Behrend Men's Golf Places Second at AMCC Championships; Pol Individual Runner Up

BUTLER, Pa. – Alex Pol (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) was the individual runner up and the Penn State Behrend men's golf team earned second place at the 2021 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championships held at the Butler Country Club on Tuesday.

Teams: 8
Golfers: 39
Course: Butler Country Club | Butler, PA
Results: Behrend finishes runner up at AMCC Championships (330-337 = 667)

Key Moments:

* Behrend tallied a team score of 337 to collect a two-day total of 667 for second place
* Penn State Altoona shaved three strokes off day one to win with a 22-stroke lead (645)
* Pol fired a team-low 79 once again to post a 158 and claim the runner up trophy
* Placing second on the team and finishing in the Top 10 was Ryan Johnson (Centre Hall, PA/Penns Valley) and Dominic DeBone (Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional) 
* Johnson carded an 85 on day two, while DeBone tallied a 90 after shooting a 79 on day one for a 169 total, tying for eight place overall
* Jake Caldwell (Belle Vernon, PA/Belle Vernon) improved six strokes from the first round to tie for 12th place with a 172
* Phil Pedano (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) tied for 19th for the final golfer for the Lions, carding a 90 on day two for a 178 total

Behrend Individual Scores:

Pol (2 – 79-79 = 158)
Johnson (T8 – 84-85 = 169)
DeBone (T8 – 79-90 = 169)
Caldwell (T12 – 89-83 = 172)
Pedano (T19 – 88-90 = 178)

Team Scores:

Penn State Altoona (1 - 324-321 = 645)
Penn State Behrend (2 - 330-337 = 667)
Pitt-Greensburg (3 – 343-355 = 698)
Mt. Aloysius (4 – 351-359 = 710)
Pitt-Bradford (5 – 358-354 = 712)
Hilbert (6 – 360-369 = 729)
Medaille (7 – 400-380 = 780)
La Roche (8 – 423-420 = 843)