The Bearcat men finished in a tie for 10th in the two-day Hal Hansen Invitational, hosted by Clarion University.

Jeff Varga was the lowest-scoring Bearcat, shooting 77-76 to finish 11th, just six strokes back from the winner, Millersville University's Corey Gast.

Doug Mehall finished 33rd for SVC, shooting 78-81.  Devin Gmitter (82-79), Matt Bronkar (82-81) and Adam Agin (89-92) also competed for Saint Vincent.

The Bearcats finished in third place, just two shots off the lead, at the Guy Kuhn Memorial Tournament hosted by Allegheny College.

In a fine showing, a pair of Bearcats finished the day under par, including Jeffrey Varga and Matt Bronkar. 

Varga tied for the individual lead by shooting a three-under par 69, while Bronkar finished in third place with a one-under 71. 

Doug Mehall shot a 75, Adam Agin 80, and Devin Gmitter 81. 

A total of 15 teams participated at the event.

The Bearcats took fourth place at the Westminster College Invitational held at the New Castle Country Club.

SVC's Jeff Varga took third place overall (out of 67 golfers) with an even par 72, while Matt Bronkar finished with an 81, Doug Mehall 82, and Devin Gmitter 83.

As a team, SVC shot a combined 318, finishing only behind Clarion (304), Carnegie Mellon (307), and California University of PA (315). 

The individual title went to Carnegie Mellon's Alex Timmons, who finished with a two-under 70.

Devin Gmitter and Doug Mehall finished first and second overall, respectively, in the Washington & Jefferson Fall Invitational.

Gmitter shot 151 for 36 holes (75-76) to take first place overall, besting Mehall by two strokes (74-79).  SVC's Jeff Varga finished in a tie for third overall, shooting 74-77 (154).  

The trio led Saint Vincent to an overall first place finish as a team, with a total of 617, three strokes better than Susquehanna University in the 10-team event.  

Matt Bronkar finished 16th overall (84-75 - 159) and Adam Agin finished 44th (89-93 - 182).

The Bearcats played a tune up event against Brevard College at the Remington Golf Club in Orlando, FL.

In the best 4 of 4 event, the Bearcats were edged by a score of 319-338 by Brevard, an NAIA school located in North Carolina.

Doug Mehall led the Bearcats with a score of 79, good for second overall individually.  Jeff Varga shot an 84, Adam Agin 86, and Devin Gmitter 90.

The Bearcats opened up the 2008 regular season with a strong second-place finish at the Waynesburg University/Presidents' Athletic Conference Invitational.

With a team score of 320, Saint Vincent finished just two strokes behind Washington & Jefferson, the reigning PAC champions.

Doug Mehall led the way for the Bearcats, finishing with a six-over 78, good for second place individually.  Teammate Jeff Varga finished with a 79, tying for third place, while Matt Bronkar fired an 80 (tied-6th), Devin Gmitter 83 (tied-14th), and Adam Agin 84 (tied-16th).

Thomas More College took third place with a score of 331, Westminster and Waynesburg each tied for fourth (341), Grove City sixth (352), Bethany seventh (361), and Thiel eighth (389).

The Waynesburg Invitational was the second flight of the four event PAC Conference Championship, after the Washington & Jefferson Fall Invitational in October, at which SVC took the team title. 

Behind a one-under 71 from Doug Mehall, the Bearcats finished a close second at the 2008 Westminster Titan Invitational, held at the New Castle Country Club.

With an even-par 36 on the front nine and a one-under 35 on the back, Mehall earned the individual championship.  The Bearcats finished with a team score of 306, six shots behind team champion Carnegie Mellon.

SVC's Jeff Varga took fifth place individually with a score of 75, while Matt Bronkar tied for seventh (77), Devin Gmitter 15th (83), and Ben Lenhart 22nd (84).  A total of 59 golfers participated.

Westminster took third place as a team, with a score of 321, followed by Slippery Rock (327), Grove City (328), Waynesburg (332), Penn State-Behrend (342), Edinboro (352), Bethany (355), Thiel (356), and Pitt-Greensburg (373).

The Bearcats finished 12th among 15 teams at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Golf Invitational in Hershey, PA.

SVC was tied for 8th with the University of Rochester and York College, at 314 after the first day of competition. 

On day one, Devin Gmitter shot a one-over par 74, good for 8th overall in the tournament.  Jeff Varga and Doug Mehall are tied for 19th after shooting 77.  Matt Bronkar shot an 86 and Ben Lenhart was in the clubhouse with an 88.

The Bearcats struggled in the second day of the tournament.  Varga shot a team-best 82 on the afternoon.  Gmitter had the team-low total of 158, followed by Varga at 159, Mehall (161), Bronkar (170) and Lenhart (177).  Gmitter tied for 23rd overall among 75 golfers.  Collectively, SVC had a team score of 648.

St. John Fisher College won the event with a team score of 607.

The Bearcats took the overall team title at the Carnegie Mellon University Invitational at the Longue Vue Club in Pittsburgh.

With a team score of 298, Saint Vincent finished 10 strokes ahead of second place Carnegie Mellon.

