HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, FLA – The York College men's golf team wrapped up a fantastic second round on Monday at the NCAA Division III Preview Tournament in Florida.
The teams played at the par 72 Las Colinas Course at the Mission Inn and Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida.
The Spartans shot up six spots in the team standings after shooting a one-over-par 289 for the round. The Spartans are now are tied sixth place with a team score of 587. The Spartans are tied with Greensboro who dropped two spots after they shot a team score of 298 on Monday. York's Monday score was a nine-shot improvement for the Spartans. York will start the final round six shots back of sixth place Carnegie Mellon. Methodist is rolling towards the team championship as they are currently 13-under-par heading into Tuesday's final round.
York's team score of 289 was tied for the third best team score of the second round.
Junior Nick Fioravante was fantastic on Monday as he carded a two-under-par 70. Fioravante had four birdies, two bogeys and 12 pars for his 70. He was two under on the back with a 33 and fired an even par 37 on the back nine. His 70 was an eight-shot improvement over his opening round 78. He is currently tied for 39^th as he is four-over-par for the tournament.
Freshman Gavin Ganter also had a great day for the Green and White as he shot a one-under-par 71 for the round. He was one over through five holes. Ganter than notched back-to-back birdies as he closed out the front nine with a one-under-par 34. A pair of bogeys in the first four holes on the back pushed him to one over. However, Ganter the holed out a 116-yard shot on the par four 16^th hole for an eagle. He recorded pars on 17 and 18 to end with his career-best 71. Ganter is tied for 27^th as he is two-over for the tournament with a score of 146.
Junior Riley Rohlfs was the third Spartan finisher on Monday as he carded a one-over-par 73. Rohlfs had a rocky front nine as he shot a three-over-par 38. He got hot on the back nine as he had three birdies and a bogey for a two-under-par 35. Rohlfs is tied for 18^th as he has notched a two-day total of 145 as he is one-over-par for the tournament.
Freshman Matthew Salter shot a three-over-par 75 for his second round. Salter was one-over on the front with a 36 as he bogeyed the par four sixth. He began the back with a birdie. A bogey on 13 pushed him to one over for his round. A birdie on 15 dropped him back to even but a bogey on 17 and a double on 18 left him three over. Salter has a two-day total of 151 as he is tied for 61st in the field.
Freshman Jason Velez had another strong round as he shot a four-over-par 76. Velez opened the round with a birdie on one but had back-to-back bogeys on three and four. He finished the front with a one-over 36. Velez than eagled the par five 10^th hole as he chipped in for the three. Velez then had a tough three hole stretch as he had a pair of bogeys and a double but he bounced back with a birdie on the par three 15^th. Velez ended the round with two bogeys as he shot a three-over 40 on the back for his 76. Valez is tied for 61^st with his two-day total of 151.
The Spartans will wrap up their stay in Florida on Tuesday morning. York's first tee time is set for 8:55 am.