BLACKSBURG, Va. – IUP men's golf placed three golfers among the top 10 overall and finished second in the team standings during a strong showing at the Pitt-Johnstown Appalachian Collegiate in Virginia.
The two-day event marked the first event of the spring 2026 schedule for the Crimson Hawks, which sent eight student-athletes to Blacksburg Country Club.
Alex Swinnerton finished tied for third, while
Cameron GeRue (individual) and
Guillermo Salazar added top-10 finishes.
Pitt-Johnstown won the event with a combined 54-hole total of 891(+27). David Razinskas (Pitt-Johnstown) won the event by one shot over Virginia Tech's Balthazar Duclos (individual).
IUP followed with a second-place mark of 911 (+47), including a 293 team score in the second round on Monday.
Swinnerton posted a combined four-over mark of 220, highlighted by a pair of even-par rounds of 72. Swinnerton has four top-five individual finishes this season and 17 in his career.
GeRue recorded his third career top-10 finish and first of the season, competing as an individual. He closed the event with an even-par 72.
Salazar carded a one-under par (71) in round two and secured his 19th career top-10 finish.
John Olsen registered a 230and tied for 17th as an individual.
Trevor Todd (T21st),
Ben De Castro (T26),
Jon Vinge (T29; individual) and
Zaiden Dennis (37th) closed out the IUP lineup.
Team Leaderboard (Top Five)
1. Pitt-Johnstown -- 297+305+289 (891)
2. IUP -- 315+293+303 (911)
3. Pitt-Johnstown (B) -- 302+304+310 (916)
4. Ferrum -- 305+311+305 (921)
5. Davis & Elkins -- 312+302+311 (925)
Individual Leaderboard (Top Five)
1. David Razinskas (Pitt-Johnstown B) – 72, 73, 72 (217)
2. Balthazar Duclos (Virginia Tech; individual) – 73, 71, 74 (218)
T3.
Alex Swinnerton (IUP) – 76, 72, 72 (220)
T3. Giovanni Vezza (Pitt-Johnstown) – 74, 74, 72 (220)
5. Ryan Slonaker (Virginia Tech; individual) – 75, 74, 72 (220)
IUP Results
T3.
Alex Swinnerton – 76, 72, 72 (220)
T7.
Cameron GeRue (individual) – 74, 77, 72 (223)
T9.
Guillermo Salazar – 79, 71, 74 (224)
T17.
John Olsen (individual) – 79, 73, 78 (230)
T21.
Trevor Todd – 81, 73, 78 (232)
T26.
Ben De Castro – 79, 77, 79 (235)
T29.
Jon Vinge (individual) – 79, 83, 74 (236)
37.
Zaiden Dennis – 82, 79, 81 (242)
Up Next
IUP is back on the road for the Trevecca Men's Spring Music City Invitational, hosted by Trevecca Nazarene on March 30-31.
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