Feb. 19, 2008

SANTEE, Calif. - Junior Armando Favela fired a 74 this afternoon to help Loyola University Chicago to a ninth-place showing at the Carlton Oaks Invitational. The Ramblers finished the competitive tournament with a 54-hole score of 945, only nine strokes out of seventh place. Point Loma Nazarene rolled to the title with a team score of 889.

Freshman Dylan Gergen picked up where he left off in the spring, recording a 231 (76-76-79) to tie for 18th place and lead Loyola, while Favela's final-round 74 today pushed his tournament score to 235 (79-82-74) to tie for 33rd. Sean Collopy, who was playing in his first event as a Rambler, tied for 38th with a 237 (77-76-84), Kevin Emmerich shot a 246 (84-79-83) to place 55th and Thomas Greene carded a 250 (85-85-80) to finish 59th to round out the Loyola lineup.

Loyola is back in action March 3-4 when it competes at the Braveheart Classic in Riverside, Calif.

Final Team Results
1. Point Loma Nazarene - 294-301-294=889
2. Drake - 302-310-303=915
3. Utah Valley State - 293-314-313=920
4. Loyola (Md.) - 303-310-309=922
5. Redlands - 314-305-304=923
6. Western Illinois - 308-320-305=933
7. CSU-San Marcos - 314-311-311=936
8. Army - 310-304-325=939
9. Loyola - 316-313-316=945
10. North Dakota State - 314-322-316=952
11. Bradley - 312-322-323=957