Men’s Golf Places Second at Nichols College Invitational

DUDLEY, Mass. – Elms College junior David Pianki (West Suffield, Conn.) shot a team-best 79 to help the Blazers earn a team score of 320 and finish second at the Nichols College Invitational at the par-72 Dudley Hill Golf Course on Monday afternoon.

Wentworth Institute of Technology registered a score of 315 to earn first place honors at the quad "B" match, led by Jose Armenteros (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) who shot a two-over-par 74. The Blazers finished in second with 320, while Suffolk University (332) and host Nichols (343) rounded out the four-team field.

The Leopards' Armenteros, Eric Anderson (Abington, Mass.) and Bryan Cohen (Caracas, Venezuela) were the top three finishers among the 20 players, while Pianki's 79 earned him a share of third with Cohen.

Elms' junior Daniel Costello (Brookfield, Conn.) and sophomore Tyler Cudnik (Hampden, Mass.) each shot rounds of 80, while freshman Nicholas Smith (Enfield, Conn.) turned in a round of 81 to secure the Blazers' scoring unit. Freshman Daniel Teague (Clinton, Conn.) saw his first collegiate action and scored a 112 on the day.

Elms returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 17 at the two-day Middlebury College Invitational beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Sunday's action will begin at 9:00 a.m.

Results

Wentworth                 315
Jose Armenteros          74
Eric Anderson             76
Bryan Cohen               79
Robert Rogers             86
Jeff Crawford              116

Elms                            320
David Pianki               79
Dan Costello               80
Tyler Cudnik               80
Nick Smith                  81
Dan Teague                 112

Suffolk                       332
John Pettoruto             80
Pat Knowles                81
Guillermo Quirch        83
Nick Pratt                    88
Alex Toma                  91

Nichols College          343
Tyler Sleeper               83
Matt Quigley               84
Brett Fredrickson        87
Samuel Scott               89
Morgan Billings          91