Sept. 28, 2004

WEST CHICAGO, Ill. - Cleveland State shot a final round 315 in blustery conditions to finish fifth at the John Dallio Memorial Invitational hosted by DePaul. The Vikings were just a shot out of third at 891 as Southern Illinois claimed the title at the 6,968-yard, par 72 Prairie Landing Golf Club with a 54-hole total of 879. CSU sophomore Mike Rutgers (Kingsville, Ontario/Cardinal Carter) finished fourth after holding the 36-hole lead.

"The wind was really blowing hard from the start and the scores really ballooned today," CSU head coach Tom Porten said. "It was a good learning experience and I am pleased with how we performed overall. The best part is that we continue to do well in our head-to-head meetings with league schools."

Notre Dame's Tom Balderston claimed medalist honors with a three-under 213, two shots ahead of Evansville's Shawn Marshall. A day after shooting a school record 66, Rutgers closed with an 80 to finish at 217. Sophomore Ben Grandy (Southgate, Mich./Gabriel Richard) tied for 17th at 76.

Cleveland State hits the links again on Oct. 4-5 when the Vikings travel to Williamsburg, Va. for the William & Mary Joe Agee Invitational.

Team Scores:
1. Southern Illinois 283-286-310--879
2. Saint Louis 287-285-310--882
T3. UW-Green Bay 285-284-321--890
T3. William & Mary 291-282-317--890
5. Cleveland State 286-290-315--891
6. Detroit 292-288-319--899
7. Eastern Illinois 294-297-311--902
8. Evansville 288-304-313--905
9. Bradley 294-294-323--911
10. DePaul 292-294-331--917
11. Lewis 293-300-339--932
12. Loyola 291-306-336--933
13. Wright State 303-316-325--944

CSU Individual Scores:
4. Mike Rutgers 71-66-80--217
T17. Ben Grandy 68-78-76--222
33. Bill Schaefer 72-74-82--228
T34. Joe Ribelli 75-73-81--229
T55. Doug Barber 80-77-78--235