ALTOONA, Pa. – Mount Union's men's golf team finished in sixth place after the first round of the Mountain Valley Collegiate Classic at Sinking Valley C.C. on Friday afternoon.

The Purple Raiders finished with a team score of 309 which is just three strokes behind third place Penn State Altoona, Westminster and Penn College. Heidelberg leads the event with a team score of 303.

Sophomore Brian Myers (Wadsworth) led the way for Mount Union, shooting a 73 which also has him sitting in the top five individually. Freshman Thomas Pesa (Youngstown / Ursuline) shot a 78, with freshman James Hoose (Mentor / Lake Catholic) and senior Owen Hinkle (Loudonville) both carding a 79 to round out the Raiders team score.

The Raiders are back in action again tomorrow for the second round of the Mountain Valley Collegiate Classic at Summit C.C. in Cresson, Pa.

Team Scores

1. Heidelberg 303, 2. Farmingdale State 304, T3. Penn State Altoona, Westminster and Penn College 307, T6. Swarthmore, Mount Union and Mount Aloysius 309, 9. Pitt-Greensburg 313, 10. Penn State Altoona B 316, 11. Juniata 319, 12. Juniata B 321, T13. Penn State Altoona C and Mount Aloysius B 322, 15. Penn State Behrend 324, 16. Pitt Bradford 335, 17. Mount Aloysius C 336, 18. SUNY Old Westbury 342, 19. Hilbert 359, 20. Carlow 364

Top 5 Individuals

1. Peyton Mussina (PENN) 68, T2. Max Ash (SWAR), Logan Niese (BERG) 72, T4. Brian Myers (MTU) and Micky Riscica (PSA) 73

Mount Union
T4. Brian Myers 73, T25. Thomas Pesa 78, T36. Owen Hinkle 79, T36. James Hoose 79, T47. Benjamin Zimmerman 80