HAWKS PLACE ELEVENTH AT NAVY INVITE
ANNAPOLIS, MD (09/08/02) - The Saint Joseph's University men's golf team opened the 2002-03 season with an eleventh place finish at the Navy Fall Invitational held at the U.S. Naval Academy Golf Club. SJU's five man team shot a 307 on day one and a 303 on Sunday.
Freshmen Billy Stewart and Sean Seese led the way for the Crimson and Gray. The highly-rated newcomers were SJU's top two finishers with Stewart (71, 74 - 145) tying for 13th place and Seese (78, 76 - 154) placing 40th overall.
Rounding out the five man contingent for St. Joe's were juniors Brian McDermott (80, 75 - 155, T-43rd) and Tom Spano (79, 86 - 165, T-68th), along with senior Mike Bosica (79, 78 - 157, T-54th).
Winthrop held off a charging Navy team to capture the event. Winthrop turned in a 7-over par 575, while Navy and Towson tied for second place with each team posting a 9-over par 577 score.
SJU returns to the links on September 21-22 at the James Madison Invitational in Harrisonburg, Va.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1 Winthrop 285-290 - 575 +7
2 Navy Blue 287-290 - 577 +9
3 Towson 286-291 - 577 +9
4 William & Mary 286-294 - 580
5 Georgetown 292-290 - 582 +14
6 McNeese State 294-298 - 592 +24
7 George Mason 308-293 - 601 +33
8 George Washington 303-302 - 605 +37
9 Temple 302-306 - 608 +40
10 Iona 298-311 - 609 +41
11 St. Joseph's 307-303 - 610 +42
12 Delaware 309-304 - 613 +45
13 Seton Hall 308-309 - 617 +49
14 Navy Gold 310-312 - 622 +54
15 Western Maryland 326-325 - 651 +83.
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