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CATAWBA COLLEGE SPORTS INFORMATION
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

GRIFFIS AND RITCHIE LEAD MEN'S GOLF AT STATE FARM INTERCOLLEGIATE

PINEVILLE, KY -- Catawba finished  seventh out of 15 teams at the State Farm Intercollegiate men's golf tournament which concluded on Tuesday at the 6,825-yard, par 72 Wasaito Winds Golf Club.  King College topped host Lincoln Memorial by two shots to win the team title.  King had a score of 582.  Catawba shot a score of 605 over the two rounds.

Zach Griffis (Winston-Salem, NC/Mt. Tabor HS) and Marshall Ritchie (Concord, NC/Concord HS) led Catawba as both shot a total of 150 to finish in 18th place.  Ritchie closed with a round of 70 on Tuesday which marked his career low.  Lincoln Memorial's Jamie Chapman earned medalist honors as he fired a 66 on Tuesday to rally for a three-shot win.

STATE FARM INTERCOLLEGIATE
Fin.     Scores
 1. King  293-289=582
 2. Lincoln Memorial 301-283=584
 3. Tusculum  299-291=590
 4.  Belmont Abbey 297-299=596
 5.  Walters State CC 304-298=602
 6.  Lincoln Memorial 'B' 302-301=603
7t.  CATAWBA 311-294=605
7t.  Wingate 311-294=605
9t.  North Greenville 303-304=607
9t.  Lenoir-Rhyne 297-310=607
11. Anderson  311-298=609
12. Lincoln Memorial 'C' 312-302=614
13. Pfeiffer 317-298=615
14. Thomas More 313-327=640
15. Mars Hill 325-322=647

Catawba finishers
18. Zach Griffis, 76-74=150
18. Marshall Ritchie, 80-70=150
26. Matt Hardman, 76-75=151
42. Kyle Kegerreis, 79-75=154
65. Jeremy Kilgore, 81-81=162