Oct. 7, 2007

Complete Results

2007 Scotty Duncan Memorial - Final Results

STANTON, Del. - Anchored by junior Ryan Wielgus' (Bethesda, Md.) second-round 2-under par 74, the Navy golf team turned in the second-lowest round of the day, a 14-over par 302, to finish tied for fourth at the 16-team Scotty Duncan Memorial Sunday afternoon at the White Clay Creek Country Club. Navy moved ahead of Penn, Drexel and Delaware, while James Madison made the move with the Mids to tie for fourth with a 37-over par 613.

"The course is a beautiful course to play, but it was very difficult out there today," said Navy head coach Pat Owen. "It was pretty windy and they stretched the yardage to almost 7,000 today.

"Our guys felt like they left some strokes out there, but as we looked at the other scores, I think they realized that everyone struggled in the conditions."

Iona and Cornell each produced a 24-over par 600 to claim the title after the two teams mirrored one another's first (292) and second-round (308) scores. Bucknell finished 11 strokes behind the leaders with a 35-over par 611. Drexel junior Sean Semenetz was the only golfer to finish under par as he claimed medalist honors with a 1-under par 143.

The Midshipmen were paced by senior captain Chris Renninger (Darnestown, Md.) who earned his first top-10 finish of the fall with a seventh-place mark of 5-over par 149. Renninger improved upon his 10th-place 2-over par 74 after the first place when he recorded a 3-over par 75 in the final round.

Wielgus, who produced Navy's top score in the second round, finished just outside of the top 10 with his 7-over par 151. Wielgus sat in a tie for 26th following the first round with a 5-over par 77, but improved on the final day to finish among the top15 for the first time this season.

Senior Erich Schoen (Sylvania, Ohio) placed 21st with an 11-over par 155 (78-77), followed by Ryan Sload (Lancaster, Pa.) in 38th with a 51-over par 159 (81-78) and Chip Hardie (Crofton, Md.) was in 71st with a 24-over par 168.

Junior David Miller (Chillicothe, Ohio) and newcomer Josh Ziska (Camarillo, Calif.) also competed in the tournament for the Midshipmen as individuals. Miller tied for 38th with a 51-over par 159 (81-78), while Ziska placed 51st with a 54-over par 162 (80-82).

The Mids will be back in action next Saturday and Sunday when they compete in the Big 5 Classic at the Philadelphia Cricket Club.