Sept. 12, 2006

Men's Golf Places 10th at Rain-Shortened Season Opener

    Cleveland, Ohio -- Junior Ryan McGraw placed 18th to lead the Youngstown State men's golf team to a 10th-place finish at the rain-shortened Cleveland State Invitational.
    McGraw fired rounds of 76 and 78 before YSU's season-opening meet was called Tuesday morning because of rain on the Sand Ridge Golf Course. McGraw finished eight shots behind Eastern Michigan's Chris Ross, who shot a three over par 146.
    McGraw was 13th after the first round, but he lost two strokes on the second day to fall back in the pack. The other four Penguins combined to shoot 15 strokes better on the second day.
    Sophomore Ryan Stocke tied McGraw on the second day to finish 29th with a 159 (81-78) total, and Tim Morrow carded a two-round score of 169 (86-83) to finish 47th. Jim Powers and Ross Beal tied for 51st with a score of 174.
    The Penguins will compete at the John Piper Intercollegiate in Bowling Green, Ohio, on Sept. 18-19.