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The Capital University men's golf team moved up three spots Saturday in the second and final round Saturday to place tied for third at the Muskingum Spring Invitational at EagleSticks Golf Club in Zanesville, Ohio.
The Crusaders improved by 20 strokes from the first day to the second to move from sixth place after the first round into a tie for third out of 10 teams for the tournament. Capital registered a team score of 606, a two-round school record and just 10 shots behind tournament champion Denison.
With their second day mark of 293, the Crusaders set a program record for lowest one-round score, besting last year's 295 at Westchester Golf Course.
Junior Mark Williams led Capital's second-day charge, tying a school record with a 69. The Carroll, Ohio, native posted a two-day total of 144 to place in a tie for second, just two shots away from medalist honors.
Junior Clay Rice (Hilliard, Ohio) improved by six strokes on the second day to finish with a 152 (79-73), good for a tie for 17th. Sophomore Parker McComb (Gahanna, Ohio) was close behind, carding a 155 (80-75) for a tie for 22nd.
Senior Wes Holler (Marion, Ohio) and freshman Daniel Shafer (Hilliard, Ohio) rounded out Crusaders scoring. Holler placed tied for 31st with a 158 (82-76), while Shafer fired a 159 (79-80), good for a tie for 35th.
Capital visits Rattlesnake Ridge in Sunbury, Ohio, for the OAC Spring Invitational on April 15-16.
