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Golf Second in Final Fall Regional Poll

The Panthers moved up to second in the final fall poll.

 
 

 
Brant Kummerfeld is currently ranked second in the region.
  

Oct. 25, 2007

Garden City, N.Y. - The Adelphi University golf team finished the fall season ranked second in the final NCAA Division II Northeast Region poll released on October 24 by Golfstat. The Panthers have a season-high four players ranked in the top-30 in the region among individuals.

Junior Brant Kummerfeld (74.46 scoring average for thirteen rounds) is ranked second, while senior Jantzen Vargas (76.15 for thirteen rounds) is ranked 12th. Senior Mauricio Saavedra (77.15 scoring average for thirteen rounds) slips in at 24, and freshman Matt Demeo (77.77 for thirteen rounds) is ranked 29th.

Bryant (305.54 scoring aggregate for thirteen rounds) is ranked first among teams, followed by Adelphi (304.31 for thirteen rounds) and LeMoyne (311.58 for twelve rounds). St. Thomas Aquinas (304.31 for thirteen rounds) and Assumption (311.21 for fourteen rounds) round out the top-five.

Robert Leopold (73.45 scoring average for eleven rounds) of Bentley is the top ranked player in the district, followed by Kummerfeld and Scott Congdon (75.08 for thirteen rounds) of Bryant.

Adelphi junior Joe Ostrowski (79.40 for five rounds) jumped 14 places and is now ranked 55th while junior Oliver Hudesman (79.54 for thirteen rounds) moved up eight places and is now ranked 58th among the more than 150 individuals in the Northeast Region.

The Panthers lead the district in all four scoring categories - team score versus par (19.38 strokes over par per round); average individual score (76.89); average dropped score (81.72) and average team score (304.31).

"The students made a committed effort and worked very hard this fall," Head Coach Scott Allen said. "They had great team chemistry and I'm proud of them. We played a tough schedule and they maintained a steady level of achievement, individually and collectively."

The Panthers had five top-three finishes and six top-five showings in seven events, winning the Army tournament on October 2 and claiming the individual title, which was won by Mauricio Saavedra.

Adelphi returns to action on Tuesday, March 4, at the St. John's Treasure Coast Classic at the Indian Hills Golf Course in Fort Pierce, Florida.