ALLENDALE, Mich. -- The Wayne State University men's golf program finishes fourth at the GVSU Arendsen Invitational on Monday. The Warriors posted a two-day total of 881 (293, 294, 294). The 54-hole event was played at The Meadows Golf Course (Par 71 / 7,026 Yards).
LEADING THE WAY
Redshirt Senior
Sean Niles (Northville, Mich. / Detroit Catholic Central) was the Green & Gold's low man and carded a sharp 212 (73, 71, 68) to finish in a tie for fifth. GVSU's Charles Delong completed the wire-to-wire victory with a 207 (70, 68, 69).
THE FIELD
The Lakers defended their home turf and won the team trophy with a 848 (283, 285, 280). Findlay was second at 862 which was eight strokes better than UIndy (870). The Warriors were fourth and were 12 strokes better than Tiffin (893). The rest of the field is comprised of Ashland (894), Ferris State (897), Saginaw Valley State (906), UIndy's B-team (910), Northwood (912), Parkside (912) and Lake Superior State (925).
WSU RESULTS
Junior
Josh DiCarlo (Amherstburg, Ont.) tied-for-17th with a 220 (74, 69, 77), while redshirt sophomore
Garret Day (Chatham, Ont. / Ursuline College Chatham)collected a 223 (72, 75, 76).
Redshirt sophomore
Matt Pelak (Mattawan, Mich.) shot a 227 (74, 79, 74) and redshirt sophomore
Alex Saroli (LaSalle, Ont.) finished with a 227 (79, 79, 74).
A trio of Warriors competed as individuals led by sophomore
Mat Hawryluk (Chatham, Ont.) who shot a 212 (73, 70, 69) and tied-for-fifth. Sophomore
Ian Smith (Canton, Mich. / Plymouth) carded a 230 (74, 76, 80) and freshman Luke Pelak (Mattawan, Mich.) posted a 231 (73, 75, 83).
HEAD COACH THOUGHTS
"We had solid performances from Sean and Mat, said head coach
Mike Horn. "Top five for both of those young man is an outstanding showing.
Josh DiCarlo had it going early but couldn't quite finish it. We didn't do anything that was awful but we had a solid team performance. We are looking to build on this next week at Saginaw Valley. We improved our par five scoring on day two but had way too many double bogeys to be where we want to be."
"We are very young with only one upperclassman on the entire roster. I knew we'd have some growing pains the first few weeks but we hope to minimize those quickly."
UP NEXT
Next up for the Warriors will be the SVSU Al Watrous Invitational on Sept. 11-12.
