Oct. 23, 2007

Complete Results

2007 Sycuan Collegiate Invitational - Final Results

EL CAJON, Calif. - Fighting through tough weather conditions and ravaging wildfires within viewing distance, the Navy golf team concluded its fall season on Tuesday with a 17th-place finish at the 17-team Sycuan Collegiate Invitational played at the par-72 Willow Glen Course in El Cajon, Calif. Despite the Mids turning in their best round of the two-day, 54-hole tournament, Navy was unable to move up in the standings, finishing the tournament with a 70-over par 934.

Wichita State (295-305-284 - 884), who dropped to second after 36 holes, was able to capture the team title with its 4-under par 284 in the final round. The Shockers owned a 6-stroke lead over San Diego State (298-296-298 - 890), who turned in an 8-over par 296 in the final round. Missouri, Cal Poly and New Mexico State rounded out the top five, with Cal Poly turning in a 2-under par 286 in the final round to jump from 10th to a tie for fourth.

Wichita State's Ryan Spears wrapped up medalist honors after posting a 5-under par 67 in the final round, moving up from sixth after round two. Spears finished the tournament with a 1-under par 215, a two-stroke lead over UC Riverside's Nick Paez who was one over in the final round and in the tournament.

After a tough first round dropped Ryan Wielgus (Bethesda, Md.) out of the top 10, he was able to regain his composure and manage the winds in the final round. The third-year Navy standout produced a 2-over par 74 to finish tied for 37th with a 13-over par 229.

Senior Erich Schoen (Sylvania, Ohio), who was fairly consistent throughout the tournament, placed 78th with a 21-over par 237, while junior John Montemayor (Woodbridge, Va.) turned in a 7-over par 79 in the final round to place 89th with a 25-over par 24.

Junior David Miller (Chillicothe, Ohio), who experienced a rough second round (+18), came back to shoot a 4-over par 76. He finished tied for 91st in the standings with a 26-over par 242. Rounding out the scoring for the Mids was team captain Chris Renninger (Darnestown, Md.) who turned in a 14-over par 86 in the final round of action and placed 95th with a 29-over par 245.

Senior Ryan Sload (Lancaster, Pa.), who played in the tournament as an individual instead of counting towards Navy's team score, finished the tournament on a high note. After opening the first day with a 10-over par 82, he took three strokes off and posted a 7-over par 79 in the second round. In the third and final round, Sload produced the Mids' low round of the day, a 1-over par 73, and placed 77th with a total score of 234 (+18).