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UD men's golf team members Oliveri, Benevento earn CAA honors

University of Delaware senior Marc Oliveri has been named to the All-Colonial Athletic Association men's golf second team and sophomore Mark Benevento has been selected to the CAA All-Academic Team.

Oliveri competed in all 11 tournaments for the Blue Hens this season, leading the team with a 73.36 average round, the third lowest in UD men's golf history. He posted three top-10 finishes on the year, and was the individual medalist at the season-opening Alex Lagowitz Memorial Invitational hosted by Colgate on Sept. 3-4.

Oliveri was also UD's top finisher by tying for sixth place at the Villanova Wildcat Invitational with an even par 69-73-142, and by placing seventh at the CAA championship with a three under par 71-68-74-213. He appeared in 29 tournaments in his career, averaging 75.90 shots per round.

Benevento carries a 3.204 grade point average as an entrepreneurship and technology innovation major at UD. He participated in nine invitationals for the Blue Hens this season, ranking fifth on the squad with a 74.91 stroke average. Benenvento tied for 10th place at the Finegan Invitational with a four over par 73-75-148, and recorded two other top-20 finishes on the year.

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