Lebanon, Pa. (Sept. 25, 2006) – Sophomore Derek Stewart (Bernville, PA/Tulpehocken) recovered from a four-over through four start to shoot 3-over 75 and lead Alvernia College to a 321 team total and a tie for eighth at the Lebanon Valley College Fall Golf Invitational Monday afternoon hosted by Lebanon Country Club.
Sophomore Will Tonking (Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central) shot 8-over 80 followed by Matt MacCrea (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough), who shaved 24 strokes off his last Lebanon CC round, at 81, and Ryan Weaber (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) at 85.
Stewart opened the round with a par at the 355 yard par-4 16th, but followed with double bogey, bogey, bogey before posting back-to-back birdies at the par 5 2nd and par 3 3rd. His birdie at the par 5 7th helped him to a 1-under 35 on the front to go with a 40 on the inward nine.
Tonking had the low back nine for the Crusaders posting a 2-over 38 with five pars, three bogies, and a birdie at the difficult par 4 11th.
Alvernia will have a two week break before traveling to Lehigh Country Club on Oct. 9 for the Muhlenberg College Fall Invitational.
Lebanon Valley College Fall Golf Invitational
Lebanon Country Club
Par 72, 6,361 yards
Alvernia Results 321
1. Derek Stewart 75
2. Jeremy Landis 87
3. Will Tonking 80
4. Ryan Weaber 85
5. Matt MacCrea 81
TEAM RESULTS
Place School Score
1. Keystone 302
2. Franklin & Marshall 304
3. Lebanon Valley "White" 307
4. Albright 313
5. Messiah 317
6. York 319
7. Delaware Valley 320
T8. Muhlenberg 321
T8. FDU-Florham 321
T8. Alvernia 321
11. Marymount 324
12 Villa Julie 325
13. Rutgers-Camden 327
T14. Ursinus 329
T14. Cabrini 329
16. Lebanon Valley "Blue" 331
17. King's 334
18. Moravian 338
19. Elizabethtown 339
20. Dickinson 345
21. Haverford 358
22. Stevens 370
23. Centenary 379
24. Hood 400
