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In their final match of the year, the Foresters posted all five scores
in the 70's despite cold and wet conditions and finished fourth in the
Malone College Invitational. The event, which was scheduled as a
two-day, 36-hole tournament, was shortened by a day due to the
weather.
"This was our best round in about a
year and a half and on a course we had never seen before with rain
most of the day and temperatures in the upper 40's," said Coach
Schownir. "In my four seasons as coach, there was only one other
time we had all five scores in the 70's."
Andrew Porterfield and Dan Knuth each
shot a 75 to lead HC. Jay Tropf finished with a 77. Wes
Knuth had a 78 and Justin Knierim added a 79.
Malone, currently ranked 10th in the
NAIA, posted a 296 to win the team title. Tiffin was second with
a 302 followed by Walsh with a 304. The Foresters were fourth
with their 305, which was the top score of four participating MCC
schools. Ohio Dominican and Seton Hill tied for fifth at 308.
Indiana Wesleyan, ranked 21st in the NAIA, tied for seventh with
Cedarville at 309, and #26 Marian was right behind them with a 310.
Malone "B" and Cornerstone both finished with 313 to tie for tenth,
Taylor was twelfth with a 320, Columbus State was thirteenth at 325,
and Urbana was fourteenth with a 334.
"I have mixed feelings about not playing
the final round. It was raining and it was to have turned to snow
during our round (a Winter Storm Watch was in effect) so it would
have been miserable. On the other hand, I wish our team could have
had the opportunity to play in the final pairings," said Schownir.
This was the team's final event of the
year, but junior Andrew Porterfield will continue on and compete in
the NAIA Great Lakes Regional on April 29-30 at Bedford Valley Golf
Club in Battle Creek, Michigan. Porterfield is the lone HC
qualifier due to his All-MCC honors during the 2004 fall season.
The Foresters conclude their season with a 42-50 record.
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