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Benak's Climb Leads Colgate Golf in Binghamton

| By: Jordan Doroshenko

First-year’s 68 helps Colgate to sixth place finish

Place Name Score
T-6 Ronav Benak 73-68 (-3)
T-38 Brayden Dock 75-73 (+4)
T-42 Leo Li 72-77 (+5)
T-50 Jamison Bryant 77-73 (+6)
T-70 Alex Hill 80-77 (+13)

Results

APALACHIN, N.Y.  – First-year Ronav Benak fired a career-best 4-under 68 in the final round Monday to finish sixth and help Colgate Golf climb to sixth in the Matthews Auto Collegiate hosted by Binghamton at the Links at Hiawatha.

COACH KIRCHER'S COMMENTS

"We had some really good stuff this weekend from first-year Ronav Benak, shooting 4-under in the final round. He's figuring out how good he is, which is great for Colgate Golf. We had a nice final round from Gabriel Garson-Goroway as well, posting his first under-par round as a Raider. Jayden and Leo got off to nice starts this weekend with an even par round. As a whole, we seem to kind of copy each other around the golf course both in the good and bad stretches. Once we figure out how to plot our way around a little better we are going to be in good shape."

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Benak climbed 19 spots thanks to four birdies against just one bogey in the final round. His two-day total of 141 (-3) served him a sixth-place finish on the day.
  • Brayden Dock improved by two strokes on Monday, scoring a 1-over 73 to move up one spot on the leaderboard and finish tied for 38th with a 148 (+4). 
  • Leo Li, Colgate's leader after round 1, turned in a second-round 77 and finished 5-over in 42nd place. 
  • Four Raiders in Colgate's scoring contingent shot better on Monday, including Jamison Bryant, who improved four strokes and moved up eight spots to finish 50th with a 150 (+6).
  • Alex Hill shaved off three strokes on Monday, finishing 70th place with a two-day total of 157 (+13).
  • Jayden Freedman and Gabriel Garson-Goroway, playing as individuals, finished 31st (+2) and 36th (+3), respectively. Chad Ruggiero finished in 79th (+20).

TEAM SCORING
  • Colgate jumped four spots on the team leaderboard to finish tied with Niagara for sixth with a 588 (+12) aggregate score. 
  • The Raiders edged Dartmouth by two strokes for sixth and trailed Le Moyne's 571 aggregate (-5) for fifth. 
UP NEXT
  • Colgate wraps up the fall slate with the 54-hole Bucknell Invitational next Sunday and Monday in Lewisburg, Pa.
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