BLACKSBURG, Virginia -- Ferrum College finished 11th of 17 teams at the 2019 Virginia State Golf Association Intercollegiate Championship, played the past two days at the par 72, 6619-yard Blacksburg Country Club. Christopher Newport University and University of Lynchburg shared the team title at 580.
THE BASICS
Averett University (584), Mary Washington (585), Virginia Union University (596) and Washington and Lee University "B" (596) rounded out the top five teams. Ferrum scored a two-day 619. Averett's Elias Haavisto earned medalist at 136, followed by runner-up Lynchburg's Harry Hodgert at 137. Ferrum's Lance Keiser tied for 13th at 146.
TEAM SCORES
T1. Christopher Newport 580; T1. Lynchburg 580; 3. Averett 584; 4. Mary Washington 585; T5. Virginia Union 596n; T5. W&L "B" 596; T7. Bridgewater 610; T7. Shenandoah 610; 9. Emory & Henry 615; 10. Southern Virginia 616; 11. Ferrum 619; 12. Roanoke 620; 13. Hampden-Sydney "B" 621; 14. Randolph-Macon 625; 15. Apprentice 644; 16. Virginia Wesleyan 656; 17. Marymount 693
TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS
1. Elias Haavisto, Averett 136; 2. Harry Hodgert, Lynchburg 137; T3. Jason Guinto, Mary Washington 143; T3. Blake Woodie, Shenandoah 143; T5. Sebastian Bonte, Mary Washington 144; T5. Hayden Garcia, Virginia Union 144; T5. Alex Price, CNU 144; T8. Austin Brooks, Randolph-Macon 145; T8. Carter Old, Lynchburg 145; T8. Kevin Quinto, CNU 145; T8. Niko Vui, Southern Virginia 145; T8. Travon Willis, Virginia Union 145
FERRUM FIVE
Lance Keiser 146, T13th; Brett Pennington 156, T42th; Hunter Shelton 157, T49; Chase Sells 162, T69th; Jacob Holley 165, T77th; Zach Phipps 192, 93rd
NEXT EVENT
Coach Erick Cox's team will be back in action Monday and Tuesday, October 28-29, at the O'Briant-Jensen Memorial Tournament, held at The Cardinal by Pete Dye in Greensboro, North Carolina.
