Penn State Men's Golf Team in Third Place at Wolf Run IntercollegiatePenn State Men's Golf Team in Third Place at Wolf Run Intercollegiate

Penn State Men's Golf Team in Third Place at Wolf Run Intercollegiate

Sept. 22, 2007

Zionsville, Ind. - For the second straight week, redshirt freshman T.J. Howe (Osceola, Pa.) sits among the leaders with one round to play. This time, he's in a tie for second place at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate.

Howe, who tied for seventh place last week at the Hartford Hawks Invitational in his first collegiate start, shot even-par 71 in both of his first two rounds. His two-round total of 142 puts him in a four-way tie for second place, five shots behind the leader, Indiana junior Seth Brandon.

Penn State is in third place at eight-over par after shooting rounds of 292 and 284 (576). The Nittany Lions posted the lowest second-round score of the 15-team field, finishing two shots lower than the next best team. The Big Ten Conference is displaying its talent, with Michigan sitting atop the leaderboard at one-over par (569), host team Indiana in second place at five-over par (573) and Penn State in third, just seven shots behind Michigan.

The 54-hole event is being played at the 7,195-yard, par-71 Wolf Run Golf Club in Zionsville, Ind.

Senior Robert Rohanna (Waynesburg, Pa.) and sophomore Kevin Foley (Somerville, N.J.), both All-Big Ten Team selections last season, are tied for 20th place at four-over par. Rohanna fired rounds of 72 and 74 (146) while Foley posted rounds of 76 and 70 (146).

Despite shooting a 78 in the first round, sophomore Jim Markovitz (Bridgeville, Pa.) responded with a 69 in the second round, the second-best round of his collegiate career. Markovitz and senior Harvin Groft (State College, Pa.) are tied for 26th place at five-over par with Groft posting rounds of 73 and 74 (147).

The final round begins at 8:30 a.m. Sunday morning. For more information on the Penn State men's golf team, visit www.GoPSUSports.com.

Team R1 R2 Total To Par1) Michigan 283 286 569 +12) Indiana 287 286 573 +53) Penn State 292 284 576 +84) Denver 294 287 581 +135) Eastern Michigan 296 289 585 +176) Arkansas 295 292 587 +197) Virginia 294 295 589 +218) Kent State 303 288 591 +23T9) Northwestern 299 294 593 +25T9) Kentucky 291 302 593 +2511) Ball State 303 291 594 +26T12) Missouri 304 293 597 +29T12) UNC Greensboro 297 300 597 +2914) Toledo 303 296 599 +3115) IUPUI 308 306 614 +46
Penn State Players R1 R2 Total To ParT2) T.J. Howe 71 71 142 ET20) Robert Rohanna 72 74 146 +4T20) Kevin Foley 76 70 146 +4T26) Harvin Groft 73 74 147 +5T26) Jim Markovitz 78 69 147 +5