Penn State Jumps to Second Place at Spring Break ChampionshipsPenn State Jumps to Second Place at Spring Break Championships

Penn State Jumps to Second Place at Spring Break Championships

March 27, 2010

Delray Beach, Fla. - The Penn State men's golf team wrapped up the second round of the Spring Break Championships in second place after shooting a 283, a seven-stroke improvement from round one. The Nittany Lion's two-round total of 573 (+5) places them 12 strokes back of first-place team Illinois.

Senior T.J. Howe (Osceola, Pa.) fired a blistering 69 in his second round catapulting him to the No. 11 position with a 143 two-day total. Howe enters the final round with rounds of 74-69 (+1), five strokes back from top three honors. Freshman standout Ernesto Marin (Miami, Fla.) joins Howe tied for 11 with a 70-73 (143) two-day total. Senior Kevin Foley (Somerville, N.J.) improved by seven strokes carding a 76-69 (145) to climb the leaderboard to his current position tied for 21. Junior Tommy McDonagh (Wilton, Conn.) sits tied for 46 with scores of 70-79 (149). Senior Jim Markovitz (Bridgeville, Pa.) rounds out the Nittany Lion line-up carding rounds of 78-72 (150).

Chris DeForest of Illinois enters the final 18 in first with rounds of 67-68 (135). Barrett Kelpin of Iowa tracks DeForest by three strokes with rounds of 72-65 (137).

The final round of FAU's Spring Break Championships will continue tomorrow morning, March 28 with a 7:30 a.m. start. For live scoring visit GolfStat.com and for continual Nittany Lion updates visit GoPSUSports.com.