WEST LAFAYETTE, Ohio – Mount Union's men's golf team finished in fourth place after the first round of the Ohio Athletic Conference Championship at River Greens G.C. on Friday afternoon.

The Purple Raiders finished with a team score of 294 which is just one stroke back of third place Otterbein. Marietta leads the event with a team score of 287.

Freshman Austin Wilhoit (Stow / Stow-Munroe Falls) led the way for Mount Union in round one and currently sits in second place overall after carding a 70. Sophomore Jase Libb (Beloit / West Branch) also carded a round in the 70s, finishing with a 73, while junior Brian Myers (Wadsworth) and freshman Austin Mariani (Kinsman / Badger) rounded out the Raiders team score with a 75 and 76 respectively.

The Raiders are in action again tomorrow for the second round of the OAC Championship at River Greens G.C. in West Lafayette.

Team Scores

1. Marietta 287, 2. Ohio Northern 291, 3. Otterbein 293, 4. Mount Union 294, 5. Heidelberg 301, 6. Muskingum 304, 7. Capital 306, 8. Baldwin Wallace 313

Top 5 Individuals

1. Jeremiah Fizer (MAR) 68, 2. Austin Wilhoit (UMU) 70, 3. Aidan Houghton (MAR) 71, T4. Bennett Christy (ONU), Clay Bruning (OTT) and Kevin Ardner (BW) 72

Mount Union

2. Austin Wilhoit 70, T7. Jase Libb 73, T19. Brian Myers 75, T24. Austin Mariani 76, T32. Vincent Borros 80