(HARRISBURG, Pa.) – The Wilson men's golf team got its first look at the course the conference championships will be played on as it competed in the United East Preview on Thursday.
Cole Cooper (FY, Virginia Beach, Va. / Salem) led the squad with another stellar round of 79 to help the Phoenix finish seventh on the day.
The Phoenix finished with a team total of 347, six strokes away from the sixth spot held by Penn State Brandywine.
Defending conference champion Penn College won the event with a 308, just edging tournament host Penn State Harrisburg by two strokes.
Cooper's round of 79 put him in a three-way tie for 13th along with Trevor Ridge of Abington and Eric Angle of Brandywine. The trio were just one stroke off from a top 10 finish.
Cooper opened the day well with a birdie and just three bogeys on the front nine. He added another birdie on Hole 10. Two bogeys and two double-bogeys followed the rest of the way, but he was able to par the other four holes to keep in the 70s.
Rob Kozicki (Sr., Camp Hill, Pa. / Camp Hill) followed for the Phoenix with an 87.
Junchen Huang (Jr., Taiwan / Veritas / Meihua International) added an 89 and
Robert Sturgeon (FY, Goldvein, Va. / Liberty) carded a 92 to complete the team scoring.
Brady Curran (FY, Frederick, Md. / Linganore) was the fifth member of the team and turned in a 96.
Scotty Zorn (York, Pa. / Dallastown) competed as an individual and finished with a 104.
The Phoenix will be back on the links this Sunday as they head to Altoona for the Sinking Valley Collegiate Classic.
