ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Danny Michalek (Mount Airy, Md./Mount St. Joseph) and Tonny Aizpun (Barcelona, Spain/Lycee Francais De Barcelone) each finished 38th to lead the Mount St. Mary's men's golf team to a 13th-place standing at the Navy Spring Invitational on Sunday.
In the last event before the Northeast Conference (NEC) Championships, Michalek posted a 77 in the first round and a 78 in the second round for a two-round total of 155. Aizpun registered a 73 in the first round and an 82 in the second for to also card a 155 in the event. The duo finished 13 strokes behind the medalist.
Devin O'Grady (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township) (45th place, 156), Kevin Ellison (Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt) (62nd place, 158) and Ryan Triller (Pylesville, Md./North Harford) (80th place, 162) rounded out the Mount's five team competitors. Andrew Lawton (Severna Park, Md./Mount St. Joseph) participated in the first round and then withdrew in the second round as an individual.
Penn won the event with a two-round score of 593, four strokes ahead of George Washington (597) while Columbia (606), Navy (607) and Villanova (609) rounded out the Top-5 teams in the event. The Mount finished 13th after carding a 305 and 317 for a two-round total of 622.
Mount St. Mary's returns to action at the NEC Championships on May 4.