WEST CHESTER, Pa. – John Olsen,
Trevor Todd and
Alex Swinnerton secured individual finishes inside the top 10 for the IUP men's golf team, highlighting the 2025 Dr. Edwin B. Cottrell Invitational hosted by West Chester and Penn Oaks Golf Club this week. IUP posted a combined team mark of 308 in the second round, the lowest in the 12-team field, while finishing third at the 36-hole event.
Another challenging day on the par-71 course, IUP had four of its six golfers climb the individual leaderboard. Wilmington's Pablo Quintero took home medalist honors his victory in a playoff hole against Djaia Darrason (St. Thomas Aquinas).
IUP (612) finished two shots behind first-place Wilmington (Del.) in the team standings. St. Thomas Aquinas finished second overall behind a two-round mark of 611, part of a three-team race that spanned the final 18 holes.
Olsen secured his first collegiate top-five finish on Tuesday, tying for third with identical rounds of 75. He rose nine spots up the leaderboard on Tuesday, posting three birdies over 36 holes.
Todd added his first collegiate finish among the top 10 with a combined mark of 153, good for a tie for seventh place. Swinnerton also tied for seventh place individually after rounds of 74 and 79, his 17th collegiate top-10 finish.
Ben De Castro carded a two-round total of 156, which tied for 12th place.
Cameron Gerue (T42nd) and
Guillermo Salazar (T47th) closed out the Crimson Hawk lineup.
Team Leaderboard
1. Wilmington (Del.) – 295, 315 (610; +42)
2. St. Thomas Aquinas – 299, 312 (611; +43)
3. IUP – 304, 308 (612; +44)
4. Goldey-Beacom – 302, 331 (633)
5. Shepherd – 310, 324 (634)
Individual Leaderboard
T1. Pablo Quintero (Wilmington) – 73, 76 (149; +7) – winner on playoff hole
T1. Djaia Darrason (St. Thomas Aquinas) – 75, 74 (149; +7)
T3. Noah Wallace (Wilmington) – 74, 76 (150; +8)
T3. Nolan Skaggs (St. Thomas Aquinas) – 73, 77 (150; +8)
T3.
John Olsen (IUP) – 75, 75 (150; +8)
IUP Scores
T3.
John Olsen – 75, 75 (150; +8)
T7.
Trevor Todd – 76, 77 (153; +11)
T7.
Alex Swinnerton – 74, 79 (153; +11)
T12.
Ben De Castro – 79, 77 (156; +14)
T42.
Cameron Gerue (individual) – 78, 90 (168; +26)
T47.
Guillermo Salazar – 79, 91 (170; +28)
Up Next
IUP hosts its lone home event of the season next week, competing in the Cecil C. Spadafora Invitational at Indiana Country Club on April 15-16.
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