Men’s golf takes second place

In a sports-packed weekend, both the Middlebury men’s and women’s golf teams traveled to tournaments. The men’s team finished the Williams Invitational in a tie for second place while the women’s team finished sixth at the Mt. Holyoke Invitational.

At Williams, the men’s team tied with Manhatanville College with a two-day score of 611.  Williams beat out 17 other teams to win the invitational with a score of 591. Brian Cady ’11 led Panthers by scoring a 150, earning him a ninth place tie. Cady was followed by Jim Levins ’11 who placed 16th, and Rob Donahoe ’14 who placed 21st. William Prince ’13 and Max Alley ’14 also placed in the top 40 with scores of 157 and 159 respectively.

The women’s team finished sixth out of 13 teams in the Mt. Holyoke Invitational with a two-day score of 658, 23 shots better than the team score last weekend at the Dartmouth Invitational, a fact which Keeley Levins ’13 found extremely exciting.

“Our team score this week was 23 shots better than last week,  and that’s really exciting to see,” Levins said.“ After three weeks of competition, I feel as though each of us is getting more comfortable and confident. We’re finding our own individual rhythms out on the course, which is resulting in better individual and team scores. With each week, we are seeing higher levels of consistency and gaining momentum that we look to carry through these last two tournaments of the fall.”

Levins was the top scorer for the Panthers, placing tenth with a two-day score of 158. Flora Weeks ’12 followed in 17th place with a score of 161. Other players finished close behind starting with Jessica Bluestein ’13 in 25th place, and Caroline Kenter ’14 in 44th place.

The women’s team will host the Middlebury Invitational this coming weekend and will travel to Williams the following weekend.

“For the rest of the season, my goal for the team is to keep chipping strokes away from our team scores,” Levins said. “We have the potential to be a strong force among the NESCAC schools, and I’d like to see us fulfill some of that potential.”

The men’s team will play in the NESCAC qualifier at Trinity College this coming weekend.