Women's Golf

Posted From:

Formeck Takes Medalist Honors in Playoff at Detroit Titans Invite
Wednesday, October 8 2008

Redford, Mich. -- It took 38 holes to determine a winner at the Detroit Titans Invitational, but freshman Samantha Formeck edged out teammate Katie Rogner on the second hole of the playoff to take medalist honor at Western Golf & Country Club.

Both Formeck and Rogner shot a 152 at the event, along with Meghan Hunter of Ferris State. Hunter was eliminated on the first playoff hole as she bogeyed, while Formeck and Rogner shot par. On the next hole Formeck sunk a birdie to claim the top spot.

Out of four events so far this season, three times a Penguin has taken medalist honors. Formeck has done it twice in taking this event along with the Bucknell Invitational. Rogner took medalist honors at the YSU Invitational.

As a team the Penguins finished in second, five strokes behind Ferris State. The Guins had a two-round total of 626 (316-310), and their second day round of 310 was the lowest in round two and tied them with Ferris State for the lowest round at the event.

Cracking the top 10 was junior Brittany Stillwagon who finished with a 159 (79-80). In 11th was junior Ann Ciavarella who carded a 163 (82-81) at the event. Senior Mollie Boney took 16th after a two-round total of 167 (84-83).

The women will look to cap off a successful fall season when the hit the links on Monday as they compete in the Robert Morris Invitational at Montour Heights Country Club.



Team Scores

1. Ferris State -- 310-311 (621)
2. Youngstown State -- 316-310 (626)
3. Dayton -- 329-328 (657)
4. Detroit Mercy -- 332-329 (661)



YSU Scores

1. Samantha Formeck 78-74 (152)
2. Katie Rogner 77-75 (152)
7. Brittany Stillwagon 79-80 (159)
11. Ann Ciavarella 82-81 (163)
16. Mollie Boney 84-83 (167)

Men's Golf

Posted From:

Penguins Finish Fifth at Leo Keenan Invitational
Tuesday, October 7 2008

Olean, N.Y. -- The YSU men's golf team wrapped up the St. Bonaventure Leo Keenan Invitational on Monday after finishing in fifth place, 18 strokes behind Dayton who claimed the top spot at Bartlett Country Club.

Entering day two of the event, the Penguins were tied for 10th with the St. Bonaventure Brown squad, but a strong second-round moved the team up five spots. As a team the Guins carded a two-round total of 611 (314-297),

Junior Tim Morrow led the way as he finished 10th at the event with a 149 (75-74). Junior Ryan Alpeter finished in 22nd, after firing a 152 (78-74).

Three Penguins tied for 38th as redshirt freshman Joey Santisi (79-78), junior Shawn Deppe (82-75), and freshman Michael Lower (83-74) all carded a 157.
The Penguins will conclude the fall season when they take part in the IPFW Fall Classic starting on Monday at Deer Track Golf Course in Fort Wayne, Indiana.



Team Scores

1. Dayton -- 308-285 (593)

2. Temple -- 298-296 (594)
3. St. Bonaventure -- 307-291 (598)
4. Rider University -- 309-299 (608)
5. Youngstown State -- 314-297 (611)
6. Duquesne -- 306-306 (612)
7. Ottawa -- 305-309 (614)
8. Niagara -- 310-308 (618)
9. Canisius -- 305-314 (619)
Robert Morris -- 309-310 (619)
11. Long Island Brooklyn -- 318-306 (624)
12. St. Bonaventure Brown -- 314-314 (628)
13. Wagner -- 324-327 (651)
14. La Salle -- 338-341 (679)



YSU Scores
10. Tim Morrow -- 75-74 (149)
22. Ryan Alpeter -- 78-74 (152)
38. Joseph Santisi -- 79-78 (157)
38. Shawn Deppe -- 82-75 (157)
38. Michael Lower -- 83-74 (157)

Women's Golf

Posted From:

Formeck and Penguins Finish Fourth at Zippy Invitational
Wednesday, October 1 2008

Fairlawn, Ohio -- Following three rounds and a fourth place finish by freshman Samantha Formeck, the Youngstown State women's golf team finished fourth at the inaugural Zippy Invitational at Rosemont Country Club on Tuesday.

As a team the Penguins carded a three round total of 966 (321-317-328) at the event. In front of the Guins were Eastern Michigan in first, host Akron in second, and Ball State in third.

Formeck continues her strong collegiate fall season as she shot a 231 (75-79-77), one stroke behind second place and 11 behind the medalist. In her first two collegiate events, Formeck took medalist honors at the Bucknell Invitational and second place at the YSU Invitational behind teammate Katie Rogner.

