Friday, September 25, 2009

FINDLEY LAKE, N.Y. - The Westminster College men's golf team shot a 325 and placed fifth out of 11 teams as the Penn State Behrend Invitational Thursday, held at the Peek'N Peak Resort & Spa in Findley Lake, N.Y.

Junior Steven LaRue (Ligonier, Pa./Ligonier Valley) and sophomores David Mlinarich (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin) and Nate Silvis (St. Petersburg, Pa./Allegheny Clarion Valley) all shot team-low 81s to lead the Titans, while junior Ryan Spear (Hubbard, Ohio/Ursuline) carded an 82.

Washington & Jefferson won the event with a 308, led by medalist Brad Cieslinski's round-low 72.

Westminster returns to action Sept. 28-29 in first leg of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Championships at Oak Tree Country Club in West Middlesex, Pa., which will continue in late April to determine the conference championship.

About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is a top tier liberal arts college and a national leader in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Guide to America's Best Colleges. Westminster ranked third among liberal arts colleges in social mobility, according to the Washington Monthly College Guide, and is one of the most affordable national liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 371 Colleges" and "Best in the Northeast" by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President's Honor Roll for excellence in service learning.

Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus.