ALLIANCE, Ohio— Mount Union's men's golf team finished in a tie for fifth place after the first round of the Mount Union Spring Invitational at Tannenhauf G.C. on Saturday afternoon.

The Purple Raiders finished with a team score of 318, which is just three strokes behind fourth place Heidelberg. Malone leads the event with a team score of 298.

Sophomore Brian Myers (Wadsworth) led the way for Mount Union, carding a 74, which also puts him in a tie for fourth place as an individual. Senior Owen Hinkle (Loudonville) also carded a round in the 70s, shooting a 78, while freshmen Vincent Borros (Strongsville) and Thomas Pesa (Youngstown / Ursuline) both carded an 83 to round out the Raiders team score.

The Raiders are back in action again tomorrow for the final round of the Mount Union Spring Invitational at Tannenhauf G.C. in Alliance.

Team Scores

1. Malone 298, 2. John Carroll 303, 3. Malone B 311, 4. Heidelberg 315, T5. John Carroll B and Mount Union 318, 7. Mount Union B 325, 8. Heidelberg B 331, 9. Muskingum 333, 10. Baldwin Wallace 334, 11. Hiram 339, 12. Mount Union C 351

Top 5 Individuals

1.  Michael Keefe (JCU) 70, 2. Jaxon Rinkes (MAL) 72, 3. Zehnder Gibson (MAL) 73, T4. Brian Myers (MTU), Ryan Yoder (MAL) and Ryan Green (BW) 74

Mount Union

T4. Brian Myers 74, T16. Owen Hinkle 78, T37. Vincent Borros 83, T37. Thomas Pesa 83, T43. Caden Buxton 86

Mount Union B

T18. Matt Kurtz 79, T23. Tim Caspio 80, T23. James Hoose 80, T43. Hudson Rice 86, T48. Jax Rogers 87

Mount Union C

T43. Josh Marcinick 86, T54. Lincoln Ergenbright 88, T54. Matthew Jarrett 88, T58. Derek Blum 89, T60. Evan Back 90

Mount Union Individuals

T58. Mason Cook 89, 66. Jake Miller 101, 67. Robby Belknap 103