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Rehoboth
Invitational
September 30,
2003
Freshman Joe McLister Places Ninth
to Lead Hens to Fifth Place Team
Finish
REHOBOTH BEACH, DE -- Freshman
Joe McLister tied for ninth place with a 36-hole
total of 150 and junior Dan Spiker was 11th one
stroke back at 151 to lead the University of Delaware men's
golf team to a fifth place team finish at the Rehoboth Beach
Invitational hosted by George Washington University Monday
afternoon at Kings Cree Country Club.
The host Colonials won the team title in
the one-day event with a team score of 588, one stroke
better than runner-up Drexel (589) in the 10-team field.
Temple was third at 613 followed by Hartford at 622 and a
tie for fifth place at 625 between Delaware and
Iona.
The tournament was the third of the fall
season for the Blue Hens, who will travel to the Mulekicker
Fall Classic hosted by the U.S. Military Academy Oct. 4-6.
The Hens are the defending champions.
McLister shot a career-low one over par
73 over the 6,664-yard course in the morning round and came
back with a 77 in the afternoon to place tied for ninth with
a 151. Spiker, Delaware's top player the last two seasons,
shot scores of 77 and 74 to finish one shot back.
Also for the Hens, captain Chase
Miller was 24th (77-80=157), freshman Matt
Grobstein was 44th (81-87=168), and sophomore B.J.
Jaworski was 47th (86-86=172).
George Washington placed two golfers in
the top three as Andrew Gallo captured medalist honors with
a 72-69=141 and Federico Guzman was third with scores of
72-74=146. Drexel's Joe April placed second, two shots of
the winning score with totals of 71-72=143.
AGATE:
Final Team Standings (36 holes):
1. George Washington - 588; 2. Drexel - 589; 3. Temple -
613; 4. Hartford - 622; 5. Delaware & Iona - 625; 7.
George Washington B - 627; 8. Villanova 636; 9. Fairfield -
642; 10. Delhi (NY) - 646.
Top 5 Finishers: 1. Andrew Gallo
(GW), 72-69=141; 2. Joe April (Drexel), 71-72=143; 3.
Federico Guzman (GW), 72-74=146; 4. Destin Wetherup
(Hartford), 72-75=147; 5. Jeffery Michner (Drexel),
75-73=148.
Delaware Finishers: 9. Joe
McLister, 73-77=150; 11. Daniel Spiker, 77-74=151; 24. Chase
Miller, 77-80=157; 44. Matt Grobstein, 81-87=168; 47. B.J.
Jaworski, 86-86=172.
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