Juan Roa's First Place Medal Leads Concordia Men’s Golf To Team Win

BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Junior Juan Roa from Cali, Colombia earned the first place medal at Le Moyne College’s Mike Bello Spring Invitational at the Timber Banks Golf Club on Monday afternoon to lead the Concordia Clippers men's golf program to the team win.

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04/12/2016 7:00 p.m.

Roa's two-day total of 144, even, would earn the top spot out of 15 teams and 87 golfers overall. Juan finished two strokes ahead of the nearest competitor as Concordia's overall score of 595 would be one stroke better than Le Moyne's for the team victory.

Sophomore Chartpetch Bangpetch from Chonburi, Thailand, carded a 149, plus-five, in the tournament to finish tied for fifth. Freshman Kanoon Bunthanawong from Chonburi, Thailand shot a 71, minus-one, on the day for the lowest score for any Clipper player on the day as he earned a tied for 14 finish at 151, plus-seven.

Sophomore Mark Kilpatrick from Cheshire, United Kingdom, England earned a tied for 26 finish after a 154, plus-10, in the tournament as freshman Evan Hong from Houston, Texas did not record a score on the day after shooting a 77, plus-five yesterday.

Concordia will next participate in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championships which are set to begin on Tuesday, April 19. The two-day event will take place at the Back Creek Golf Club in Middletown, Delaware as the Clippers look to capture the program's first CACC Championship Title.

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