ALLIANCE, Ohio – Mount Union's men's golf team finished in second 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 298, which is just two shots back of first place John Carroll.

Freshman Austin Mariani (Kinsman / Badger) led the way for Mount Union, finishing with a 72 which has him in a tie for the lead. Freshman Austin Wilhoit (Stow / Stow-Munroe Falls) also carded a round in the 70s, shooting a 74. Freshman Vincent Borros (Strongsville) and freshman Jase Libb (Beloit / West Branch) rounded out the Raiders team score, shooting 75 and 77 respectively.

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. John Carroll 296, 2. Mount Union 298, 3. Heidelberg 304, 4. Malone 309, 5. Heidelberg B 312, 6. Mount Union C 315, 7. Mount Union B 320

Top 5 Individuals

T1. Austin Mariani (UMU) and Max Devins (JCU) 72, T3. Nick Pihl (JCU) and Max Schneckenburger (BERG) 73, T5. Austin Wilhoit (UMU), Logan Niese (BERG) and Brady Johnson (MAL) 74

Mount Union

T1. Austin Mariani 72, T5. Austin Wilhoit 74, T8. Vincent Borros 75, T13. Jase Libb 77, T13. Brian Myers 77

Mount Union B

T13. Matthew Contipelli 77, T20. Jax Rogers 79, T28. Caden Buxton 81, T35. James Hoose 83, 38. Dominic Brenner 85

Mount Union C

T8. Jack Faflik 75, T20. Tim Caspio 79, T20. John Back 79, T31. Thomas Pesa 82, T35. Derek Blum 83

Mount Union Individual

T31. Josh Marcinick 82, 40. Matt Kurtz 87