Brandon Lambert leads Men's Golf to fifth place finish at Muskingum Spring Invitational

By Tim Glon

ZANESVILLE -- Sophomore Brandon Lambert fired a 12-over par 76-76--152 to lead the Ohio Northern men's golf team to a fifth place finish at the Muskingum Spring Invitational Friday and Saturday at Eagle Sticks Golf Course.

The Polar Bears (27-35-1 Overall) finished with a 316-314--630 in the 36-hole tournament.

Lambert tied for sixth out of 47 golfers with his 152 on the par 70, 6508-yard course.

Freshman Tyler Davis finished 14th with a 79-79--158, sophomore Rick Deichert and freshman Blaine Ricketts tied for 18th with 160s and junior Ted Loewendick tied for 35th with a 167.

Playing as an individual, senior Pat Helman tied with Deichert and Ricketts for 18th with a 160.

Otterbein won the team title with a 283-304--587 and Kenyon and Muskingum tied for second with 623s.

Otterbein's David Monaco won Medalist honors with a 1-under par 67-72--139.

The Polar Bears will return to action Thursday at the Cedarville Invitational.

Team Scores

1. Otterbein 283-304--587, t2. Kenyon 300-323--623, t2. Muskingum 314-309--623, 4. Baldwin Wallace 307-318--325, 5. Ohio Northern 316-314, 6. Heidelberg 355-336--671.

Top 5 Individuals

1. David Monaco (Ott) 67-72--139, 2. Alex Blickle (Ken) 70-76--146, 3. Nicholas Rhodes (Ott) 70-77--147, 4. Kris Clark (Ott) 72, 4. Luke Kindelin (Ott) 74-76--180, 5. Matt Stuart (Musk) 76-75--151.

Ohio Northern Individual Results

6.  Brandon Lambert 76-76--152, 14. Tyler Davis 79-79--158, t18. Rick Deichert 78-82--160, t18. Blaine Ricketts 83-77--160, t35. Ted Loewendick 83-84--167.

Other Ohio Northern Results

t18. Pat Helman 76-84--160.