All-CAA men's golf
Photo by Mark Campbell May 03, 2017
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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