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 25^th 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

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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

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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