WEST MIDDLESEX, Pa. — Thiel's
Matt Fiore (Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford) finished in a four-way tie for fourth Wednesday at the Presidents' Athletic Conference Men's Golf Championships, earning the Tomcats' first all-conference honor since Lucas Munson made the first team in 2006.
Fiore entered the second day in second place after carding an opening-round 74 on Tuesday. His second round score of 79 gave him a two-day total of 153, good enough for first team all-PAC honors.
Thomas More's Brandon Dulle won conference MVP honors with a 148, topping second-place Tyler Fewell of Grove City by one stroke. Waynesburg's Colin Wilson was third with a 152 while Thomas More's Jake Bowman, Saint Vincent's Steve Fiori and Washington & Jefferson's Colin Izzo tied with Fiore in fourth.
As a team Thiel continued its solid play from Tuesday, tallying a second-round total of 317 to go along with a 312 in the first round. Combining that with the team's fall scores, the Tomcats finished sixth in the event at 1,299.
The final standings don't quite indicate how well the Tomcats played in the spring portion of the event. Their scores on the final 36 holes were third best overall and a 41-stroke improvement over their performance in the fall.
Washington & Jefferson easily won the team title with a 72-hole total of 1,233. Thomas More was second at 1,267, Saint Vincent was third with a 1,276, Grove City took fourth at 1,280 and Westminster was fifth with a 1,289. Finishing behind Thiel were Bethany (1,351) and Waynesburg (1,363).
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Matt Christian (Glenshaw, Pa./Shaler Area) finished just outside of the top 10, taking 11th with a 158. Finishing in the top 20 for the Tomcats in the 41-golfer field were
Bryan Smith (Franklin, Pa./Franklin) (15th),
Matt Graham (Clymer, N.Y./Sherman Central) (18th) and
Mike Deems (New Brighton, Pa./New Brighton) (20th).
Two Thiel golfers competed individually for the Tomcat women's team, both staying consistent with what they did in the first round. Senior Ashley Ahrens finished 16th with a 103-104 207, while Emily Friedrich was 17th with a 104-104 208.
Grove City's Ariell Goyzueta won the women's event with a 168, beating Washington & Jefferson's Catherine Schlegel by one stroke.
The team scores for the PAC Championships included both the fall and spring portions while the individual awards were based solely on the spring event.