March 8, 2005

HOWIE-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. - The wind picked up on Tuesday and the scores followed suit in the final round Notre Dame Irish Invitational. Cleveland State finished 13th in its first tournament of the spring at the Mission Inn Golf Club in Howie-in-the-Hills, Fla.

Wichita State held on to its first day lead to edge Colorado State by four shots (885-889). The Shockers' Judd Easterling claimed medalist honors with a 215, five shots clear of three golfers for second.

Ben Grandy paced the Vikings with a 242 to finish in 54th, while Doug Barber was 59th with a 245.

"Conditions were very difficult today, but it was still a disappointing performance," CSU head coach Tom Porten said. "The good thing is, we have almost two weeks to get ready to play again."

Cleveland State is in action again when the Vikings travel to the William & Mary Invitational on March 20-21 in Williamsburg, Va.

Notre Dame Irish Invitational Mission Inn G.C., Howie-in-the-Hills, Fla. (Final results)

Team Scores
1. Wichita State 288-285-312--885
2. Colorado State 289-296-304--889
3. San Diego State 301-292-317--910
4. Penn State 300-298-321--919
4. Notre Dame 293-307-319--919
6. Mississippi State 299-297-329--925
7. Richmond 309-298-322--929
8. Ball State 304-308-318--930
9. Eastern Kentucky 310-306-315--931
10. Rollins College 313-301-319--933
11. Washington State 300-310-333--943
12. Bowling Green 303-318-330--951
13. Cleveland State 323-328-344--995

Cleveland State Individuals
54. Ben Grandy 77-81-84--242
T59. Doug Barber 79-78-88--245
70. Mike Rutgers 80-82-88--250
74. Bill Schaefer 87-90-84--261
75. Joe Ribelli 87-87-99--273