By Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

Defiance, OH---Blaze Hogan and Kirby Manown torched the competition in today's Defiance College Fall Invitational to help the Express men's golf team capture first and third place finishes.

The "A" team for the Express combined to shoot a 287 as a team while capturing first place. They finished 21 strokes ahead of second place Olivet College.

Hogan (67) and Manown (68) led that team, while Philippe Weppernig (75), Harrison Long (77) and Brandon Hoelzer (82) also contributed to the title.

Meanwhile, the Express "B" team shot a 309 to take home third place, while coming one-two strokes away from giving the Express both first and second place.

Timothy Dawkins shot a 75 to lead that team, while Dru Hein (76), Riley Robinson (77), Tyler Crossley (81) and Neil Recker (89) also contributed to the effort.

Rochester College (313) and Cleary University (326) rounded out the top five, while the host, Defiance College, shot a 327 to finish in sixth place.

Notes

Hogan and Manown finished first and second, respectively, in the individual competition, while Dawkins and Weppernig finished tied for sixth. Hein (t-9th) also finished in the top 10 individually.

The event was held at Kettering Country Club in Defiance, OH.

Today's title is the second one of the fall for the Express, as they captured the Olivet College Fall Invitational on Aug. 31. Their other finishes have been: 2nd place/4th place (John P. Spiess Memorial, Sept. 10) and 3rd place (Purdue Calumet University Fall Invitational, Sept. 17).

Their next action will be in the Trine University Fall Invitational at Zollner Golf Course in Angola, IN on Sept. 27.