McFarland, Sunden Paces Akron at the Dayton Flyer Invitational

Monday, October 14

Akron, Ohio

36 Holes

University of Akron

Flyer Invitational

McFarland, Sunden Paces Akron at the Dayton Flyer Invitational

October 14 | Men's Golf

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DAYTON, Ohio – Senior Mitchell McFarland (Wheelersburg, Ohio) and junior Fabian Sunden (Sweden) paced the Akron men's golf team at the Dayton Flyer Invitational, carding a pair of 151 (+9) scores en route to leading the squad to a 312-297 – 609 (+41) team total on Monday.

Akron finished the first round 11^th overall and climbed three spots to the eighth position behind McFarland and Sunden at the Par-71, 7,048-yard NCR Country Club (South Course). The duo is tied at 25^th overall. McFarland posted rounds of 79 (+8) and 72 (+1) while Sunden carded 77 (+6) and 74 (+3) scores. McFarland tallied 21 pars and three birdies and Sunded registered 26 pars and one birdie. In addition, Sunden played a bogey-free final nine holes with the birdie.

Sophomore Beau Bayerl (Ashland, Ohio) and freshman Braden Smith (Sterling, Ohio) followed in scoring for Akron with a pair of 155 (+13) totals. Bayerl and Smith are tied at 47^th place, while sophomore Ignacio Puente (Seville, Spain) rounded out the team scoring with 157 (+15) ledger. In addition, freshman Quinn Patterson (Columbus, Ohio) posted a 79-84 – 163 (+21) for 72^nd place as an individual.

Wright State leads the 11-team field with 292-286 - 578 (+10) team total. The Raiders currently hold an 11-stroke lead over the field heading into the final day of competition. Oakland and Cleveland State are second 589 (+21) and third 590 (+22), respectively.

The final round is scheduled to begin with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. Akron is slated to start on holes 8-10, while Patterson is scheduled to start on hole No. 16.

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8 Akron 312-297 – 609 (+41)
t25 Mitchell McFarland 79-72 – 151 (+9)
t25 Fabian Sunden 77-74 – 151 (+9)
t47 Beau Bayerl 76-79 – 155 (+13)
t47 Braden Smith 80-75 – 155 (+13)
t57 Ignacio Puente 81-76 – 157 (+15)
IND (72) Quinn Patterson 79-84 – 163 (+21)

Top Teams
1 Wright State (+10) 292-286 - 578
2 Oakland (+21) 299-290 - 589
3 Cleveland State (+22) 294-296 - 590
T4 Marshall University (+29) 299-298 - 597
T4 Dayton (+29) 299-298 - 597
T6 Bowling Green (+36) 307-297 - 604
T6 Loyola-Chicago (+36) 302-302 - 604
8 Akron (+41) 312-297 - 609
9 Northern Kentucky (+48) 305-311 - 616
10 Purdue Fort Wayne (+53) 318-303 - 621
11 Bradley (+56) 309-315 – 624

Top 5 Players
1 Bryce Haney, Wright State (-1) 72-69 - 141
2 Jules Blakely, Cleveland State (E) 72-70 - 142
3 *Jack Mancinotti, Ohio State (+1) 71-72 - 143
T4 Colin Sikkenga, Oakland (+2) 72-72 - 144
T4 Mikkel Mathiesen, Wright State (+2) 74-70 - 144
T4 Domenic Maricocchi, Dayton (+2) 75-69 - 144