Ciolek & Metcalf Lead Golden Bears to 5th Place Finish at Rich Korzec Invitational

Photo is courtesy of Western New England

SUTTON, Mass. – Led by sophomores Joe Ciolek (South Hadley, Mass.) and Mike Metcalf (Longmeadow, Mass.), the Western New England University golf team turned in a fifth place finish today at the Rich Korzec Memorial Invitational, held at Blackstone National Golf Club in Sutton, Mass.

Ciolek and Metcalf finished in a nine-way tie for fifth place in the 51-player field after shooting
matching scores of 77 on the 6,655-yard course. Junior Matt Fontaine (East Longmeadow, Mass.) fired an 81, good for a tie for 26^th, while classmates Nick Shemkovitz (Meriden, Conn.) and Erik Laaksonen (Sandy Hook, Conn.) finished in ties for 35^th (85) and 37^th (86), respectively.

Western New England posted a combined score of 320 on its way to fifth place in the ten-team field. Salem State finished first (308), while Rhode Island College followed in second (313) and host Worcester State rounded out the top-three (314). Salem State's Tom MacPherson shot a two-over par 74 to claim the top individual honors.

The Golden Bears return to action this weekend at the Wildcats Spring Invitational, hosted by Johnson & Wales University at Cranston Country Club in Cranston, R.I.