BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin Wallace University men's golf team currently stands in fourth place of nine teams after the first 18 holes at the 2008 Mount Union Fall Invitational (Sunday, September 28, 2008) at the Tannenhauf Golf Club in Alliance. The teams will conclude play tomorrow, Monday, September 29, with another 18 holes at the Alliance Country Club.
The Yellow Jackets have tallied 300 strokes after the first 18 rounds and sit in fourth place, just 13 strokes back of first-place John Carroll Univeristy, on the par-72 and 6,694-yard Tannenhauf layout.
Individually, junior All-Ohio Athletic Conference player Nick Bryan (Zanesville/Bishop Rosecrans) and freshman Ricky Jaskolski (North Royalton/ Parma Padua Franciscan) led the way with a 74-stroke performance. Sophomore Matt Weiss (Concord/ Mentor) and junior Cory Swaisgood (Fremont/ St. Joseph's Centeal Catholic) each shot a 76.
In addition and playing as individuals at Mount Union, sophomore Brian Routhieaux (Gibsonia, Pa./Mars Area) followed and freshman Chris Juszczak (East Liverpool) shot a 77, junior Tom Jesko (Salem/ Senior) shot an 81 and freshman Kyle Lewis (Riverside, Calif./ Riverside Poly) shot a season-best 84. Overall, seven Yellow Jackets dropped their per round stroke averages.
Following the second round of the Mount Union Fall Invitational, BW will conclude the fall season on Sunday and Monday, October 5-6, at the two-day Muskingum College Invitational Tournament at Eagle Sticks Golf Club in South Zanesville.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact BW Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327, by FAX machine at 440-826-2329 or via e-mail at kruple@bw.edu. To contact Head Coach Chris Kibler, please call 440-826-2182 or e-mail at ckibler@bw.edu. You can get all of the latest BW athletics information by visiting our Athletics Web site Homepage at www.bw.edu/athletics.
FIRST ROUND RESULTS
from the 2008 Mount Union
Fall Invitational Tournament
At the Tannenhauf Golf Club in Alliance, Ohio
Mount Union College (host school)
Par-72 and 6,694 yards
HOW THEY STAND (After 18 holes): 1. John Carroll, 287; 2. Mount Union, 293; 3. Otterbein, 298; 4. Baldwin Wallace, 300; 5. Walsh, 303; 6. Heidelberg, 304; 7. Muskingum, 310; 8. Ohio Northern, 313; 9. Notre Dame, 323.
BW Individuals: T12. Bryan; 74; T12. Jaskolski, 74; T19. Weiss, 76; T19. Swaisgood, 76. T34. Routhieaux, 77; T34. Juszczak, 77. T51. Jesko, 81. T59. Lewis, 84.
