May 3, 2005

Men's Golf: Komsa, Zarlenga Place in Top 10 At HL Championships

    Galena, Ohio – Junior Nate Komsa placed ninth and junior Josh Zarlenga tied for 10th at the 2005 Horizon League Men's Golf Championships which concluded on Tuesday at Royal American Links Golf Course. Komsa finished with a three-round score of 225, while Zarlenga was one-shot back with a 226.
    In the team race, Detroit won the event with an 891 placing six strokes in front of Wright State. UW-Green Bay was third, Cleveland State placed fourth, Butler was fifth while YSU finished sixth and Loyola was seventh. YSU finished with a three-round score of 935 to finish six strokes in front of the Ramblers. The Penguins had rounds of 315, 307 and 313 during the tournament.
    Komsa shot a 78 on the final day to go with rounds of 76 and 71 from Monday while Zarlenga had a 75 after rounds of 78 and 73 on Monday. Cleveland State's Doug Barber won the event by three strokes with a 216.
    Other Penguin finishers included Ross Beal who tied for 29th with a 238 (78-80-80), Ryan McGraw who was 34th with a 246 (83-83-80) and Jim Powers who was 35th with a 261 (89-87-85).