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ATHENS, Ga. – Kennesaw State junior
Christopher Guglielmo continued his solid spring play as he shot rounds of 71-69 to finish at 4-under par 140 and tie for fifth place at the 36-hole Southern Intercollegiate Championships that was contested Monday at the par-72, 6,917-yard Athens Country Club in Athens.
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Guglielmo's performance helped the Owls post a 14-over par 590 to tie for fifth place. Host and second-ranked Georgia captured the 13-team event with a 20-under par 556 to finish three shots ahead of No. 27 Arkansas.
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Liberty (579, +3) finished third and was followed by Furman (584, +8). Kennesaw State, No. 36 Augusta State and USC Upstate all tied for fifth.
Arkansas' Nicolas Echavarria and Greyson Sigg of Georgia shared individual medalist honors after carding 7-under par scores of 137.Â
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Freshman
Pablo Rodriguez-Tabernero Torres, who competed as an individual, turned in another strong performance as he shot a career-low 3-under par 69 in the second round to record a 2-under par 142 and tie for ninth while matching his career-best finish.
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Sophomore
Wyatt Larkin also turned in a career-best score, carding a 4-under par 68 in his opening round to tie teammate
Fredrik Nilehn for 22nd with a 2-over par 146. Freshmen
Buster Bruton (157, +3) and
Jake Fendt (161, +17) placed 58th and 68th, respectively. Â Â Â Â Â Â
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Kennesaw State will have quick turnaround before it is back in action when it co-hosts, along with Mercer, the 13-team Linger Longer Invitational that opens Sunday (Mar. 20) at Great Waters at Reynolds Lake Oconee in Greensboro, Ga.
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Final ResultsTeam (Top 5)1.Georgia – 271-285 – 556 (-20)
2.Arkansas – 279-280 – 559 (-17)
3.Liberty – 291-288 – 579 (+3)
4.Furman – 292-292 – 584 (+8)
T5. Kennesaw State – 293-297 – 590 (+14)
T5. Augusta – 298-292 – 590 (+14)
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Kennesaw State IndividualsT5.
Christopher Guglielmo – 71-69 – 140 (-4)
T9.
Pablo Rodriguez-Tabernero Torres – 73-69 – 142 (-2)
T22.
Wyatt Larkin – 68-78 – 146 (+2)
T24.
Fredrik Nilehn – 75-72 – 147 (+3)
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Buster Bruton – 79-78 – 157 (+13)
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Jake Fendt – 81-80 – 161 (+17)
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