HARRISBURG, Pa. - Freshman Mike Bushman (North Potomac, Md. / Quince Orchard) led Hood with a 79 as the Blazers placed eighth at the Messiah College Falcon Classic at Blue Ridge Country Club. 

Bushman's round on the par-72, 6,880-yard course was just three shots off the school record and tied for seventh in the 79-golfer field. 

Patrick Cairo (Port Murray, N.J. / Warren Hills Regional) and Zach Scheuerman (Abingdon, Md. / Patterson Mill) shot matching 87s to tie for 36th place. Joe Hutchins (Eldersburg, Md. / Liberty) and Brian Shaw were each two strokes behind with rounds of 89 and tied for 46th.

Hood tallied a 342 to take eighth place in the team scoring. Messiah defended its home course with a 303 and had the top two finishers. Jordan Kirsch shot a two-under 70, besting teammate Nate Haney by five shots.

The Blazers travel to the Gettysburg Invitational on September 18 at The Bridges Golf Club.