LEBANON, Pa. – The IUP men's golf team began its quest for a PSAC team championship Friday at Iron Valley Golf Club, sitting sixth in the nine-team field following the opening round.
The Crimson Hawks carded a 17-over 305 through the first 18 holes, sitting three strokes behind fifth-place Pitt-Johnstown and six strokes back of third-place California (Pa.).
Ben De Castro led the way for IUP, firing an even-par 72 with three birdies. De Castro sits tied for eighth on the individual leaderboard heading into the second round.
Freshman Sam Bishop followed with a 4-over 76 and sits tied for 20th, while senior Jon Vinge is tied for 22nd after posting a 5-over 77. Trevor Todd rounded out IUP's four counting scores with an 8-over 80 and sits tied for 32nd.
Zaiden Dennis finished the opening round at 9-over and is tied for 36th.
West Chester and Gannon separated themselves from the field during the opening round as the only two teams to finish under par. The Golden Rams lead the tournament at 7-under, five strokes ahead of second-place Gannon at 2-under. Gannon holds an 11-stroke advantage over third-place California (Pa.).
West Chester's Yamato Kimura holds the individual lead after firing a 6-under 66, one stroke ahead of California's Nixen Erdely.
TEAM LEADERBOARD
Par 288
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West Chester: -7
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Gannon: -2
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California (Pa.): +9
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Millersville: +11
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Pitt-Johnstown: +14
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IUP: +17
PLAYER LEADERBOARD
Par 72
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Yamato Kimura, West Chester: -6
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Nixen Erdely, California (Pa.): -5
T3. Mattia Parrini, Gannon: -2
T3. Lawson Leeper, Millersville: -2
T5. Evan Jozwiak, West Chester: -1
T5. Rasmus Seppanen, Gannon: -1
T5. Mario Estevez, Gannon: -1
IUP SCORECARD
T8. Ben De Castro: E
T20. Sam Bishop: +4
T22. Jon Vinge: +5
T32. Trevor Todd: +8
T36. Zaiden Dennis: +9
