Bentley Places 5th in Northeast Intercollegiates; Alter & Michel Pace Falcons
FARMINGTON, Conn. -- With junior Grant Alter (Rancho Sante Fe, Calif./La Jolla Country Day) and sophomore Matt Michel (Danvers, Mass./Danvers HS) leading the way, the Bentley University golf team finished fifth in a 12-team field at the second annual Northeast Intercollegiate Championships Monday at the Tunxis Plantation.
Bentley, after a first-round 307, slipped to 318 and finished the tournament with a score of 625. Wilmington College (Del.) captured the team title with a 604, besting second-place American International by four strokes. Post University, the host institution, and Adelphi University also finished in front of the Falcons, with scores of 612 and 613, respectively.
Alter was Bentley's top golfer over the final 18, shooting a five-over 77. He tied for 20th in the 66-player field with a two-day score of 156. That was matched by Michel, who recorded back-to-back 78s.
Juniors Nick Clarke (Plymouth, Mass./Cape Cod Academy) and Richie Powers (Leominster, Mass./Leominster HS) were next on the score list for Bentley. Clarke tied for 27th with a 157 (75-82) and Powers tied for 33rd at 159 (78-81).
Stuart Pulkinen of Adelphi was the tournament's medalist with a 149 (75-74). David McGregor of Post also cared a 149, but the tiebreaker went in favor of Pulkinen.
Bentley's next action is the Dowling September Shootout Saturday and Sunday on Long Island.
NORTHEAST INTERCOLLEGIATE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Tunxis Plantation, Farmington, Conn.
Final
Team Scoring: 1. Wilmington, Del. 604; 2. American International 608; 3. Post 612; 4. Adelphi 613; 5. Bentley 625; 6. Le Moyne 627; 7. Franklin Pierce 633; 8. UMass-Lowell 634; 9. Pace 637; 10. Southern New Hampshire 649; 11. Dominican 663; 12. Felician 667.
Top Individuals: 1. Stuart Pulkinen, Adelphi, 75-74-149; 2. David McGregor, Post, 73-76-149; 3. Kent Graham, AIC, 77-73-150; 3. Garrett Beyor, AIC, 79-71-150; 3. Daniel Gordon, Adelphi, 77-73-150; 3. Daniel Ott, Wilmington, 74-76-150.
Bentley Scores: t-20. Grant Alter, 79-77-156; t-20. Matt Michel, 78-78-156; t-27. Nick Clarke, 75-82-157; t-33. Richie Powers, 78-81-159; t-47. Alex Macielak, 76-88-164.