LITTLESTOWN, Pa. - Dan Michalek (Mount Airy, Md./Mount St. Joseph)  finished sixth to lead the Mount St. Mary's men's golf team to a fourth-place standing at the Mount St. Mary's Spring Invitational on Tuesday.

Michalek came into the final round with a score of one over 145 after registering a 72 in the first round and a 73 in the second round on Monday. The junior carded a four over round of 76 in a rain-filled final round to finish with a score of 221, nine strokes behind the medalist.

Tonny Aizpun (Barcelona, Spain/Lycee Francais De Barcelone) finished in 10th place in his first home tournament with a score of 225. Kevin Ellison (Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt) (18th place, 233), Ray Hyre (Bowie, Md./Bowie) (28th place, 239) and Andrew Lawton (Severna Park, Md./Mount St. Joseph) (28th place, 239) rounded out the Mount's team competitors.

Jake Wetzel (Blue Ridge Summit, Pa./Waynesboro Area) (20th place, 234), Sage Smith (Denver, Colo./Brophy) (22nd place, 2345, Devin O'Grady (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township) (33rd place, 242) and Ryan Lee (Leonia, N.J./Leonia) (48th place, 254) competed as individuals in the Mountaineers home event.

Monmouth won three-round event with a score of 896, two strokes ahead of Fordham (898) while Robert Morris (908), the Mount (913) and Fairfield (919) rounded out the Top-5 teams in the nine-team field.

The Mount returns to the green when it travels to the Northeast Conference Golf Championships starting on Apr. 29. The three-day invitational will take place at the Mystic Dunes Resort and Golf Club in Celebration, Fla.

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