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Wesley Invitational

September 10, 2003

 Five Blue Hens Shoot 76 to Open 2003-04 Season

 

DOVER, DE -- The University of Delaware men's golf team opened the 2003-2004 season with second and third place finishes at the Wesley College Invitational Wednesday at Maple Dale Country Club.

Delaware participated with two teams with the Gold team placing second behind host and team champion Wesley and the Blue team placing third overall. Delaware Gold and Wesley White each posted a team score of 306 but Wesley claimed the team title when its fifth player edged Delaware's No. 5 player 83 to 84.

Delaware Blue was third with a 308, Goldey Beacom Blue was fourth at 310, and Gettysburg was fifth with a 312 in the 14-team field.

Individually, five Delaware players recorded scores of 76 and placed tied for sixth as Gold team members J.J. Oakley and Tyler Kupper and Blue team participants Matt Grobstein, B.J. Jaworski, and Andy Seagraves shot the four-over par mark.

West Chester's P.J. Politan was the individual medalist with a score of 72, edging Devin Russell of Gettysburg who also shot 72. Politan won in a playoff.

Will Scarborough and Zac Oakley of Wesley White and Mike Tobiason of Goldey Beacom Blue each shot 73 to finish tied for third.

Also for the Hens, Dan Spiker was 12th with a 77, Tim Rech placed 13th with a 78, Chase Miller and Joe McLister each shot 79 to tie for 19th, and Ryan Burk shot an 84 to placed 48th.

Delaware will resume play this weekend as the Hens travel to Annapolis, MD to take part in the U.S. Navy Fall Invitational Sept. 13-14.

AGATE:

Final Team Scoring: 1. Wesley White - 306 (won on No. 5 player); 2. Delaware Blue - 306; 3. Delaware Gold - 308; 4. Goldey Beacom - 310; 5. Gettysburg - 312; 6. West Chester A - 313; 7. Franklikn & Marshall - 314; 8. College of New Jersey - 320; 9. West Chester B - 321; 10. McDaniel - 335; 11. Richard Stockton - 358; 12. Goldey Beacom Gold - 364; 13. Wesley Blue - 368; 14. Villa Julie - 400.

Top Individuals: 1. P.J. Politan (WC), 72; 2. Devin Russell (Gettysburg), 72; 3. Will Scarborough (Wesley White), Zac Oakley (Wesley White), Mike Tobiason (GB Blue), 73; 6. J.J. Oakley (Delaware Gold), Matt Grobstein (Delaware Gold); Tyler Kupper (Delaware Blue); B.J. Jaworski (Delaware Blue), Andy Seagraves (Delaware Blue), Kevin Philipow (F&M), 76.

Other Delaware Finishers: 12. Dan Spiker, 77; 13. Tim Rech, 78; 19. Chase Miller, Joe McLister, 79; 48. Ryan Burk,, 84.

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