April 9, 2003

Contact: Bob McComas (724) 738-2777 e-mail: robert.mccomas@sru.edu

ROCK GOLF FINISHES 11^TH IN INDIANA U. OF PA. INVITATIONAL

           INDIANA, Pa. – Slippery Rock University finished 11^th out of 12 teams Wednesday at the Indiana U. of Pa. Invitational at the Indiana Country Club.

           The Rock finished with a team total of 322 strokes. Allegheny won the team title with 290.

           The Rock was led by the tandem of Mario Verticelli and Dan Rodgers, both of whom had scores of 77 to finish in a tie for 18^th place in the individual competition.

            Bill Ganoe and Patrick Zeni each shot an 84 to finish in a tie for 47^th place, while Ben Acre had an 85 to finish tied for 52^nd.

           On Tuesday, The Rock finished ninth in an 11-team field at the Bob Raymond Invitational hosted by SRU at the Armco Golf Club. The Rock had a team score of 321; Indiana U. of Pa. won the team title with a score of 296.

           Verticelli and Acre each shot a 76 and finished in a tie for 17^th place to lead The Rock effort in the Raymond Invitational. Rodgers carded a 79 to tie for 33^rd place, Ganoe had an 82 to tie for 44^th place, Zeni shot an 84 to tie for 52^nd place and Matt Walsh had an 88 to finish 59^th.

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