Blue
Hens Golfers Place Eighth at McDonald
Classic to Wrap Up Fall
Season
Date:
October 26, 2004
ABSECON,
NJ -- The University of Delaware golf
squad closed out its fall season by
placing tied for eighth at the John
McDonald Classic hosted by Temple
University at Galloway National Golf Club
Tuesday afternoon.
Delaware
shot a team score of 643 over the two-day,
36-hole event, tying Duquesne for eighth
place in the 10-team field. Loyola
captured the team title with a score of
604 followed by Iona (610), Seton Hall
(622), Temple (626), Connecticut (626),
Fordham (630), Hofstra (635), Delaware
(643), Duquesne (643), and LaSalle
(671).
Sophomore
captain Joe McLister led all Delaware
competitors as he fired rounds of 76 on
Monday and 80 Tuesday over the par 71,
6,374-yard course for a 16th place score
of 156. McLister led the Blue Hens in
three of the six tournaments this fall.
Also for
the Hens, freshman Mike Strasburg was 28th
(81-80-161), Steve Banks placed 30th
(81-81=162), Dan Spiker was 35th
(85-79=164), and J.J. Oakley placed 47th
(85-87=172).
Jason
Parajeckas of Connecticut (72-72=144) and
Iona's Paul Selvaggio (76-68=144) each
shot 144 with Parajeckas winning the
individual crown in a playoff. Loyola's
Will Shriver placed third, five shots back
at 149.
AGATE:
Final Team
Standings (36 holes): 1. Loyola - 604; 2.
Iona - 610; 3. Seton Hall - 622; 4. Temple
and Connecticut, 626; 6. Fordham - 630; 7.
Hofstra - 635; 8. Delaware and Duquesne -
643; 10. La Salle, 671.
Top Five
Individuals: 1. Jason Parajeckas
(Connecticut), 72-72-144 (won in playoff);
2. Paul Selvaggio (Iona), 76-68=144; 3.
Will Shriver (Loyola), 73-76=149; 4. Billy
Mullen (Temple), 73-77=150; 5. John
Pratkanis (Duquesne),
78-72=150.
Delaware
Finishers: 16. Joe McLister, 76-80=156;
28. Mike Strasburg, 81-80=161; 30. Steve
Banks, 81-81=162, 35. Dan Spiker,
85-79=164; 47. J.J. Oakley,
85-87=172.
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