GREENSBURG, Pa. – John Olsen and Alex Swinnerton carded under-par rounds and tied for third individually to lead IUP at the Hannastown Collegiate Invitational. Both finished at 213 (+3) in the 54-hole event, as the Crimson Hawks placed third as a team. 

Playing 36 holes Monday and the final 18 on Tuesday, IUP (879) finished behind Pitt-Johnstown (863) and co-host California (Pa.) (872) in the team standings at the par-70 Hannastown Country Club. UPJ's Griffin Hansberry earned medalist honors with a 208 (-2), the only score under par in the field, highlighted by two eagles.

Olsen closed strong with a one-under 69 on Tuesday. He carded four birdies—including one on his opening hole—to go along with rounds of 74 and even-par 70 on Monday. The performance marked his second collegiate top-five finish.

Swinnerton added a one-under 69 of his own in Tuesday's final round, recording his second top-five finish this season and the 15th of his career.

Guillermo Salazar, competing as an individual, secured a top-10 finish with rounds of 74, 70, and 76 (220, +10). His highlight came in Monday's second round with an eagle on the par-five 12th.

Trevor Todd climbed the leaderboard Tuesday with a 72 (+2), finishing 27th overall. Zaiden Dennis (T37), Ben De Castro (T48), and individual Cameron GeRue (T72) rounded out IUP's scoring lineup.

As a team, the Crimson Hawks ranked among the most consistent in the field, leading in par-three scoring (+21) and finishing second in both birdies (34) and total pars (154). Swinnerton led all players in par-3 scoring average (3.07).

Team Leaderboard (Top Five) 
1. Pitt-Johnstown – 292, 286, 285 (863) 
2. California (Pa.) – 289, 296, 287 (872)
3. IUP – 299, 287, 293 (879) 
4. Glenville State – 299, 297, 303 (899) 
5. Wheeling – 299, 307, 297 (903) 
 
Individual Leaderboard (Top Five) 
1. Griffin Hansberry (Pitt-Johnstown) – 70, 68, 70 (208; -2) 
2. Gavin Goodrich (CalU) – 71, 70, 70 (212; +2) 
T3. John Olsen (IUP) – 74, 70, 69 (213; +3) 
T3. Alex Swinnerton (IUP) – 71, 69, 73 (213; +3) 
5. Mauricio Hernandez (Pitt-Johnstown) – 70, 70, 74 (214; +4) 
 
IUP Results 
T3. John Olsen – 74, 70, 69 (213; +3) 
T3. Alex Swinnerton  – 71, 69, 73 (213; +3) 
T10. Guillermo Salazar (individual) – 74, 70, 76 (220; +10) 
T27. Trevor Todd – 80, 75, 72 (227; +17) 
T37. Zaiden Dennis – 78, 73, 79 (230; +20) 
T48. Ben De Castro – 76, 76, 81 (233; +23) 
T72. Cameron GeRue (individual) – 75, 89, 77 (241; +31) 
 
Up Next 
The Crimson Hawks return to competition next week for the Pitt-Johnstown Sunnehanna Collegiate on September 29-30. 
 
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