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INDIANA, Pa.- The West Chester University men's golf team erased a three-stroke deficit in the second round with a team score of 292, led by an even-par 71 from
Yamato Kimura (Kuwana Mie, Japan/Monteverde Academy) (+1, 72, 71; 143) to capture the Cecil C. Spadafora Invitational team title with a two-day score of 588 (296, 292).
Kimura sat atop the individual leaderboard for much of his second round on Wednesday after carding three more birdies, including the par-five fifth, par-four sixth, and par-three seventh before a bogey on the 17
th coupled with an Eli Ropietski birdie on the par-five 18
th allowed him to capture the individual title without a playoff on Wednesday.
Kimura finished the Tournament tied for second in the field in birdies with seven, along with teammate
Evan Jozwiak (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson), as Kimura led the field in par-four scoring average at 3.89 (-2). This effort helped West Chester lead the field in team scoring average on both the par-threes and par-fours of Indiana Country Club at 3.30 (+15) and 4.17 (+15), respectively en route to the fourth team title of the season for the Golden Rams, who entered the week second in the latest NCAA Regional Rankings.
Cecil C. Spadafora Invitational
Location: Indiana Country Club
Par-Yardage: 71-6,651
Team Champion: West Chester 588 (296, 292; 588)
Individual Champion Eli Ropietski (UPJ) E (70,72; 142)
West Chester 1st 588 (296, 292; 588)
2
Yamato Kimura +1 (72, 71; 143)
4
Paul-Arthur Roth +5 (73, 74; 147)
T17
Patrick Carl +8 (77, 73; 150)
T17
Evan Jozwiak +8 (76,74; 150
T17
Nathan Radwanski +8 (76, 74; 150)*
21
Will Hilton +9 (75, 76; 151)
*competing as an individual
Up Next
West Chester will be back in action next week at Bedford Springs Resort for the Bedford Intercollegiate.
