TELFORD, Pa. (Oct. 16, 2006) – Three of Saint Francis’ golfers finished in the Top 10, including senior Nick Wheeler (Ingersoll, Ontario / Ingersoll Collegiate), who took third to pace the Red Flash men’s golf team to a first-place finish at Lehigh University’s Don Mershon Classic.
Saint Francis fired a 313 in the first round, but rebounded to shoot a 299 to finish with a 612 in the 11 team field. Host Lehigh took second, two strokes behind the Red Flash.
Wheeler finished with a 78-72-150, six strokes off the pace. He was followed by teammates Mike Magalski (Spring Grove, Pa. / Spring Grove), a freshman who took fifth with a 77-74-151, and junior Steve Foisy (Repentigny, Quebec / Academie Les Estacades), who took 10th with a 79-75-154.
Senior Mike Hammond (London, Ontario / Catholic Central) took 31st with an 86-78-164, and freshman Chad Walker (St. Thomas, Ontario / Central Elgin Collegiate Institute) finished 34th with a 79-86-165 in his first collegiate event.
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