Lions Earn First Place Finish at Hilbert Invitational

The Penn State men’s golf program placed first out of four teams on a difficult par 72 course at the Hilbert Invitational Sunday.

October 4, 2010

Hamburg, NY – The Penn State men’s golf program placed first out of four teams on a difficult par 72 course at the Hilbert Invitational Sunday.

A match of cards was the deciding factor between Behrend’s Marc Neiswonger and Medaille’s John Hamberman, both finished +6 over par but Hagerman’s hole-for-hole performance was good enough to rank him first in the individual bracket.

Five Lions would go on to earn Top 10 finishes, Anthony Mangano shot a 84 and placed 4^th while Mitch Connor’s +14 was good enough to tie for 5^th. Mike Sabolik (86) and Alec Italiano (88) rounded up the leader board for the Lions with 7^th and 10^th place finishes respectively.

Behrend won the invitational by two strokes followed by Medaille (338), D’Youville (369) and Hilbert (395). This marked the Lions second 1^st place finish of the season.

Behrend will return to action today at Westminster, tee-off is scheduled for 12 p.m.