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Men's Golf Completes Commonwealth Championship Play
HARRISBURG, PA: 4/27/09 - [Complete Results] Arcadia Men's Golf endured above average temperatures through two days of championship golf, finishing with one top twenty individula finish and 7th overall in the team standings at the 2009 Commonwealth Golf Championships at Blue Ridge Country Club in Harrisburgh, PA. Elizabethtown College earned the automatic bid to the NCAA Championships with their first place finish.
Sophomore Kevin Gallagher opened first round action with three straight front nine pars on the PAR 72/6880 yard course at Blue Ridge but saved his best golf for this afternoon's back nine, where he shed six strokes off yesterday's score of 46 with 5 pars on the back nine to finish in a two way tie for 17th overall. Gallagher, who ended the first round tied for 22th overall, stayed focused enough to move up five spots in the overall individual standings, leading the Knights with 175 [89/86] (+31) for two rounds.
Josh Slazman, who finished Sunday's first round with a 96, carded a 98 on Monday to finish second for the Knights and tied for 26th overall. Jeff Whyte-Capone shot a round one 95 and round two 102 to take 28th place while Steve Sharpe bettered his first round score of 101 with a 99 today, finishing tied for 29th.
Overall Team Standings- Final
1. Elizabethtown 641 (+65)
2. Albright 647 (+71)
3. Messiah 654 (+78)
4. Widener 668 (+92)
5. Lebanon Valley 684 (+108)
6. Lycoming 718 (+142)
7. Arcadia 764 (+188)
Arcadia Men's Golf Swing to First Place Finish at LuLu
NORTH HILLS, PA: 4/21/09 - Arcadia University Men's Golf shot 36 strokes better than opponent Gwynedd-Mercy College as the Knights posted their first match win of the season 360-396 over the Griffins at LuLu Country Club Tuesday afternoon. The Knights were paced by sophomore Kevin Gallagher, who finshed 3+ PAR on the PAR 71 course.
Gallagher, who struck for just one birdie through the front nine, opened the back nine with a birdie on #10 before falling victim to a double boogey-boogey on #11 and #12. After two pars, a boogey and a par on #16, Gallagher responded with a brilliant eagle-birdie finish on the PAR 5 #17 and PAR 4 #18 to pull off his second individual win of the season.
Josh Salzman finished tied for second overall, tying his season-best of 92 which included a birdie on the PAR 3 #4. Dan Manning shot a 98 to finish 6th overall while Jeff-Whyte Capone and Ken Charleston shot a 96 and 101 respectively to help the Knights outpace the Griffins.
The team travels to Neumann College for a match Wednesday afternoon.
Knights hit links for second straight day, finish 4th
PHILADELPHIA, PA: 4/8/09 - Arcadia University Men's Golf hit the links for their second match in two days, taking 4th place at Island Green Country Club in the Northeast in a match hosted by The University of the Sciences. Kevin Gallagher continued to pace the Knights, carding a 78, one shot above his season best of 77 to finish tied for 3rd overall.
Temps were in the high 40s as the team faced 30 mph winds for the second straight day. Josh Salzman shot a 92 to place second in the team scoring while Steve Sharp shot a 94 to place to round out the top three finishers for the Knights. Russell Schneider and Matt Benner shot 95 and 118 respectively in the Knights' fourth place finish.
Nyack College won the quad-match with a team score of 312, Caldwell College placed second with a 329 while host USP finished third with a 356, just three shots ahead of Arcadia's 359.
Gallagher swings to first place at Tom Ruggieri Invite
WALLINGFORD, PA: 4/7/09 - Sophomore Kevin Gallagher swung his way through less than ideal weather conditions and posted a 80 on the Par 70 course at the Springhaven Club in Wallingford, PA capturing his second collegiate individual first place at Widener University's Tom Ruggieri Invitational Tuesdsay afternoon. As a team the Knights placed third behind first place Philadelphia Bible and second place Widener.
Gallagher completed the front nine up five shots, held on through the back nine, finishing with an 80, just one shot ahead of Garry North of Philadelphia Bible, who carded an 81. Philadelphia Bible and Widener saturated the remaining top ten while Arcadia's Jeff Whyte-Capone and Josh Salzman finished 11 and 12 with scores of 87 and 98 respectively. Senior Danny Manning, in his first match of the season carded a 104 to place 14th in front of Matt Benner's 120 15th place finish.
The team hits the links again this afternoon, traveling to The University of the Sciences.
