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LEWISBURG, Pa. – Army West Point turned in a 4-under par 276 on Saturday to surge to the top of the team leaderboard after the second round of the 2025 Patriot League Men’s Golf Championship at the par-70, 6,224-yard Bucknell Golf Club.
The Black Knights lead defending champion Loyola Maryland and Holy Cross by four strokes with 18 holes left to play. The Greyhounds shot a 2-over par 282, while the Crusaders matched the Black Knights with a 4-under par 276 in the second round. Army West Point, Loyola Maryland and Holy Cross each have two players among the top 10 on the individual leaderboard.
Greyhounds’ junior Gustavo Rangel fired a 3-under par 67 in the second round to move into first place by one stroke at 4-under par 136. Holy Cross senior Nolan Schuermann and Lafayette senior Quint Dingledine are tied for second at 3-under par 137. Army West Point senior John Heckel Jr. slipped back into a fourth-place tie with teammate Dragon Theam and Colgate senior Robbie Herzig at 2-under par 138 through two days.
Holy Cross sophomore Ryan Scollins shot the lowest round of the Championship with a career-best 4-under par 66 to move into a seventh-place tie with Lehigh junior Jake Roth at 1-under par 139.
Navy moved into sole possession of fourth place after shooting a 1-under par 279 in the second round. Senior Benjamin Valdez leads the Mids in a tie for ninth place at even-par 140, with Bucknell freshman Jack Hartman and Loyola Maryland freshman Eli Spaulding. Navy junior Chip Deegan is tied for 12th at 1-over par 141.
Host Bucknell is fifth at 8-over par 568 through two rounds, with Hartman leading the way. Colgate is sixth at 10-over par 570, with Herzig and sophomore Leo Li (+1, 141) among the individual top 12.
Lafayette matched its first-round score with a 7-over par 287 in the second round to remain in seventh place, with Dingledine tied for second on the individual leaderboard. Lehigh rounds out the eight-team field after shooting 11-over par 291 in the second round, with Roth leading the Mountain Hawks in a tie for seventh place.
The 2025 Patriot League Men’s Golf Championship concludes on Sunday with final-round action at Bucknell Golf Club in Lewisburg, Pa. The first group is scheduled to tee off at 8 a.m.
Through Two Rounds at the Patriot League Men’s Golf Championship
Place
Team
Total
To Par
1.
Loyola Maryland
281-276=557
-3
T2.
Holy Cross
285-276=561
+1
T2.
Loyola Maryland
279-282=561
+1
4.
Navy
285-279=564
+4
5.
Bucknell
283-285=568
+8
6
Colgate
285-285=570
+10
7.
Lafayette
287-287=574
+14
8.
Lehigh
293-291=584
+24
CROWNING A TEAM CHAMPION: Each of the eight participating teams consists of six golfers, with the top four scorers in each round counting toward the team score. The final team score will be determined by totaling all completed rounds. Individual scoring consists of the lowest aggregate score of all completed rounds.
INDIVIDUAL HONORS: The competitor with the lowest three-round score will be the Patriot League Men’s Golf Championship individual medalist. The top six finishers are named to the All-Patriot League First Team, with the following six finishers earning a spot on the second team. Patriot League men’s golf head coaches will vote for the three major awards – player, rookie and coach of the year – at the conclusion of the championship.
TEAM CHAMPION EARNS AUTOMATIC BID TO THE NCAA REGIONALS: The Patriot League Champion will receive the League’s automatic bid to the NCAA DI Men’s Golf Regionals. The individual medalist will also receive a bid to the regionals if they are not on the championship team. The NCAA Regionals will be held from May 12-14 at six sites around the country, including Auburn, Ala., Tallahassee, Fla., Urbana, Ill., Reno, Nev., Amherst, Va. and Bremerton, Wash. The NCAA Championship is scheduled for May 23-28 in Carlsbad, Calif. The 2025 NCAA DI Men’s Golf Selection Show will be on GOLF Channel on Wednesday, April 30 at 1 p.m. ET.
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