McGeean Leads Oilers At NKU

The University of Findlay men's golf team finished sixth at the Northern Kentucky University Invitational on Sunday, March 20 at the Pendleton Country Club in Butler, Kentucky. The Oilers shot a two-round score of 601 (306, 295) as Central Missouri came away victorious with a 580 (290, 290).

Joe McGean led the Oilers and tied for second at the event with a 1-under par score of 143.

McGeean shot a 73 in the opening round and came back with a 70 in the second to fall three strokes behind Central Missouri's Matt Miller, who won the tournament with a 140 (69, 71).

Marcus Hunt also had a good tournament for the Oilers, finishing tied for 12th with a 148 (78, 70).

Jeff Mocini (77, 74 – 151), Michael Schmitmeyer (76, 77 – 153), Kyle Nickson (75, 79 – 154), Justin Watren (80, 75 – 155) and Matt Jones (82, 76 – 158) also competed for Findlay at the event.

The Oilers will be back in action at the second regional of the season on April 2-3 at the Cherry Blossom Golf Course in Georgetown, Kentucky.