SVC's Jeff Varga took second place individually, with a one-over 71, one stroke behind the leader.  The Bearcats' Doug Mehall finished fourth overall, with a three-over 73, while John Lutzka finished seventh (75), and Matt Bronkar eleventh (79).  A total of 35 golfers participated.

Following Saint Vincent and Carnegie Mellon, Davis & Elkins College took third with a team score of 309, Westminster fourth (318), and Waynesburg fifth (335).

The Carnegie Mellon Invitational is the first team title for the Bearcats in the 2008 season, as SVC finished second at both Washington & Jefferson and Waynesburg.

Saint Vincent's Jeff Varga finished second individually as the Bearcats took seventh place at the two-day IUP Invitational at the Indiana Country Club.

Varga shot an even-par 71 on the event's first day, and a two-under 69 on the second day to finish with a two day score of 140, two strokes under par.  He was one of only two players to finish the invitational under par, behind individual champion Gavin Smith of IUP, who finished five under.

Doug Mehall was the second Bearcat finisher, with a two-day score of 152 (77, 75), good for 24th overall.  SVC's Matt Bronkar and Adam Agin tied for 38th place, both recording two day scores of 156, while John Luckza finished 54th.

A total of 62 golfers from 12 colleges participated.  IUP took the team title, with a cumulative score of 576, followed by West Liberty State (586), Millersville (589), Clarion (594), Concord (595), and Duquesne (602).  The Bearcats tied for seventh with California and Allegheny, all posting cumulative team scores of 604.  West Chester, West Virginia Wesleyan, and Seton Hill rounded out the participating teams.

The host Bearcats defeated 17 other squads at the Saint Vincent Invitational, held at the Latrobe Country Club.

With a cumulative team score of 309, the SVC Gold squad finished two strokes ahead of Washington & Jefferson for the team title of the largest event in Saint Vincent history.  Doug Mehall led the Bearcats individually, shooting a 40 on the front nine and a 36 on the back to finish with a 76, good for sixth overall.

The Bearcats' Devin Gmitter shot a 77, Adam Agin and Matt Bronkar each a 78, and Jeff Varga 82 to round out the top five SVC finishers. 

Saint Vincent fielded two squads of five, as the Saint Vincent Green team finished 11th, with a cumulative score of 339.  Jon Luczka shot an 80, Adam Yingling an 82, Ben Lenhart 86, and Jason Hammel 91.

Jared Schmader of Clarion University took the individual title, shooting an even par 72, while Gavin Smith of IUP and Mike Grasso and Marc Fillari, both from Washington & Jefferson, tied for second with scores of 74.

"This was a huge win and a teriffic event," said Saint Vincent head coach Dr. Tom Cline.  "We defeated a host of very strong schools, from both NCAA Division II and III.  It was a beautiful day for golf at one of the top courses around, and I couldn't be more pleased."

It was the second team title for the Bearcats this season, as the team also captured first at Carnegie Mellon exactly one week ago.  SVC also boasts second place finishes at invitationals hosted by Westminster and Waynesburg.

The Bearcats will now return to the course, and wrap up the 2008 season, at the Presidents' Athletic Conference Championship, to be played at the Oak Tree Golf Club in West Middlesex next Monday and Tuesday.

                              COMPLETE TEAM SCORES

1) Saint Vincent Gold - 309
2) Washington & Jefferson - 311
3) Clarion - 314
4) Thomas More - 319
5) Indiana University (PA) - 320
6) Penn State-Altoona - 321
7) Mercyhurst - 332
T8) Davis & Elkins - 333
      Seton Hill - 333
10) Westminster - 338
11) Saint Vincent Green - 339
T12) Waynesburg - 342
        Medaille - 342
14) Bethany - 352
15) Slippery Rock - 357
16) Grove City - 375
17) Thiel - 386
18) Pitt-Greensburg - 394

The Bearcats finished second in the 2-day, Invitational portion of the PAC Championship, and their 8-round season total was the best among 8 teams. 

While the team is technically ineligible for the PAC Championship as an NCAA provisional member, Saint Vincent had the lowest team total in the 8-round Championship, which covered the fall and spring semesters.   

SVC's 8-round team total was 2448, just five strokes ahead of Washington & Jefferson College.  Thomas More was a distant third, 95 strokes behind W&J.

For the two-day PAC meet at Oak Tree Country Club, SVC led after the first round with a 299, but ended up second after a team total of 302, just two strokes behind W&J.

Jeff Varga was third overall for the 2-day Invitational, shooting 75-73 (148).  Teammate Devin Gmitter was fourth, shooting 74-75 (149).

Individually, the PAC tallied individual scores as the best 6-of-8 rounds.  Gmitter finished third overall at 449, just two strokes behind the title winner, Brad Cieslinski of W&J.  Varga was fourth, at 450, while Matt Bronkar was fifth, at 450.  Other SVC golfers were Doug Mehall (10th, 461) and Adam Agin (18th, 482).  In all, 38 golfers competed.

Mehall, Gmitter, Varga and Agin (photo) were awarded PAC Coaches honors, the equivalent of all-conference awards for provisional members.