Knights Place Third at Gwynedd
BLUE BELL, PA: 3/31/09 - Arcadia University carded a team total of 398 to place third at Blue Bell Country Club in a quad match hosted by Gwynedd-Mercy College. Cabrini College swung to a 337 first place win, Eastern University placed second with 355 team points while the host Griffins took fourth with 433 team points.
Kevin Gallagher shot an 84 to lead five Knights on the day. Jeff Whyte-Capone carded a 101, Ken Charleston 105 and Steve Sharp finished with a 108 to finish in the top 16. Josh Salzman shot a 114 to round out Arcadia's team scoring on the Par 71, 6598 yard course.
The team travels to Widener University on April 7th.
Gallagher Paces Knights in Third Place Finish at Eastern
ST. DAVID'S, PA: 3/30/09 - Arcadia sophomore Kevin Gallagher shot an 83 on the Par 70, 6559 yard St. David's Country Club course to finish in 5th place finish at Eastern University's tri-match Monday afternoon. The host Eagles shot a team best 334 to earn the top spot in fron tof the University of the Sciences, who palced second with 340.
Sophomore Russell Schneider shot a season best 92 to earn a tie for 9th place with Eastern's Nick Agazarian. Junior Steve Sharpe and freshman Ken Charleston shot a 95 and 127 respectively to round out the scoring for Arcadia.
Eastern's Drew Krupp and Adam Rogres each took home first place with respective 79s.
Arcadia hits the links again today at Gwynedd-Mercy, where they will contend with the Griffins, an opponent the team dominated in 2008, and the Eagles from Eastern.
Knights Duel with Mighty Macs in the Rain
IMMACULATA, PA: 3/26/09 - Arcadia University Men's Golf had to deal with rain soaked course conditions at Whitford Country Club and a strong Mighty Mac squad from Immaculata University as the Knights dropped the dual match 358 (IU) to 415 (AU) Thursday afternoon.
Sophomore Kevin Gallagher led the Knights for the second straight outing, carding a 92 through the Par 72-6,396 yard course to place third overall.
Fellow sophomore Jeff Whyte-Capone shot a 106 to place 7th. Junior Steve Sharp and sophomore Russell Schneider finished tied for 8th, each carding a 108 while first year Kenneth Charleston scored a 110 for the Knights.
Immaculata's Chris Ware and Sean Rowan placed first and second with an respective totals of 81 and 90.
Gallagher nabs Second to Lead Knights in Season Opener
SPRINGFIELD, PA: Sophomore Kevin Gallagher showed no signs of rust since finishing as an all conference selection as a first year, carding a 77 to finish in a two-way tie for second place overall on Rolling Green Golf Club on a windy Monday afternoon in the opening match of the 2009 season. As a team, the Knights placed fifth. Swarthmore earned the top spot, followed by Eastern, The University of the Sciences, Richard Stockton and Arcadia.
Swarthmore's Paul Weston shot a 75 on the Par 71 course, the home course for the Garnet, to lead all participants. The Garnet's Michael Bernasek, also shot a 77 (6+) to finish tied with Gallagher.
In addition to Gallagher, the Knights placed four other team members on Monday. Sophomore Jeff-Whyte Capone shot a 94 to place in a two-way tie for 19th overall. Senior Matt Benner carded a 106, junior Steve Sharpe a 107 and sophomore Jeremie Sumpman a 119.
The Knights will travel to Whitford Country Club in Immaculata, PA on March 26 to face the Immaculata University Mighty Macs at 2 PM.
2009 Arcadia University Men's Golf Season Outlook
The 2009 Arcadia Men’s Golf team is both very young, and quite experienced this year. With just one senior, one junior, and four sophomores, it could look like a rebuilding year, but Coach Rick Brownell is looking to be well-represented in the conference championship this season.
The lone senior, Matt Benner, is returning for his second season on the team. Steve Sharp, a junior, is also returning to the team looking to compete. The returning sophomores include Jeremie Sumpman, Russel Schneider, Jeff Whyte-Capone, and Kevin Gallagher. Whyte-Capone and Schneider earned all-academic honors last season. Gallagher earned 2nd team all-conference last season as the team’s number one golfer. He also returns as the team captain, providing young but strong leadership for the Knights.
The team has two newcomers this year, freshmen Brian Devlin and Anthony Procopio. Both will be looking to be competitive on the team and in conference play in 2009.
The Knights’ lose one key player from last year’s team: senior Andrew Plunkett, the team’s number two golfer in 2008. Coach Brownell admits that for 2009 he has a very young team, but he is excited for the upcoming season and will look to Gallagher and the other returning players to provide leadership and dedication in order be strong competiors in the conference championship this year.
