Posted: Mar 15, 2016
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Roanoke College Golf teams opened its 2016 Spring season Monday and Tuesday at the Marlin Invitational held at Elizabeth Manor C.C. in Portsmouth, Va.
Kolton Cooper led the Roanoke contingent with a 25th place finish. Host Virginia Wesleyan took the team championship with a +19 score of 288-286-285—859. North Carolina Wesleyan's Grady Anderson was the individual medalist, carding an even-par score of 71-69-70—210.
The Maroons will be back in action this weekend at the Jekyll Island Collegiate Tournament in Jekyll Island Georgia.
Marlin Invitational
Elizabeth Manor C.C.
Portsmouth, Va.
Dates: 3/14/2016
Par 70, 6462 yards
| Rank | Team | Scores | Total | Par | |||
| 1 | Virginia Wesleyan College | 288 | 286 | 285 | 859 | +19 | |
| 2 | Kenyon College | 290 | 295 | 298 | 883 | +43 | |
| 3 | Bridgewater College | 304 | 301 | 302 | 907 | +67 | |
| 4 | N.C. Wesleyan | 302 | 306 | 315 | 923 | +83 | |
| 5 | Averett University | 316 | 315 | 311 | 942 | +102 | |
| 6 | Lynchburg College | 321 | 304 | 324 | 949 | +109 | |
| 7 | The Apprentice School | 333 | 305 | 325 | 963 | +123 | |
| 8 | Roanoke | 329 | 329 | 325 | 983 | +143 | |
| Rank | Player | Team | Scores | Total | Par | |||
| 1 | Grady Anderson | N.C. Wesleyan | 71 | 69 | 70 | 210 | E | |
| 2 | Hall Rupert | Virginia Wesleyan College | 72 | 71 | 68 | 211 | +1 | |
| 3 | Evan Cox | Virginia Wesleyan College | 72 | 72 | 69 | 213 | +3 | |
| 4 | Ryan Muthiora | Kenyon College | 69 | 72 | 74 | 215 | +5 | |
| 5 | Kevin Duffy | Virginia Wesleyan College | 70 | 72 | 76 | 218 | +8 | |
| t | 6 | Keith Cooper | Virginia Wesleyan College | 70 | 74 | 75 | 219 | +9 |
| t | 6 | Peter Scrimgeour | Virginia Wesleyan College | 74 | 71 | 74 | 219 | +9 |
| t | 8 | Mason McCool | Kenyon College | 71 | 74 | 75 | 220 | +10 |
| t | 8 | Eric Wirth | Washington and Lee | 73 | 72 | 75 | 220 | +10 |
| 10 | Perry Barber | The Apprentice School | 78 | 71 | 72 | 221 | +11 | |
| t | 11 | Jordan Harlacher | Kenyon College | 73 | 77 | 74 | 224 | +14 |
| t | 11 | Rhett Martin | Bridgewater College | 72 | 74 | 78 | 224 | +14 |
| t | 13 | Samuli Ahvenoja | Averett University | 76 | 75 | 74 | 225 | +15 |
| t | 13 | Robert Williams | Kenyon College | 78 | 72 | 75 | 225 | +15 |
| 15 | Sadiq Jiwa | Kenyon College | 73 | 75 | 78 | 226 | +16 | |
| t | 16 | Ocean Armstrong | Bridgewater College | 80 | 75 | 72 | 227 | +17 |
| t | 16 | Elijah Tackett | Bridgewater College | 72 | 79 | 76 | 227 | +17 |
| t | 18 | Ben Gillon | N.C. Wesleyan | 78 | 72 | 78 | 228 | +18 |
| t | 18 | Zander Nethercutt | Kenyon College | 77 | 79 | 72 | 228 | +18 |
| t | 20 | Dylan Burger | Bridgewater College | 80 | 73 | 76 | 229 | +19 |
| t | 20 | Caleb Martin | Virginia Wesleyan College | 80 | 75 | 74 | 229 | +19 |
| t | 22 | Joey Gasperini | Lynchburg College | 79 | 75 | 77 | 231 | +21 |
| t | 22 | Josh Irby | Lynchburg College | 78 | 76 | 77 | 231 | +21 |
| 24 | Zack Spear | Washington and Lee | 78 | 75 | 79 | 232 | +22 | |
| 25 | Kolton Cooper | Roanoke | 76 | 81 | 76 | 233 | +23 | |
Roanoke Indivduals
| Roanoke | 329 | 329 | 325 | 983 | +143 | 8th |
| Kolton Cooper | 76 | 81 | 76 | 233 | +23 | 25th |
| Andrew Butts | 77 | 85 | 82 | 244 | +34 | t-33rd |
| Nick Norris | 84 | 83 | 82 | 249 | +39 | 39th |
| Colin Hancock | 94 | 81 | 85 | 260 | +50 | 43rd |
| Daniel Johnson | 92 | 84 | 89 | 265 | +55 | 45th |
