Tartans Win Carnegie Mellon Fall Invitational

(VERONA, Pa.) – The Carnegie Mellon University men's golf team placed first at its annual fall invitational Thursday, October 15 at the Longue Vue Club as the team carded a 307.  Top individual medalist honors went to Tartan junior Brad Jennette (Pittsford, N.Y./Sutherland).

Jennette and freshman teammate Austin Lin (Los Gatos, Calif./Archbishop Mitty) both entered the clubhouse with a five-over par 75, but Jennette was declared the winner by match of cards. It was a season-best round for Jennette while Lin's tied his low round of the fall.

Junior George Qian (Bettendorf, Iowa/Montverde Academy) finished two strokes back with a 77 followed by sophomore Nikhil Mohan (Bangalore, India/Canadian International School) and junior Jordan Klodowski (Kittanning, Pa.) with rounds of 80 and 85, respectively.

The Tartans entered a 'B' Team into the invitational while all members will be listed as individuals the team fired a score of 340.  Freshman Adrian Berger (Los Angeles, Calif./Harvard-Westlake) led the way with an 83. Junior Alexander Pomerantz (Warren, N.J./Watchung Hills Regional) and freshman Patrick Tan (Vancouver, British Columbia/Prince of Wales Secondary) carded rounds of 85 while Junior Ryan Karbowicz (Avon, Conn.) and sophomore Adrian Del Bosque (Monterrey, Mexico/IMG Academy) both shot 87.

Three other individuals competed for the Tartans, as freshman Nicholas Moreno (Hawthorne, Calif./Windward School) fired an 80, sophomore John Shlonsky (Mount Sinai, N.Y.) shot an 85 and senior Ben DuCarme (McMurray, Pa./Canon-McMillan) had an 88.

The Tartans will be off until the spring with their first competition at the University Athletic Association Championships March 12-13 in Sorrento, Florida at Red Tail Country Club.