INDIANA, Pa. -- The IUP men's golf program opens play at the 2024 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Men's Golf Championships, beginning the three-round event on Friday, October 18 at Iron Valley Golf Club.
 
IUP has claimed six of the last eight conference championships – part of an impressive run that includes 12 of the last 17 PSAC titles since the fall of 2007. The Crimson Hawks boast a record 32 conference championships and 28 consecutive regional championship qualifications. 
 
IUP claimed four consecutive PSAC titles from 2019-22 and finished second at last year's conference championship tournament. Guillermo Salazar won medalist honors in 2022 as a freshman, one of several standout performers in the lineup for head coach Dan Braun. 
 
Action concludes Sunday, October 20 at Iron Valley. 
 
TEEING OFF 
» Event: 2024 PSAC Men's Golf Championships 
» Dates: October 18-20, 2024 
» Location: Iron Valley Golf Club – Lebanon, Pa. 
» Live Scoring/Results: Scoreboard by Clippd
» Tournament Info: Championship Central | Year-by-Year Men's Golf Champions | Weather
 
RECENT PSAC CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHES FOR IUP 
» 2017: 302-291=593 | 1st
» 2018: 307-295-318=920 | 2nd
» 2019: 311-294-300=905 | 1st
» 2020-21: 304-297=601 | 1st
» 2021: 292-284-299=875 | 1st
» 2022: 288+297+295=880 | 1st
» 2023: 302+306+309=917 | 2nd
 
IUP PROJECTED LINEUP 
2024 IUP Stats (HTML)
 
Lineup Number. Name (2024 Average; Relative to Par) 
1. Alex Swinnerton (71.46; E)
2. Guillermo Salazar (71.92; +1)
3. John Olsen (74.40; +4)
4. Ben De Castro (76.46; +5)
5. Evan Lewis (78.57; +7) 
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Sub. Jon Vinge (78.88; +9)
 
IUP NOTES 
» The IUP lineup features two returning top-10 finishers from last year's championship in Guillermo Salazar (sixth) and Alex Swinnerton (T10th). 
» Swinnerton and Salazar have combined for 29 top-10 individual finishes throughout their accomplished IUP careers. The duo continually lead IUP near the top of the lineup, racking up five combined top-five finishes this fall. 
» Salazar was one of two players under par at Gannon's Elwell Invitational the last tiem out for IUP on October 8. The junior picked up the eighth top-five finish of his collegiate career with a one-under total of 143. 
» Swinnerton is a two-time PSAC Men's Golf Athlete of the week this season – winning seven weekly honors from the league in his career. Posting top-five finishes in three of the team's five tournaments this fall, Swinnerton won the Hannastown Collegiate event on September 24 with rounds of 70, 69 and 69. 
» John Olsen tied for seventh at UPJ's Sunnehanna Collegiate with strong rounds of 71 and 72, marking his fourth career top-10 individual finish 
» Battling some inconsistency this season, IUP has one team title (Hannastown) and one runner-up team finish (UC Invitational) in five tournaments. 
» More details on 2023 PSAC Championships 
» Two members of the IUP lineup will make their debut at the PSAC Championships this week – Evan Lewis and Ben De Castro. Lewis has an accomplished postseason resume during his time at Davis & Elkins, including a pair of runner-up individual finishes. 
» Lewis is a three-time All-MEC First team selection and a member of three MEC Championship squads during his four years at D&E. 
» IUP will be without one of its major staples at the PSAC Championships: Shaun Fedor, who graduated last spring. Fedor was a steady presence for the Crimson Hawks over the course five PSAC Championship tournaments, logging top-10 individual finishes in each event from 2019-23. 
 
TOURNAMENT COVERAGE 
Live results and tee times will be available at the live scoring link listed above via Scoreboard by Clippd. Recaps for each round will be posted each evening to IUPathletics.com as information becomes available. 
 
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