HARRISBURG, Pa.--The Hood College golf team garnered a seventh
place finish out of 15 teams at Tuesday's Messiah College
Invitational at the Blue Ridge Country Club.
Hood was 24 strokes off the pace, set by the host Falcons.
Messiah edged Franklin & Marshall College by three shots for
the tournament title.
The Blazers finished two strokes ahead of fellow Capital
Athletic Conference rival Stevenson University and eight shots
better than Marymount University, but trailed the York College
(Pa.) Spartans by seven strokes.
Andy Alger paced the Blazers once again with a five-over 77,
good for seventh place. Aaron Prescott finished in a tie for 14th
with an eight-over 80, while Evan Chaney (85) and Tyler Fairley
(91) rounded out the Blazer scorers. Ira Benoit carded a 93 for the
Blazers.
F&M's Cameron Warner won medalist honors with a one-under
71.
The Blazers travel to Wild Quail Golf Club in Dover, Del.,
Saturday and Sunday for the 36-hole CAC championship.
