HERSHEY, Pa. - Behind second round 79s by Michael Bliss (Newtown, Pa. / The Pennington School (N.J.)) and Michael Bushman (North Potomac, Md. / Quince Orchard) propelled the Hood College men's golf team to a third place finish at the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth Championships.
The finish was the Blazers' highest at a conference championship in program history.
Bushman, who shot a 37 on the back nine on day two, finished with a 36-hole total of 164 to finish 15th. He was one stroke ahead of Andy Baker (Boyds, Md. / Poolesville) and Bliss, who tied for 16th. Bliss's 79 in the final round was fueled by a 38 on the front nine. Baker improved by a stroke on his total from day one, shooting an 82 in the second round.
Kyle Moir (Hagerstown, Md. / North Hagerstown) shaved seven shots off his first day score, shooting an 85 in the second round. He finished tied for 27th at 177. Joe Hutchins (Eldersburg, Md. / Liberty) matched his first round score with an 88 to end the tournament at 176, good for 26th place.
After shooting a 342 in the first round, Hood cut it's score down to 325 on the second day. The Blazers' 667 was good for sole possession of third place. Stevenson won the team championship with a two-day 634.
Messiah's Jordan Kirsch won the individual championship in a playoff after tying four other golfers for the 36-hole low score of 157.
