Elizabethtown College Golf News 
Back to top 4/26/2009 Golf wins second straight Commonwealth Conference championship ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE GOLF Elizabethtown 1st at Commonwealth Conference Championships Junior Kurt Amen (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown) became the first Blue Jay golfer since Ben Smith in 1995 to win a conference individual championship as he shot 156 over 36 holes for a one-stroke victory over teammate Nick Iacono (Hockessin, DE/Sanford School) and Erik Thorn of Albright. Amen was honored as the conference's Player of the Year while Iacono was recognized as Rookie of the Year as the top first-time performer at the conference meet. Elizabethtown head coach Keith Marks was named Coach of the Year for the second straight year for leading his team to back-to-back titles. With the conference championship, the Blue Jays earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Golf Championships to be held May 13-16 at the PGA Village at Port St. Lucie, Florida. After shooting 311 and holding a 16-stroke lead over Albright following Sunday's opening round, the Blue Jays turned in a 327 on Monday but the Lions could card no better than 318. Amen, who held a one-stroke lead over Corey Wenger of Messiah College after the opening round, shot 81 on Monday but held on for the individual championship over Iacono, who shot rounds of 79 and 78, and Thorn, who finished with rounds of 77 and 80. Senior Mike Wagner (Allentown, PA/William Allen) tied for sixth in the final standings with a 162, while sophomore Geoff Quinque (Green Lane, PA/Upper Perkiomen) tied for 10th at 164 and first-year student Dan Bolstein (Maple Glen, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) tied for 12th at 165. Commonwealth Conference Championships at Blue Ridge Country Club, Harrisburg, Pa. Final team standings: 1. Elizabethtown 311-327--638; 2. Albright 327-318--645; 3. Messiah 335-319--654; 4. Widener 335-326--661; 5. Lebanon Valley 344-340--684; 6. Lycoming 367-351--718; 7. Arcadia 381-383--764. Individual standings: 1. Kurt Amen (E) 75-81--156; t2. Nick Iacono (E) 79-78--157; t2. Erik Thorn 77-80--157; 4. Corey Wenger 76-83--159; 5. Matthew Osorio (Alb) 81-79--160; t6. Josh Hinton (W) 83-79--162; t6. James Presto (W) 81-81--162; t6. Mike Wagner (E) 79-83--162; 9. Steve Garby (LV) 79-84--163; t10. Geoff Quinque (E) 78-86--164; t10. Clark Wenger (M) 87-77--164. Back to top 4/24/2009 Golf team to compete at Commonwealth Championships FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Golf Team to Compete at Commonwealth Championships The Blue Jays won the 36-hole event last year with a score of 633, 18 strokes ahead of runner-up Albright College, and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championships where they finished 26th out of 35 teams. Three members of last year’s championship team are in the lineup at this year’s tournament, led by senior Mike Wagner (Allentown, PA/William Allen). Wagner finished second in last year’s individual standings, three shots behind Mike Heller of Albright. This season, Wagner is averaging 78.0 over 13 rounds, with nine top-10 finishes in 13 events. Junior Kurt Amen (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown) finished sixth at last year’s conference tournament and is second on the team in scoring at 80.2. He has finished in the top five twice in nine events, with a low round of 75 this spring. Sophomore Geoff Quinque (Green Lane, PA/Upper Perkiomen) was named conference Rookie of the Year last season after a fourth-place finish, and has averaged 80.5 this season in eight events, with two top-10 tournament finishes. Making their conference championships debut will be sophomore Nick Iacono (Hockessin, DE/Sanford School) and first-year student Dan Bolstein (Maple Glen, PA/Hatboro-Horsham). Iacono has averaged 82.1 in eight rounds this season, with a best score of 75, while Bolstein has averaged 83.3 strokes over 10 rounds, including a 73. A total of 35 golfers representing seven schools will take part in the championship tournament, which will run concurrently with the Freedom Conference tournament. Back to top 4/21/2009 Golf takes fifth at Messiah Invitational ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE GOLF Elizabethtown Places Fifth at Messiah Invitational HARRISBURG, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College golf team finished fifth out of 16 teams at the Messiah College Falcon Classic