April 20, 2008

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Bowling Green State University men's golf team climbed two spots on the final day of competition at the 2008 Rutherford Intercollegiate to finish sixth. The Falcons, who carded a 914 (302-295-317) in the 54-hole competition, placed three golfers in the top-23 of the 66-person field.

Final Results

Leading the way was senior Jace Walker, who finished in a tie for 15th. The St. Thomas, Ont., native carded a 54 hole score of 227 (77-73-77). Also finishing in the top-third of the field were a pair of sophomores in John Powers and Matt Schneider. Powers fired a 228 (78-71-79) to finish in a tie for 18th, while Schneider's 229 (78-72-79) placed him in a tie for 23rd.

Rounding out the Falcon competitors were Trevor Spathelf (234, T-43rd) and Russell Goodwin (238 (T-54th).

Up next for the Orange and Brown is a one-day event at the First Energy Intercollegiate on Apr. 26, before heading to Westerville, Ohio for the 2008 MAC Championships (May. 2-4).

Team Scores
1 Penn State       286 286 306 878
2 Miami (Ohio)     294 289 311 894
3 Hartford         300 290 312 902
4 Akron            295 300 312 907
5 Francis Marion   290 306 314 910
6 Bowling Green    302 295 317 914
7 Ball State       293 297 326 916
8 St. Bonaventure  286 311 321 918
9 Ohio University  297 298 325 920
10 Richmond        303 296 325 924
11 Binghamton      304 311 318 933
12 Wright State    307 312 315 934