Men’s Golf Finishes 5th Overall At NECC Championships

Final results

GROTON, CT – Elms College freshman golfer Dan Costello (Brookfield, CT) led the Blazers with a second round score of 79 to help lead the squad to a fifth place overall finish with a combined score of 696 following Sunday’s second round action at the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championships hosted by Mitchell College.

Babson finished in first place with a combined score of 609 for both rounds, highlighted by top overall performer Bryan Edger (Marion, MA) who carded rounds of 70 and 79 to finish with an impressive 149.

Elms junior Andrew Sullivan (West Springfield, MA) turned in rounds of 76 and 86 in the two-day event to finish eighth overall with a total score of 162; freshman Dave Pianki (West Suffield, MA) shot a 79 in the opening round and closed out the championship with an 84 to place in a tie for ninth overall. Costello finished just two strokes behind Pianki with a 165 combined score to claim a share of 13th place.

For their efforts, Sullivan and Pianki were named second team All-NECC as both finished in the top 10 overall following the two-day championship.

Sunday’s second round action concludes the men’s golf fall season. Elms will return to action in the spring.

Top 10 Performers
1. Bryan Edger Babson 70 79 149
2. Camilo Perlaza Babson 72 78 150
3. Ben Malone Becker 75 78 153
4. Fernando Pineres Babson 73 83 156
5. Joseph Young Babson 79 78 157
6. Matt Foley Babson 80 79 159
7. Craig DiFranco Springfield 80 80 160
8. Andrew Sullivan Elms 76 86 162
9. David Pianki Elms 79 84 163
Branden Parkhouse Becker 78 85 163
David Rixham Becker 79 84 163

Final Team Scores
1. Babson 294 314 608
2. Becker 315 328 643
3. Springfield 330 329 659
4. Mitchell 348 335 683
5. Elms 341 355 696
6. Daniel Webster 361 368 729
7. Newbury 404 435 839