Rogner a sophomore, finished in 21st at the event after shooting a 243 (78-83-82). One spot behind Rogner was senior Mollie Boney who finished in 22nd after firing a three-round total of 244 (83-79-82).

In 26th was junior Ann Ciavarella after firing a 249 (85-77-87). Junior Brittany Stillwagon shot a 255 (85-82-88) at the event, finishing in 40th.

The women will return to action on Monday when they travel to Detroit to participate in the Detroit Titan Invitational at Western Golf and Country Club.



Team Scores

1. Eastern Michigan - 300 304 315 (919)
2. Akron - 321 303 319 (943)
3. Ball State - 317 313 328 (958)
4. Youngstown State - 321 317 328 (966)
5. Ohio University - 327 326 321 (974)
6. Toledo - 316 319 347 (982)
7. Bowling Green State - 326 329 332 (987)
8. Oakland University - 333 325 338 (996)
9. Cleveland State - 325 336 346 (1007)
10. Evansville - 333 340 341 (1014)
11. Western Kentucky - 346 329 344 (1019)
12. Robert Morris - 360 354 380 (1094)



YSU Scores

4. Samantha Formeck - 75 79 77 (231)
21. Katie Rogner - 78 83 82 (243)
22. Mollie Boney - 83 79 82 (244)
26. Ann Ciavarella - 85 77 87 (249)
40. Brittany Stillwagon - 85 82 88 (255)

Women's Golf

Posted From:

Rogner, Penguins Take Top Honors at Shortened YSU Invitational
Monday, September 15 2008

Hubbard, Ohio -- Monday's final round of the YSU Invitational was cancelled because of course conditions allowing the Youngstown State women's golf team and Katie Rogner to earn first-place finishes at the event.

Weather was an issue at the event as the second round of the tournament was cancelled because of heavy rainfall on the course as well as debris due to heavy winds from Sunday night, the coaches announced.

As a team, the Penguins shot a total of 313. Rogner's score of 73, which included three birdies, ties for the second-lowest 18-hole round in school history.

In second place six strokes behind Rogner, was freshman teammate Samantha Formeck who finished the event with a 79. One stroke behind in third for the Penguins was junior Ann Ciavarella who shot an 80 at the event.

Dayton finished the event in second 14 strokes off of YSU, shooting a 327. Chicago State took third place at the tournament after carding a 332.

Humber had to finish its first round on Monday due to darkness and heavy winds, but wound up in fourth after with a total of 340.

Findlay and Walsh tied for fifth place as both squads finished the event shooting a 353. Robert Morris finished in seventh after they shot a 363.

YSU senior Mollie Boney finished round one with a score of 81, putting her in eighth place. Junior Brittany Stillwagon finished the event in 14th as she shot an 83. Making her collegiate debut; Jamie Berndt a freshman, carded a 97 finishing her in 42nd.

Competing as individuals at the event was senior Amanda Brindley, junior Regan O’Brien and freshman Amanda Spitzer. Brindley shot a round-one total of 80, Stillwagon carded an 83, and Spitzer shot a 94.

The women are off until Sept. 29 when they compete in the Zippy Invitational at Rosemont Country Club in Fairlawn, Ohio. The two-day event will run through the 30th.



Team Scores

1. Youngstown State -- 313
2. Dayton -- 327
3. Chicago State -- 332
4. Humber -- 340
5. Findlay -- 353
Walsh -- 353
7. Robert Morris -- 363



YSU Scores

1. Katie Rogner -- 73
2. Samantha Formeck -- 79
3. Ann Ciavarella -- 80
3. Amanda Brindley^ -- 80
8. Mollie Boney -- 81
14. Brittany Stillwagon -- 83
35. Regan O'Brien^ -- 93
37. Amanda Spitzer^ -- 94
42. Jamie Berndt -- 97
^ Competed as Individuals

Men's Golf

Posted From:

Santisi Leads Penguins to Sixth Place Finish at John Piper Invitational
Wednesday, September 10 2008

Bowling Green, Ohio -- After completing the third and final round at the John Piper Intercollegiate, the Youngstown State men’s golf team finished tied for sixth place with Dayton at Stone Ridge Golf Club on Tuesday.

As a team the Penguins shot a three-round total of 906 (308-296-302) in their fall season opener. Ohio University won the event after shooting an 876 (291-296-289). Behind Ohio was Eastern Kentucky in second, Bowling Green in third and fellow Horizon League members Cleveland State and Detroit in fourth and fifth.

