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CSU Finishes 12th At Weather-Shortened Marshall Invitational

CSU Finishes 12th At Weather-Shortened Marshall Invitational
Posted: Apr 07, 2007

April 7, 2007

Contact: Alan Ashby

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Cleveland State wound up in a tie for 12th at the Marshall Invitational, which had to be shortened to 36 holes due to snow in the area. As did most of the 16 teams in the field, the Vikings had to complete just three holes to wrap up Friday's second round. However, the schools were unable to play the final 18 holes because of the weather.

Penn State ran away from the field with a four-under par 280 in the second round at the par 71, 6,476-yard Guyan Golf & Country Club. The Nittany Lions finished at 565 (-3) to easily defeat Ball State and Marquette, who were tied for second at 577 (+9). CSU and Bowling Green were tied for 12th at 595.

PSU's Robert Rohanna put together rounds of 69 and 68 to edge Marquette's Mike Van Sickle and teammate Kevin Foley by a single stroke at five-under par 137. Ben Grandy carded a 70 in the second round -- one of just nine scores under par -- to move into a tie for 14th at 146 to lead the Viking contingent. Meanwhile, Jake Scott was just a shot back at 147 in a tie for 26th.

"We came out this morning and finished nicely to pick up a couple of shots," CSU head coach Brian Varsey said. "The way we were playing, it would have been nice to get in the final round and have the opportunity to move up even further. I'm pleased overall with our performance considering this was our first time in the tournament and with the tough weather conditions."

Cleveland State is off for two weeks before heading south to take part in the Dayton Invitational on April 23-24.

Team Leaders
1. Penn State 565
2. Ball State 577
2. Marquette 577
4. Akron 581
5. Northern Illinois 583
5. Ohio 583
7. Richmond 585
8. William & Mary 586
9. Eastern Kentucky 587
10. Marshall 591
11. Eastern Michigan 592
12. Cleveland State 595
12. Bowling Green 595
14. Miami (Ohio) 596
15. James Madison 612
16. Wright State 616

Individual Leaders
1. Robert Rohanna Penn State 69-68--137
2. Mike Van Sickle, Marquette 68-70--138
2. Kevin Foley, Penn State 68-70--138

Cleveland State Individuals
T14. Ben Grandy 76-70--146
T26. Jake Scott 71-76--147
T54. Doug Barber 78-73--151
T71. Kyle Cobb 76-78--154
T71. Patrick Elber 75-79--154