Elmira and Utica Conclude Season at Oswego State Spring Invite

5/1/2016 7:48:00 PM

Oswego, NY -- The Elmira College and Utica College men's golf teams wrapped up its 2015-16 season on Sunday afternoon with the final round of the two-day 2016 Oswego State Spring Invitational.

The Soaring Eagles improved on their opening-round score by eight strokes, marking a cumulative four-man score of 341 (+57). Unfortunately, EC was unable improve on its position following first-round action on Saturday, finishing in fifth-place out of the eight-team field with a two-round score of 690 (+122).  Utica closed out the Laker Spring Tournament in eighth place on Sunday. The team totaled a score of 836 after two days of competition.
 
It was a neck-and-neck battle to end for the overall team championship. Oswego State's 'A' and 'B' squads, as well as SUNY Cobleskill all entered the day within two-strokes of each other. Cobleskill and the Lakers' B-team both marked rounds of 327 (+43) to finish in a tie for first-place with two-round scores of 653 (+85), while the A-team finished one shot back with a 654 (+86). The Fighting Tigers took the team medalist honors on a tiebreaker.
 
Individually, the Soaring Eagles were led by Brandon Payne '17, who backed up his 86 (+15) from yesterday's opening round with an 84 (+13) today. He finished in 15^th-place overall, which was his second-highest finish at a competition this season.
 
Jake Lawson '16 had a huge bounce-back round for EC. The senior carded a 92 (+21) on his first round, but marked the eighth-lowest round of the day with an 82 (+11). The 10-stroke improvement helped Lawson rise from a tie for 32^nd to a tie for 21^st.
 
Charl Pretorius '19 and Dan Gridley '18 were next up for EC, finishing back-to-back in 23^rd and 24^th-place, respectively. Pretorius improved one stroke from his opening round, firing an 87 (+16), while Gridley took a step back during his second round. The second-year golfer marked an 84 (+13) on day one, but had his score rise to a 92 (+21) on Sunday's round.
 
Jessy Lawson '16 showed a three-stroke improvement on day two. He carded a second-round score of 88 (+17), finishing in a tie for 28^th-place. Nicholas Neary '19 had a tough time following up his opening round 90 (+19), but fell back with a 98 (+27) to come in tied for 34^th-place.

The Pioneers were led by Ryan Sosnowski (Alden, NY/Alden) who shot a 92 on day two and placed 32^nd overall after shooting a combine score of 183 for both days.
 
Brandon Schachtler (Waterville, NY/Waterville) finished one spot behind Sosnowski in 33^rdplace with a two-day score of 184 after shooting an 89 on the second day. Logan Winder(Ilion, NY/Central Valley Academy) placed 38^th overall with a combined score of 197 whileRichard Drake (Clifton Park, NY/Catholic Central) finished 39^th with a score of 272.