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Wilmington Golfers Wrap Up 2015 Fall Schedule with Second Place Finish at Dennis Rose Invitational

Wilmington Golfers Wrap Up 2015 Fall Schedule with Second Place Finish at Dennis Rose Invitational

Copyright 2015; Wilmington University. All rights reserved. Photo of Troy Miller courtesy of the University of Hawaii at Hilo Sports Information Department. 

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii - - The Wilmington University golf team wrapped up it 2015 fall season with its best round of the campaign, moving up a spot into second place at the Dennis Rose Invitational hosted by the University of Hawaii at Hilo on the Waikoloa Kings' Course on Saturday.

The Wildcats jumped two teams with a 286 on Saturday, moving into sole possession of second place with a team score of 879 in the three rounds. The Wildcats went 301-292-286 for their 879 (+15) in Paradise.

Sophomore Joey Russo and freshman Ryan Rucinski led the team on Saturday by each recording a 71 in the final round. But it was a pair of individuals that were featured atop the leaderboard for the tournament for Wilmington.

Junior Sam Clark led the individuals with a fifth place finish, finishing the tournament with a 73 on Saturday to come in with a 214 (-2) for the three-round tournament. Clark shot a 69-72-73 in Hawaii.

Junior Troy Miller finished a stroke behind Clark, shooting another 72 on Saturday to finish with a 215 (-1) in the three rounds. He shot a 71-72-72 for his 215 in the two days.

The top scorer for the Wildcats was Russo, as he improved every round to shoot a 219 (+3). Russo went 76-72-71 in the three rounds to finish in a tie for 11th overall.

Rucinski also improved with every round, shooting a 76-73-71 to finish in a tie for 13th overall with a 220 (+4). Rucinski tied with teammate Jordan Lamb in 13th place, as Lamb went 78-70-72 for his 220 (+4) for the tournament.

Senior Andreas Lunding shot a 72 on Saturday to finish with a 222 (+6) in Hawaii. Lunding shot a 71-79-72 to sit in a tie for 18th overall.

Senior Alex Healy rounded out the Wildcats, as he also improved with every round, shooting an 82-77-74 for a 233 (+17). He moved up seven spots on the leaderboard from Friday, finishing in a tie for 41st overall.

The Wildcats trailed only Cal State Monterey Bay in the standings, as CSU Monterey Bay ran away with the title, scoring an 852 (-12) for the tournament. They shot a team best 281 on Saturday to wrap up the tournament.

UC San Diego's Clayton Yamaguchi earned medalist honors by two strokes, finishing out the tournament with a 70 on Saturday for a 209 (-7). He shot 70-69-60 for the championship.

The Wildcats will gather their thoughts and continue their training through the winter before getting back on the links for the 2016 spring championship season.