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PHOENIX, Md. – Colgate capped off a historic weekend with a second-place finish at the 2023 Patriot League Men's Golf Championship at Hillendale Country Club. 

The Raiders, vying for their first-ever conference championship, entered Sunday's final round in first place holding a one-shot lead over Lehigh. The two teams traded hands at the top all afternoon before the Mountain Hawks pulled away in the final stretch to edge Colgate by six strokes for the title.

Dugan McCabe, Akhil Giri, and Robbie Herzig all sat atop the leaderboard at different stages throughout the weekend. McCabe turned in a three-over 75 on Sunday to finish in fourth with a three-day 223 score (+7). Justin Fedele climbed six spots with a three-over 75 to finish tied with Herzig for sixth at 228 (+12). 

Giri chipped in on the final hole of his collegiate career to finish tied for 10th at 229 (+13). Wyatt Petersen tied for 18th with a 232 (+16) composite, while Mark Gertsen jumped 14 spots on Sunday to round out Colgate's scoring contingent in 33rd at 239 (+23). 

Colgate finished second with a three-day 308-289-303=900 (+36) aggregate, six shots behind Lehigh for medalist honors and two shots in front of third-place Loyola.

FROM THE SOURCE 
Head Coach Keith Tyburski

"I'm very proud of our resiliency and effort as a group this week. We fought hard in tough conditions and took advantage when the weather was favorable. While the end result is short of our main goal, I'm very happy for our team. To have four members make All-Patriot League teams is an incredible honor and a testament to the talent our team has."

NOTES

• Sunday's final round was delayed for more than three hours due to inclement weather. 
• Colgate matched the 1991 and 2001 teams for the best championship finish in program history. 
• Dugan McCabe, Robbie Herzig, Justin Fedele, and Akhil Giri all finished in the top 10, leading Colgate to a program-record four All-Patriot League honorees. 

COLGATE SCORECARD
 

2	Colgate University	308	289	303	900
4	Dugan McCabe (1)	77	71	75	223
T6	Robbie Herzig (2)	75	73	80	228
T6	Justin Fedele (3)	80	73	75	228
T10	Akhil Giri (4)	77	72	80	229
T18	Wyatt Petersen (5)	79	74	79	232
T33	Mark Gertsen (6)	84	81	74	239

2023 Patriot League Men's Golf Major Awards and All-Patriot League Honors

Player of the Year: Daniel Song, Lehigh
Rookie of the Year: Chip Deegan, Navy
Coach of the Year: Henry D'Alberto, Lehigh
 
All-Patriot League First Team
John Heckel, Jr., Army West Point
Dugan McCabe, Colgate
Aidan Oehrle, Lehigh
Daniel Song, Lehigh
Michael Crowley, Loyola
 
All-Patriot League Second Team*
Justin Fedele, Colgate
Akhil Giri, Colgate
Robbie Herzig, Colgate
Nolan Schuermann, Holy Cross
Matt Malits, Loyola
Keegan Shreves, Navy
 
* - Six players named to second team due to tie for 10th in scoring