Complete Results

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- A strong first round guided the Allegheny College men's golf team to a ninth-place performance at the Toftrees Invitational, hosted by Penn State Altoona at the Toftrees Golf Resort in State College on Sunday and Monday.

Christopher Hoffman (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) and Caleb Occhino (Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park) earned top-25 finishes, and both ended Sunday's round with sub-par scores. Hoffman was par or better on all 18 holes at Toftrees with birdies on the par-5 second and par-3 sixth holes. His 2-under 70 was tied for the best round of his collegiate career. Occhino added a 1-under 71 with a team-high six birdies. He was the only Gator with a birdie on the back nine on Sunday.

Both Gators ended the first round inside the top five, before placing seventh and 25th, respectively. Hoffman followed up his 70 with a 4-over 74 on Monday, tying for seventh with an even 144. Hoffman added a 78 (+6) and was one of 10 golfers tied for 25th place with a cumulative 149 (+5).

Allegheny's biggest mover during the second round was Connor Bell (Montrose, Colo./Montrose). The senior, who carded birdies on four of the last five holes on the back nine, used a 1-over 73 to jump 14 spots into a tie for 44th. 

Charlie Wilkerson of Randolph-Macon College took home medalist honors with a remarkable 10-under 134. He collected two eagles and eight birdies and finished with a two-stroke lead over Justy VonLehmden of John Carroll University. JCU won the team trophy with a two-day score of 561 (-14) and an 11-shot lead over Randolph-Macon.

Team Results
1. John Carroll - 282-280-562 (-14)
2. Randolph-Macon - 290-283-573 (-3)
3. York (Pa.) - 297-293-590 (+14)
4. Trine - 304-287-591 (+15)
5. Denison - 295-297-592 (+16)
6. Marymount - 298-296-594 (+18)
7. Juniata - 297-302-599 (+23)
8. Franklin & Marshall - 300-300-600 (+24)
T-9. Allegheny - 298-303-601 (+25)
T-9. Penn State Altoona - 304-297-601 (+25)
11. Pitt-Bradford - 302-304-606 (+30)
12. Mount Aloysius - 306-301-607 (+31)
T-13. Grove City - 304-310-614 (+38)
T-13. Penn College - 301–313-614 (+38)
15. Washington & Jefferson - 306-309-615 (+39)
16. Saint Francis - 315-308 (+47)

Allegheny Results
T-7. Christopher Hoffman - 70-74-144 (E)
T25. Caleb Occhino - 71-78-149 (+5)
T-44. Connor Bell - 78-73-151 (+7)
T-65. Gasparo Porco - 79-78-157 (+13)
T-69. Mekayl Maajid - 79-80-159 (+15)

Up Next
Allegheny will host its annual Guy and Jeanne Kuhn Memorial Invitational on Sunday, September 20, and Monday, September 21, at the Country Club of Meadville.