2 0 0 1 - 2 0 0 2



Drew Upton Invitational at Towson

March 30-31, 2001

 Blue Hens Place 18th in First Spring Action

Jason Phinney fired a pair of 76s for Delaware

WESTOVER, MD - The University of Delaware men's golf team opened up its spring season by placing 18th at the Drew Upton Invitational hosted by Towson University Saturday and Sunday at Great Hope Golf Course.

The Blue Hens placed 18th out of 21 teams with 628 points in the two-day, 36-hole event. Loyola captured team honors with a two-day total of two-over par 578, two strokes ahead of runne-up Navy (580) and three better than Army (581). Binghamton and host Towson rounded out the top five.

Senior co-captain Jason Phinney (Milton/Milton, MA) led the Blue Hens with a two-day total of 76-76=152 to tie for 38th place.

Also for Delaware, sophomore Mike Hoffman (Prospec/Mt. Prospect, IL) was 67th at 75-82=157, freshman Robert Ellrich (St. Paul's/Timonium, MD) was 82nd (81-79=160), sophomore Jerry Newell (Salesianum/Wilmington, DE) was 92nd at 79-83=162, while freshman Matt Marron (Malvern/Exton, PA) was 100th at 85-80=165.

Billy Hurley of Navy took individual top honors with two-day total of five-under 139, including a 68 on Sunday. Colgate's Jesse Smith was second at 72-68=140. Three Loyola played finished in the top 10.

Delaware, which competed for the first time since October, resume action this week at the U.S. Naval Academy Invitational in Annapolis, MD.

AGATE:

Final Team Standings: 1. Loyola - 578; 2. Navy - 580; 3. Army - 581; 4. Binghamton - 587; 5. Towson - 591; 6. Skidmore - 598; 7. Colgate - 599; 8. Rutgers - 602; 9. Columbia - 6-5; 10. Duquesne - 606; 11. Rider - 612; 12. Drexel - 616; 13. Bucknell & Towson Gold - 617; 15. St. Bonaventure & Ottawa Univ. - 621; 17. Cornell - 622; 18. Delaware - 628; 19. Long Island - 629; 20. Lafayette - 630; 21. Manhattan - 677.

Top Individual Finishers: 1. Billy Hurley (Navy), 71-68=139; 2. Jesse Smith (Colgate), 72-68=140; 3. Jeff O'Brien (Loyola), 70-72=142; 5. Peter Mangold (Army), 70-73=143, Ben Schubert (Loyol), 66-77=143, T.J. Shuart (Loyola), 70-73=143, and Keith Hendrickson (Binghamton), 70-73-143.

Delaware Finishers: 38. Jason Phinney, 76-76=152; 67. Mike Hoffman, 75-82=157; 82. Robert Ellrich, 81-79=160; 92. Jerry Newell, 79-83=162; 100. Matt Marron, 85-80=165.

 

- DDD-