 152.

Also for the Hens, junior Chase Miller (Brandywine/Wilmington, DE) was ninth at 155 (78-77), junior Dan Spiker (Poolesville/Poolesville, MD) placed 21st at 158 (79-79), freshman Tyler Kupper (Weston/Weston, CT) placed 48th at 166 (80-86=166), and freshman Ryan Burk finished 72nd at 178 (88-90).

Delaware will compete at the Hofstra Invitational this weekend at Bethpage Golf Club in New York.

AGATE:

Final Team Standings (36 holes): 1. Lehigh - 618 (won on comparison of cards); 2. Siena - 618; 3. Fordham - 625; 4. Drexel - 626; 5. Delaware - 631; 6. Lafayette - 632; 7. Bucknell - 637; 8. Colgate, Hofstra, St. Francis (Pa.) - 650; 11. Wagner - 651; 12. Mt. St. Mary's - 653; 13. Ottawa - 655; 14. Monmouth - 657; 15. Manhattan, Fairleigh Dickinson - Did not finish

Top 5 Finishers: 1. Nam Kyu Park (Lehigh), 72-77=149 (won in playoff); 2. Gabe Allen (Fordham), 74-75=149); 3. Bryan Bigley (Siena), 79-72=151; 4. Jeffery Michner (Drexel), 75-77=152, Joe McLister (Delaware), 74-78=152.

Other Delaware Finishers: 9. Chase Miller, 78-77=155; 21. Dan Spiker, 79-79=158; 48. Tyler Kupper, 80-86=166; 72. Ryan Burk, 88-90=178.

 

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