JWU Leads RIC by Eleven Strokes Following Day One of GNAC Men's Golf Championship

JWU posted a team score of 297 to lead the way at the GNAC Men's Golf Championship, hosted by RIC at Valley Country Club in Warwick, R.I.

JWU Leads RIC by Eleven Strokes Following Day One of GNAC Men's Golf Championship
October 14, 2017
Results


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RESULTS: TEAM | PLAYER

JWU shoots 297 on Day One,
host RIC in second with 308

WARWICK, R.I. – Johnson & Wales University (RI) had an impressive showing on Day One of the 2017 GNAC Men's Golf Championship at Valley Country Club, shooting a collective 297 (+9) to take control of first place heading into Sunday's competition. Golfers will tee off at approximately 9:45 AM on Sunday to complete the 36-hole, two-day event.

JWU's Christian Maselli and Alex Parente shot a 69 and 70, respectively, on Day One to lead the way for first and second place in the 45-player field. The University of Massachuetts Dartmouth's Jackson Mitchell currently sits in third with a 72, while there is a four-way tie for fourth place (74) between Worcester State University's Mike Jezierski and Eddie Peladeau, Rhode Island College's Michael Caparco, and Suffolk University's Demetri Stamoulis.

Host RIC sits in second place with a team score of 308 (+20), followed by UMass Dartmouth in third place with a 311 (+23) and Suffolk in fourth with a 312 (+24). Defending GNAC champion Saint Joseph's College of Maine sits in fifth place with a 316 (+28).

The student-athletes with the five lowest scores at the end of Day Two on Sunday will receive All-Conference honors, while the individual medalist will be crowned the 2017 GNAC Men's Golf Player of the Year. The tournament winning team will receive the GNAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament in the spring.

Founded in 1995, the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 13 member institutions and over 3,000 student-athletes across the New England region. Each year, the GNAC sponsors and administers 20 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunities and community involvement. 

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