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Eagles Conclude Palisades Classic With 12th-Place Finish

4/15/2008 9:16:08 PM | Men's Golf

Redshirt freshman Brad Larente ties for 39th with a 224

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Eastern Michigan University men's golf team concluded the Palisades Collegiate Classic with a tie for 12th place on the par-72, 6,797-yard Palisades Country Club layout. The Eagles posted a 298 in the final round to wind up with a score of 898 for the tournament, tied with the University of Nebraska.

Redshirt freshman Brad Larente (Cambridge, Ontario-Hespeler Secondary) paced the attack for the Green and White with a 224 (77-73-74). Larente, who tied for 39th place, was the lowest scoring EMU player for the second time this season. Additionally, his 224 is the fifth best 54-hole total in during his rookie campaign.

Senior Graham Hill (Brights Grove, Ontario-Northern Collegiate (Indiana (Pa.)) and junior Christopher Ross (Dundas, Ontario-Parkside) each notched 255s for a tie for 42nd place. Sophomore Mary Jeppesen (Saline, Mich.-Saline) posted a 229 (76-74-79) for a 58th place tie while freshman Nick Carbary (Kalamazoo, Mich.-Mattawan) carded a 231 (80-76-75) in his first collegiate action.

Charlotte won its own tournament with an 856 team score. Vincent Nadeau of Virginia Commonwealth won the individual title with a score of 206.

Eastern Michigan returns to action this weekend, April 19-20, at the Boilermaker Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind. The EMU and Purdue will be joined by 12 other teams at the event, which begins Saturday with an 8:30 a.m. shot gun start.

EMU Results
Pl.        Teams                          Scores
t39.       Brad Larente                  77-73-74=224
t42.       Graham Hill                   76-75-74=225
t42.       Chris Ross                    73-77-75=225
t58.       Marty Jeppesen            76-74-79=229
t61.       Nick Carbary                 80-76-75=231
 
2008 The Palisades Collegiate Golf Classic
Pl.        Teams                          Scores
1.         Charlotte                       279-283-294=856           -8
2.         VCU                             291-288-283=862           -2
3.         Augusta State               290-286-293=869           +5
4.         Marquette University       294-285-291=870           +6
5.         Old Dominion                 294-287-292=873           +9
6.         Belmont Abbey              300-283-296=879           +15
t7.        UNC Greensboro            288-295-297=880           +16
t7.        Campbell University        293-290-297=880           +16
9.         Xavier University             288-293-303=884           +20
10.        Francis Marion               294-294-302=890           +26
11.        USC Upstate                 280-297-317=894           +30
t12.       Nebraska                      294-301-303=898           +34
t12.       Eastern Michigan           302-298-298=898           +34
14.        Davidson College           310-311-322=943           +79
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