at Blue Ridge Country Club on Tuesday afternoon, shooting 329 as a team.Playing on the course that will be hosting the Commonwealth Conference championships on Sunday and Monday, Elizabethtown finished second among the six conference teams that competed at the tournament, placing only behind the host Falcons who finished third overall at 323. Senior Mike Wagner (Allentown, PA/William Allen) tied for fourth overall in the individual standings with a round of 78, followed by junior Kurt Amen (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown) in a tie for 15th place at 82 and sophomore Nick Iacono (Hockessin, DE/Sanford School) with an 84 that placed him in a tie for 28th place. Franklin & Marshall College won the team title with a score of 312, ten shots ahead of runner-up Marymount University (322). The Diplomats' Cameron Warner was the medalist as he shot a one-over-par 73. At Blue Ridge Country Club, Harrisburg, Pa. Team Scores: 1. Franklin & Marshall 312; 2. Marymount 322; 3. Messiah 323; 4. Manhattanville 326; 5. Elizabethtown 329; 6. Lebanon Valley 331; 7. Albright 334; 8. York Technical Institute 339; 9. Widener 349; 10. Stevenson 350; 11. Eastern 355; 12. Delaware Valley 359; 13. DeSales 363; 14. Alvernia and Lycoming 364; 16. Ursinus 370. Individual winner: Cameron Warner (F&M), 73. t4. Mike Wagner, 78 t15. Kurt Amen, 82 t28. Nick Iacono, 84 t32. Geoff Quinque, 85 t64. Dan Senkler, 91 Individuals t32. Dan Bolstein, 85 t39. John Krajsa, 86 Back to top 4/20/2009 Golf ties for second at Glenmaura National ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE GOLF Elizabethtown Ties for Second at Glenmaura National Invitational MOOSIC, Pa. --- Heavy rain forced the cancellation of the second day of the Glenmaura National Collegiate Invitational golf tournament on Monday, leaving Elizabethtown College in a tie for second place out of 12 teams in the final standings.The Blue Jays shot 310 in Sunday's opening round, tied with McDaniel College and two strokes behind York College (308). Sophomore Nick Iacono (Hockessin, DE/Sanford School) was the Blue Jays' top finisher as he tied for fourth place with a season-best round of 75. Senior Mike Wagner (Allentown, PA/William Allen) and junior Kurt Amen (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown) tied for 12th place overall by shooting 77. Mitch Mercer of Susquehanna University shot one-under-par 70 to win the individual title by four shots over Alex Campbell of McDaniel and Andrew Schmehl of York. At Glenmaura National Golf Club, Moosic, Pa. Tournament shortened to 18 holes by rain Team Scores: 1. York 308; 2. McDaniel and Elizabethtown 310; 4. Scranton 313; 5. Moravian, Muhlenberg and Susquehanna 314; 8. Franklin & Marshall 316; 9. King's 325; 10. Swarthmore 329; 11. Gettysburg 331; 12. Lebanon Valley 336. Individual winner: Mitch Mercer (Susquehanna), 70. Elizabethtown Results: Back to top 4/15/2009 Golf defeats Penn State Harrisburg and SUNY Cobleskill ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE GOLF Elizabethtown 309, Penn State Harrisburg 319, SUNY Cobleskill 356 Click here for the tournament results HARRISBURG, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College defeated Penn State Harrisburg and SUNY Cobleskill in golf action at Dauphin Highlands on Tuesday afternoon, as the Blue Jays tied their season-best team score with 309 to finish ahead of Penn State Harrisburg (319) and SUNY Cobleskill (356). Junior John Krajsa (Allentown, PA/Emmaus) was the top individual player as he shot 74, followed by junior Kurt Amen (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown) at 75, first-year student Dan Bolstein (Maple Glen, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) at 76, senior Mike Wagner (Allentown, PA/William Allen) at 78 and senior Maurice Rapp (Bangor, PA/Bangor) and sophomore Nick Iacono (Hockessin, DE/Sanford School) at 79 apiece. Elizabethtown 309, Penn State Harrisburg 319, SUNY Cobleskill 356 Elizabethtown Results: John Krajsa, 74 (individual) Back to top 4/13/2009 Golf team ties for fifth at F&M Invitational ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE GOLF Elizabethtown Ties for Fifth at F&M Bent Creek Invitational Click here for the tournament results LITITZ, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College tied for fifth out of 16 teams at the Bent Creek Invitational, hosted by Franklin & Marshall College on Monday afternoon. The Blue Jays shot 311 as a team to tie with Susquehanna