Leading the way for the Penguins was redshirt freshman Joey Santisi who carded a three round total of 222 (77-71-74). One stroke behind Santisi was junior Tim Morrow who finished in 14th with a 223 (74-74-75).

Sophomore Spenser Sulzener, junior Ryan Alpeter, and sophomore Michael Turner also competed at the event for the Penguins. Sulzener finished in 45th after his three-round total of 233 (84-73-76). Alpeter finished two spots behind in 47th after carding a 234 (78-79-77). Turner’s three round total of 238 (79-78-81) was good for 56th.

The Penguins are off until they hit the links at the John Dallio Memorial Tournament in Chicago, Illinois on Sept. 21-22.



YSU Scores

9. Joey Santisi -- 77-71-74 (222)
14. Tim Morrow -- 74-74-75 (223)
45. Spenser Sulzner -- 84-73-76 (233)
47. Ryan Alpeter -- 78-79-77 (234)
56. Michael Turner -- 79-78-81 (238)



Team Scores

1. Ohio -- 291 296 289 876 +12
2. Eastern Kentucky -- 294 296 292 882 +18
3. Bowling Green -- 294 292 297 883 +19
4. Cleveland State -- 294 302 288 884 +20
5. Detroit -- 295 295 301 891 +27
6. Dayton -- 307 306 293 906 +42
6. Youngstown State -- 308 296 302 906 +42
8. Loyola (Chicago) -- 309 306 300 915 +51
9. IPFW -- 306 309 302 917 +53
10. Wright State -- 304 308 306 918 +54
11. Ball State -- 311 307 305 923 +59
12. Oakland -- 305 308 315 928 +64
13. Saint Francis (Pa.) -- 325 320 306 951 +87

Golf

Posted From:

Ross Beal Falls Short to Top Seed at U.S. Amateur
Thursday, August 21 2008

Village of Pinehurst, N.C. -- After winning a playoff early Wednesday morning just to qualify for the match-play field of 64, former YSU men's golfer Ross Beal (Uniontown, Ohio) gave the number-one seed Robbie Fillmore (Provo, Utah) of BYU all he could handle for most of their match on Wednesday afternoon in the U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst Resort and County Club.

Unfortunately for Beal, Fillmore capitalized on his opportunities down the stretch to get the victory winning 3 & 2 in the third round of the U.S. Amateurs. However, Beal held his ground through the first nine holes, even holding an early lead and coming back to tie it late on the back nine.

After completing the first nine holes, Fillmore was up one. On the first three holes both golfers shot par and were all square. Beal then birdied the fourth hole to take a one up lead as Fillmore shot par.

Beal kept his lead through six holes as he and Fillmore both bogeyed the fifth and pared the sixth. Beal lost his lead on the seventh hole as he double bogeyed the hole and Fillmore shot par to tie the score. Fillmore then took a one-up lead on the eighth hole as he birdied the hole and Beal pared the hole. Both golfers double bogeyed the par three ninth hole.

On hole number 10, Fillmore extended his lead to two up as he birdied the hole while Beal shot par. Beal then came right back on the 11th hole as he chipped in a birdie from just outside a green side bunker to cut Fillmore's lead down to one. Carrying the momentum over from the eleventh hole, Beal birdied the 12th hole on a 12-foot put that put him and Fillmore all square after Fillmore pared the hole.

Fillmore quickly regained a one-up lead on the 13th hole as he shot par while Beal double bogeyed the hole. Fillmore then extended his lead to two up on hole 14 as he pared the hole while Beal bogeyed the hole. Beal then double bogeyed the 15th hole while Fillmore pared it to take a three up lead with three to go, forcing Beal to win every hole to go into a playoff.

On the 16th, and what would be the final hole of the match, both golfers bogeyed the par four hole giving Fillmore the 3 & 2 victory. Beal's round three consisted of three birdies, six pars, three bogeys, and four double bogeys.

Men's Golf

Posted From:

Former Penguin Ross Beal Qualifies for U.S. Amateur
Friday, August 1 2008

Former Youngstown State men's golfer Ross Beal (Uniontown, Ohio) has qualified for the United States Men's Amateur Championship for the second time.

Beal carded an impressive 137 on Thursday to win a U.S. Amateur Sectional Qualifier in Cleveland. He shot a four-under par 67 at Legend Lake Golf Course in Chardon and carded a 72 at Fowler's Mill Golf Course in Chesterland. Overall, 108 players competed in the sectional qualifier.

The 2008 Amateur Championships will be held August 18-24 at the Pinehurst Resort in the village of Pinehurst, N.C. The competitors will play both course No. 2 (Par 71) and No. 4 (Par 70).

