LEBANON, Pa. – John Olsen jumped into a tie for fourth individually behind a two-under round of 70 Saturday, highlighting day two of the 2024 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships at Iron Valley. 
 
IUP held steady in fifth as a team despite the third-best round of the field on Saturday. Gannon remains in first place and has a 26-shot lead going into Sunday's final round. 
 
Led by individual leader Mattia Parrini (140; -4), the Golden Knights are poised to claim their first PSAC Championship in program history. Millersville (597), Pitt-Johnstown (602) and Shepherd (605) close out the top four ahead of IUP. 
 
Olsen carded five birdies on his way to a strong two-under 70 on Saturday. The under-par round catapulted Olsen into a tie for fourth individually, moving up six spots. Olsen was one shot back from the low round of the day (69; -3), recorded by Shepherd's Trey Rios. 
 
Ben De Castro played the front nine at two under and closes round two in a tie for 10th individually. De Castro posted four birdies in the round and enters round three with a solid total of 149 (+5). 
 
Guillermo Salazar sun three straight birdies on the front nine and posted four consecutive pars on Saturday. Behind a second-round mark of 76, Salazar is tied for 24th overall. 
 
Alex Swinnerton carded a 77 and Evan Lewis added a six-over 78. The duo is tied for 31st individually. 
 
IUP is seventh in the field on par-five holes (-5) at the PSAC Championships. Olsen is -5 on those par fives, while the rest of the team is even par. UPJ leads the field with a combined tally of -20 on par-five holes after two rounds. 
 
Team Leaderboard 
1. Gannon – 278, 293 (571; -5) 
2. Millersville – 289, 308 (597; +21)
3. Pitt-Johnstown – 304, 298 (602; +26)
4. Shepherd – 311, 294 (605; +29)
5. IUP – 310, 297 (607; +31)
 
Individual Leaderboard 
1. Mattia Parrini (Gannon) – 70, 70 (140; -4) 
T2. Giovanni Delorenzi (Gannon) – 70, 72 (142; -2) 
T2. Trey Rios (Shepherd) – 73, 69 (142; -2) 
T4. Timothy Peters (Millersville) – 70, 74 (144; E) 
T4. John Olsen (IUP) – 74, 70 (144; E)
 
IUP Scores 
T4. John Olsen – 74, 70 (144; E)
T10. Ben De Castro – 75, 74 (149; +5) 
T24. Guillermo Salazar – 80, 76 (156; +12) 
T31. Alex Swinnerton – 82, 77 (159; +15) 
T31. Evan Lewis – 81, 78 (159; +15)
 
Up Next 
IUP finishes out play for the fall with the final round of the PSAC Championships on Sunday, October 20. 
 
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