Lions Compete Twice on Weekend; Behrend Finishes Tied for First at Altoona

CRESSON, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's golf team competed in two Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Tournaments this weekend. The Lions tied for first at the Penn State Altoona Invitational on Saturday and then placed third at the Mt. Aloysius Invitational on Sunday.

Teams: 15
Golfers: 81
Course: Sinking Valley Country Club | Altoona, PA
Results: Behrend finishes tied for first out of 15 teams

Key Moments:

* Behrend took home the runner up trophy after tying with Pitt-Bradford with a team score of 310
* The scorecard tiebreaker came down to the No. 1 golfers scores after the No. 5 golfers were tied
* Ryan Meyer (Sewickley, PA/North Allegheny) carded a team-low score of 75 to claim the individual runner up trophy
* The Lions had three golfers in the Top 10
* Pitt-Bradford won the tiebreaker to take home the team trophy

Behrend Individual Scores:
Meyer – (2^nd, 75)
Mark Peters (Mercer, PA/Mercer) – (T5, 77)
Jacob Marquardt (Harmony, PA/Seneca Valley) – (T8, 78)
Alex Pol (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) – (T13, 80)
Garrett Schlick (Harmony, PA/Seneca Valley) - (T19, 81)

Teams: 12
Golfers: 60
Course: Summit Country Club | Cresson, PA
Results: Behrend finishes third out of12 teams at the Mt. Aloysius Invitational

Key Moments:

* Competing for the second day in a row, Behrend earned third place overall with a team score of 317
* Pol was the leader for the Lions, placing tied for third with a season-low 76
* Schlick tallied a 78 to tie for seventh overall
* Pitt-Bradford claimed its second title in as many days, this time with a team score of 3-6
* Penn State Altoona took second and Behrend placed third

Behrend Individual Scores:
Pol (T3, 76)
Schlick (T7, 78)
Peters (T12, 80)
Meyer (T26, 83)
Marquardt (T33, 85)