Golf to Swing Away at Tuesday's USCAA National Championships

Golf to Swing Away at Tuesday's USCAA National Championships

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (October 7, 2019) – The SUNY Delhi men's and women's golf teams are in Central Pennsylvania ready to compete at the USCAA National Championships at the Penn State Blue Course. Originally scheduled as a two-day tournament for Monday and Tuesday, the first day Monday was cancelled due to inclement weather. The tournament will now be a one-day contest on Tuesday.

THE MEN

Head coach Dave Arehart's men are in search of their second national title in three years. The Broncos won the team championship in 2017 and finished second in 2018. The men have finished in the top three all but one year since their first USCAA appearance in 2014.

Team

Daniel Christy

  • 2018 USCAA Second Team All-American

  • Won 2019 Utica Invitational

  • Season Average: 76.63

  • Season Low: 148 [73, 75] (+6) at Utica Invitational, Sept. 21 & Sept. 22

  • Career at USCAA's: 2018 – 9th, 146 [73, 73] (+2)

Alex Fisher

  • 2018 USCAA First Team All-American

  • Season Average: 77.25

  • Season Low: 151 [75, 76] (+9) vs. Apprentice School/Mid-Atlantic Christian, Aug. 31 & Sep. 1

  • Career at USCAA's: 2016 – 36th, 166 [85, 81] (+22), 2017 – 16th, 154 [81, 73] (+10), 2018 – 4th, 142 [72, 70] (-2)

Aaron Oliver

  • 2017 USCAA Second Team All-American

  • Season Average: 77.63

  • Season Low: 150 [79, 71] vs. Apprentice School/Mid-Atlantic Christian, Aug. 31 & Sept. 1

  • Career at USCAA's: 2016 – 26th, 163 [83, 80] (+19), 2017 – 153 [79, 74] (+9), 2018 – 18th, 148 [71, 77] (+4)

Brandon Palmer

  • 2018 USCAA Student-Athlete of the Year

  • Season Average: 77.17

  • Won season opener vs. Apprentice School/Mid-Atlantic Christian, Aug. 31 & Sept. 1

  • Season Low: 147 [73, 74] (+5) vs. Apprentice School/Mid-Atlantic Christian, Aug. 31 & Sept. 1

  • Career at USCAA's: 2018 – 20th, 149 [76, 73] (+5)

Jarrett McWilliams

  • Season Average: 76.88

  • Season Low: 148 [73, 75] (+6) vs. Apprentice School/Mid-Atlantic Christian, Aug. 31 & Sept. 1

Individual

Jason Cyr

  • Season Average: 76.67

  • Season Low: 150 [78, 72] (+8) at SUNY Oswego Invitational, Sept. 28 & Sept. 29

Zach Barrett

  • Season Average: 78.43

  • Season Low: 150 [75, 75] (+8) at SUNY Oswego Invitational, Sept. 28 & Sept. 29

THE WOMEN

Sophomore Erin Schowerer returns to the greens of Penn State after placing second in her first USCAA Tournament last year with a 172 (81, 91) for a 28-over. Freshman Ava Rossi makes her first trip.

The Broncos last season crowned their first female golf national champion in Alison Agoglia, who won the USCAA women's title with a 166 (81, 85) for 22-over.

Erin Schowerer

  • Won SUNY Cobleskill Jug Classic on Sept. 6

  • USCAA Women's Golfer of the Week, Sept. 18

  • Season Average: 101.17

  • Season Low: 98 (+27) at SUNY Cobleskill Jug Classic, Sept. 6

  • Career at USCAA's: 2018 – 2nd, 172 [81, 91] (+28)

Ava Rossi

  • Season Average: 139.00

  • Season Low: 265 [131, 132] at Utica College Invitational, Sept. 21 & Sept. 22