PENN YAN, N.Y. — Keuka College hosted its annual fall invitational at Lakeside Country Club in Penn Yan on Thursday afternoon.
The Wolves entered three teams in the competition. The primary "Green" team took third place in the eight-team field, shooting a 348. The "Gold" team was nine strokes behind them in fifth place with a 357. The Keuka College "Grey" team rounded out the field in eighth but was just two strokes behind Hilbert for seventh and four back of Keystone for sixth.
Anchoring the "Green" team was senior
Quinn Hansen. He posted a team-best 83 on Thursday, collecting the first top five finish of his career, tying for fourth.
Cayden Troup was three strokes back of him to take 11th with an 86. The top four golfers all carded a birdie during their round with Hansen, Troup,
Caleb Strade, and
Jackson Barr leading the "Green" team.
Tino LoPresto led the "Gold" squad by taking five strokes off his previous career low, shooting an 85 for the Wolves. He finished in a tie for ninth, his first career top ten. Career-low rounds continued for the "Gold" team with
Jacob Banks and
Finnean Pouthier each set new career marks by tying and shooting a 90.
Jace Paylor posted the only birdie for the squad but ranked fourth on the team with a 92.
For the "Grey" team,
Noah Banks stepped away from the Keuka College Men's Soccer team to lead the squad with a 91. Banks had a pair of birdies on his round, the only Keuka golfer across all three teams to accomplish the feat. Also, for the "Grey" team,
Ashton Trapp competed in his first collegiate round, and Aiden Stewart took five strokes off his previous best score, posting a 108.
Thursday was the final tournament for the Wolves before they compete in the Empire 8 Conference Championship. The fall portion of the four-round championship will take place at Lakeshore Yacht and Country Club in Cicero, N.Y. on October 11 and 12.
