ROCHESTER, NY – Moravian College shot a second round-best 306 to move into a tie with St. John Fisher College halfway through the Empire 8 Men's Golf Championship. Moravian will host the third and fourth rounds in April. Seth Hartman of the Greyhounds is the individual leader after rounds of 71 and 77 for a 148 total over the Yahnundasis Golf Club in New Hartford, NY.
St. John Fisher shot a second-round 308 with all four scorers shooting in the 70s, led by Tyler McArdell with a 76. The University of Scranton moved into third place with a 312 behind a 74 frm Jamie Bresnahan.
Elmira College nearly duplicated its opening round score with a 316 to sit in fourth place midway through the championship tournament. Brendan McKee shot a second-round 77 to lead the Soaring Eagles, seven strokes better than his first-round score.
Defending champion Susquehanna University is in fifth place after shooting a 318, one stroke higher than in the first round. Dan Kinney shot a 77, the lowest round of the day for the Crusaders.
Team Scores
Moravian 617
St. John Fisher 617
Scranton 628
Elmira 631
Susquehanna 635
Nazareth 645
Stevens 675
Utica 696
Individual Scores:
Moravian:
Seth Hartman 71-77 148
Luke Smith 78-73 151
Tom Fenyak 79-77 156
Scott Stires 83-79 162
Sam Stires 84-84 168
John Dimler 87-87 174
St. John Fisher:
Brady Yates 76-77 153
Tyler McArdell 79-75 155
Chris Clapper 76-79 155
Justin Tyo 78-78 156
Joe Radulski 83-77 160
John Gerber 80-82 162
Scranton:
Jamie Bresnahan 79-74 153
Chris Schank 79-79 158
Justin Riley 80-80 160
Chas Hudacek 82-79 161
Brad Sparks 80-81 161
Rob Bresnahan 78-85 163
Elmira:
Nick Decker 77-78 155
Howie Fleischman 76-81 157
Brendan MeKee 84-77 161
Alex Marcoux 78-85 163
Christian Archambeault 90-80 170
Patrick Reilly 88-84 172
Susquehanna:
Steve Welkie 75-79 154
Ryan Redfern 78-81 159
Dan Kinney 83-77 160
Kevin Willett 81-81 162
Adam Pusker 83-81 164
Pat DiMartino 84-81 165
Nazareth:
Ben Herrmann 81-75 156
Dylan Bedy 82-78 160
Tyler Woodward 80-81 161
Mike Bufalini 87-86 173
Kyle Dacey 88-89 177
Jay Stith 86-93 179
Stevens:
Richie Szeliga 83-80 163
Charlie Johnston 85-82 167
Tom Lauria 86-87 173
Aaron Dennis 89-86 175
John Ziegler 89-84 173
Utica:
Mike Reilly 82-83 165
Isaac Noma 86-86 172
Edward Reed 88-87 175
Matt Jarvi 91-92 183
Kevin Galek 90-93 183
Ethan A. Kreisel 95-98 193