Miami University
Northern Intercollegiate
Miami Golfers Finish Northern Intercollegiate in Fourth-Place Tie
9/21/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Sept. 21, 2003
ANN ARBOR, Mich.-With a solid-third round effort, Miami University's golf team jumped from sixth place to finish in a fourth-place tie with Penn State and Akron in the 15-team field at the Northern Intercollegiate hosted by Michigan. Senior Mark Weghorst carded 71's in the first and third rounds to pace the RedHawks and finish the tournament in a tie for 15th place at five-over par 218.
Senior Mike Slaven shot 77-72-75=224 to tie for 33rd place, while sophomore Ryan Swelin shot 75-77-74=226 to tie for 47th place. Sophomore Matt Thomas and freshman Ben Smith finished the event tied for 56th place with three-round sums of 228.
Miami travels to Waco, Texas, Sept. 29-30 for the Baylor Invitational.
Miami (289-300-297=886) t-4th Mark Weghorst (71-76-71=218) t-15th Mike Slaven (77-72-75=224) t-33rd Ryan Swelin (75-77-74=226) t-47th Matt Thomas (70-81-77=228) t-56th Ben Smith (73-75-80=228) t-56th
1. Xavier (288-285-280=853) 2. Indiana (283-290-290=863) 3. Ohio State (294-286-294=874) 4. Miami (289-300-297=886) Penn State (300-293-293=886) Akron (293-293-300=668) 7. Wisconsin (302-290-296=888) 8. Bowling Green (302-288-300=890) 9. Northern Illinois (297-294-300=891) Ball State (295-292-304=891) 11. Purdue (294-298-300=892) 12. Eastern Michigan (291-301-302=894) 13. Michigan (300-298-297=895) 14. Marshall (303-298-296=897) 15. Iowa (298-301-299=898)