Pinehurst has an impressive recent history of golf playing host to the U.S. Open in 1999 and 2005. The 1991 and 1992 PGA Tour Championships were also held at the course as well as the U.S. Senior Open in 1994. The last U.S. Amateur held at the course was in 1980. The 1962 event was also played at the course. The tournament website is http://www.pinehurst.com/amateur-2008.asp

Monday and Tuesday are stroke play while Match Play begins on Wednesday after the field is cut to the top 64 players.

Beal qualified for the 2004 U.S. Amateur Championship at the famed Wing Foot Country Club in Mamaronek, N.Y. He carded an 82 in the opening round.

Women's Golf

Posted From:

Katie Rogner Qualifies For U.S. Women's Amateur
Monday, July 21 2008

Youngstown State women's golfer Katie Rogner (Warren, Ohio) has qualified for the 109th United States Women's Amateur Golf Championships which will be held August 4-10 in Eugene, Ore.

Rogner, who qualified for the event by carding a 78 in a tournament at Longue Vue Country Club in Veroma, Pa., will be one of 156 golfers to compete at the Eugene Country Club. Practice rounds will take place on August 2-3.

Playing in this event will cap an impressive year for Rogner. In her freshman campaign at YSU, she was named the Horizon League Golfer of the Year, the HL's Newcomer of the Year and took home medalist honors at the 2008 Horizon League Championships.

Last year Maria Jose Uribe, now a sophomore at UCLA, won the Amateur Championship, which was held at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind.

Women's Golf

Posted From:

YSU Signs Jamie Berndt of Canfield
Thursday, May 29 2008

Youngstown State’s Women’s Golf Coach Roseann Schwartz announced that Canfield High School standout Jamie Berndt has signed a National Letter of Intent to join the program in the fall.

Coming off her senior season at Canfield, Berndt was named to the First-Team All-Metro Athletic Conference squad. Berndt was also a Second-Team All-Northeast Ohio selection.p; As a junior, Berndt helped guide the Cardinals to an appearance at the state tournament. As a team the Cardinals finished 11th, while Berndt placed in 51st after carding a two-round total of 185 (93-92).

Berndt was also the recipient of the Ohio Girls Golf Foundation Scholarship. Her coach at Canfield was Diane McCall.

Berndt joins Samantha Formeck (Northern Cambria, Pa.) and Amanda Spitzer (Uniontown, Ohio) as signees who will join the program this fall.

Men's Golf

Posted From:

Penguins Valiant Effort Lands Them Third at League Championships
Wednesday, April 30 2008

Lebanon, Ohio -- The Youngstown State men’s golf team was down one stroke in the third and final round of the Horizon League Championships, but could not overtake Cleveland State and Detroit for the lead at Shaker Run Golf Club and finished third.

Entering the final round on Tuesday, the Guins were down six strokes at the Championships. A late rally by the team got them within one, but Cleveland State and Detroit were able to withstand the rally.

As a team the Guins finished third after shooting a three round total of 896 (303-296-297). League Champions Cleveland State finished the event with a total of 892 (294-299-299), while Detroit was only one stroke back with an 893 (295-301-297). YSU had the lowest second and third-round totals.

Individually no Penguin shot out of the top 20, and two were in the top 10.

Leading the way for the Penguins with a sixth-place finish was freshman Michael Turner who carded a 223 (75-74-74). Joining Turner in the top 10 was fellow freshman Spenser Sulzener whose three round total of 224 (74-74-76) put him in ninth.

Just outside the top 10 was junior Ryan Stoke, who finished in 12th place after firing a 227 (81-73-73). Sophomore Tim Morrow’s three-round total of 228 (75-75-78) was good for 14th place at the event.

Ross Beal, the only senior playing in the event for the Penguins finished his career by shooting a 232 (79-79-74), resulting in a 19th place finish.

The finish was YSU's best at the league meet since coming in second in 2006.



Team Scores

1. Cleveland State – 294-299-299 (892)
2. Detroit – 295-301-297 (893)
3. Youngstown State – 303-296-297 (896)
4. Loyola – 307-309-305 (921)
5. Butler – 302-304-316 (922)
6. Green Bay – 297-312-314 (923)
7. Wright State – 310-303-313 (926)



YSU Scores

6. Michael Turner – 75-74-74 (223)
9. Spenser Sulzener – 74-74-76 (224)
12. Ryan Stocke – 81-73-73 (227)
14. Tim Morrow – 75-75-78 (228)
19. Ross Beal – 79-79-74 (232)