University for fifth place, five shots behind the host Diplomats who won with a score of 306. First-year student Dan Bolstein (Maple Glen, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) tied for fourth in the individual standings with a two-over-par round of 73. Sophomore Dan Senkler (Orlando, FL/Sanford School) finished tied for 21st with sophomore Geoff Quinque (Green Lane, PA/Upper Perkiomen) with a round of 78. Susquehanna's Mitch Mercer won the individual competition with a score of 72, edging out F&M's Andrew Woods and Rob Zimmerer of Wesley via tiebreaker. Bolstein tied for fourth with Erik Thorn of Albright College. At Bent Creek Golf Club Team Scores: 1. Franklin & Marshall 306; 2. Moravian and Wesley, 308; 4. F&M Blue 309; 5. Elizabethtown and Susquehanna 311; 7. Messiah and Rutgers-Camden 314; 9. York 317; 10. Albright 319; 11. Hobart and Neumann 328; 13. Philadelphia Biblical 334; 14. Widener 337; 15. Eastern 338; 16. Alvernia 345. Individual winner: Mitch Mercer (Susquehanna), 72. Elizabethtown Results: t66. John Krajsa, 87 t69. Alex Catalano, 89 Back to top 4/9/2009 Golf hosts Blue Jay Classic ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE GOLF Elizabethtown Ties for Fourth at Blue Jay Classic Click here for the tournament results HERSHEY, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College tied for fourth out of 19 teams at the Blue Jay Classic, held at the Hershey Country Club East Course on Thursday afternoon. The top seven teams in the field were separated by just five strokes, with York College shooting 312 to win the tournament followed by Dickinson College (314), Susquehanna University (315), Cabrini College, Moravian College and Elizabethtown (316) and McDaniel College (317). Sophomore Geoff Quinque (Green Lane, PA/Upper Perkiomen) was the top individual finisher for the Blue Jays, tying for sixth place with a score of 77. Senior Mike Wagner (Allentown, PA/William Allen) and sophomore Dan Senkler (Orlando, FL/Sanford School) tied for 13th with scores of 78, and first-year student Dan Bolstein (Maple Glen, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) from the B team shot a 79 to finish tied for 18th in the field of 99 players. Susquehanna's Mitch Mercer shot a one-over-par 72 to win the individual title by two strokes over Mike Ryan of Cabrini, with Moravian's Alan Kliewer and Rob McKay tying for third at 75. At Hershey Country Club East Course Team Scores: 1. York 312; 2. Dickinson 314; 3. Susquehanna 315; t4. Cabrini, Elizabethtown, Moravian 316; 7. McDaniel 317; 8. FDU-Florham 321; 9. Gettysburg 322; 10. Albright 328; 11. Elizabethtown B 330; 12. Messiah 334; t13. Penn State Harrisburg and Ursinus 337; 15. Keystone 338; 16. Eastern 339; 17. Pitt-Johnstown 343; 18. Lebanon Valley 346; 19. Lycoming 380. Individual winner: Mitch Mercer (Susquehanna), 72. Elizabethtown Results: B Individuals Back to top 4/6/2009 Golfers tie for sixth at LVC Invitational ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE GOLF Elizabethtown Ties for Sixth at Lebanon Valley Invitational Click here for the tournament results ANNVILLE,
Pa. --- Elizabethtown College tied for 6th out of 19 teams at the Lebanon Valley College Spring Invitational golf tournament on Monday afternoon at the Lebanon Country Club, shooting 328 to equal Swarthmore College in the final standings. Senior Mike Wagner (Allentown, PA/William Allen) was the top finisher for the Blue Jays as he shot a 79 to tie for sixth place. Sophomore Dan Senkler (Orlando, FL/Sanford School) tied for 18th with a round of 81, and junior John Krajsa (Allentown, PA/Emmaus) carded an 82 and tied for 24th place in a field of 97 players. Corey
Wenger of Messiah College shot a 76 to earn a one-stroke win over Joey Goldstein of Dickinson College and James Presto of Widener University. Dickinson College won the team title with a score of 317, ahead of the host Dutchmen (323) and Messiah (324). At Lebanon Country Club Team Scores: 1. Dickinson 317; 2. Lebanon Valley 323; 3. Messiah 324; 4. Albright 325; 5. Keystone 325; t6. Elizabethtown 328; t6. Swarthmore 328; 8. Stevenson 329; 9. Widener 330; 10. Neumann 335; 11. Cabrini 340; 12. Ursinus 345; 13. Stevens 348; 14. Delaware Valley 352; 15. Lebanon Valley B 360; 16. Alvernia 362; 17. Lycoming 364; 18. DeSales 367; 19. Centenary 380. Individual winner: Corey Wenger (Messiah), 76. Elizabethtown Results: t44. Andrew McDonough, 85 t48. Ben Katz, 86 |
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