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Golf Ties for Seventh at Keenan Invitational; Colonials led by Blankvoort's 146

OLEAN, NY (Sept. 25, 2000) - GW's Thomas Blankvoort was the low Colonial for the second straight week after he fired a six-over-par 146 (71-75) to tie for eighth among 90 individuals in the 12th Annual Leo Keenan Invitational hosted by St. Bonaventure University, Sept. 24-25 in Olean, NY.

As a team, the Colonials tied Cleveland State for seventh place out of 18 teams with a two-round total 608. GW was 16 strokes off the pace set by champion American which set a tournament record with a total of 592. The tournament, named after former SBU golf coach Leo Keenan, was played at the par-70, 6,360-yard Bartlett Country Club Course.

After Blankvoort, the next lowest Colonial was senior Ryan Day who carded a 149 (75-74) which placed him in a four-way tie for 15th place. Bryan Derdenger was one stroke behind Day with a 10-over-par 150.

St. Bonaventure's Tyson Pedacchio defeated Robert Morris' Jeff Castleton in a playoff for medalist honors after both shot a 144.

Colonials' individual scores:
T-8th - Thomas Blankvoort 71-75 - 146 (+6)
T-15th - Ryan Day 75-74 - 149 (+9)
T-19th - Bryan Derdenger 74-76 - 150 (+10)
T-72nd - Brad Friedlander 79-84 - 163 (+23)
T-75th - Michael Goldman 80-84 - 164 (+24)

GW next competes in the Rehoboth Beach Invitational hosted by GW, Oct. 2, at Kings Creek Country Club in Rehoboth Beach, DE.