WEST CHESTER, Pa. - For the seventh time since the tournament began in 2010, IUP men's golf returns home as champions of West Chester's Edwin B. Cottrell Invitational.
The Crimson Hawks won the two-day, two-round tournament on Tuesday by shooting a a 32-over 600 in the 13-team field at the Penn Oaks Golf Club, finishing three strokes ahead of West Chester and Goldey-Beacom, which tied for second place with a 603. Millersville was fourth with a 609 and Shepherd finished fifth at 623.
Jack Buccigross led the way for the Crimson Hawks, picking up his first collegiate tournament victory by shooting a 1-over par 143. He finished two strokes ahead of second place Bobby Lugiano (145) of Millersville. Buccigross was tied for the lead through 18 holes at an even-par 71 and shot a 72 in Tuesday's second round.
Buccigross' 143 is tied for the second-lowest score in tournament history (12 years), along with Cal U's Jordan Eck in 2014. Cal U's Austin Smith holds the record with a 142 in 2018.
Including Buccigross, four of IUP's five starters finished in top-20 on the leader board.
Shaun Fedor tied for sixth overall with a 7-over 149, six strokes behind Buccigross.
Richie Kline was 12th with a 10-over 152 and
Colin Walsh tied for 20th with a 14-over 156.
This was IUP's second tournament win of the 2021-22 season, following its PSAC Championship from October. Buccigross is the third IUP player since 2010, and first since Matt Cocorikis in 2019, to win the Cottrell Invitational.
Up next
IUP will play in the NCAA Super Regional Preview next Sunday and Monday at the Ravenwood Golf Club in Rochester, N.Y.
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