By Tim Glon

Sophomore Andrew Quintrell fired career-low 73 in the first round to spark the Ohio Northern men's golf team to a sixth place finish at the Wittenberg Fall Invitational Saturday and Sunday at the Springfield Country Club.

The Polar Bears (29-9-1) tied for sixth place out of 15 teams with a 36-hole score of 308-305—613.

Junior Colin Burns finished sixth out of 93 golfers with a 2-over par 74-72—146.

Junior Ryan Wirtz tied for 44th with an 80-76—156, Quintrell tied for 49th with a 73-84—157, freshman Brandon Lambert tied for 73rd with an 81-81—162 and freshman Rick Deichert tied for 80th with an 89-76—165.

Allegheny (Pa.) and Ohio Wesleyan tied for the team title with 595s, Otterbein was third with a 596 and Denison was fourth with a 601.

ONu finished ahead of No. 16-ranked Centre (Ky.), who finished eighth with a 615.

The Polar Bears will return to action with their spring season in March.

Team Standings

t1. Allegheny (Pa.) 298-297—595, t1. Ohio Wesleyan 297-298—595, 3. Otterbein 299-297—596, 4. Denison 300-301—601, 5. Wittenbegr 301-301—602, t6. Ohio Northern 308-305—613, t6. DePauw (Ind.) 301-312—613. 8. #16 Centre (Ky.) 307-308—615, 9. Wooster 308-313—621, 10. Mount Saint Joseph 313-312—625, 11. Capital 318-311—629, 12. Adrian (Mich.) 317-315—632, 13. Albion (Mich.) 318-324—642, 14. Thomas More (Ky.) 313-332—645, 15. Baldwin Wallace 324-324—648

Top 5 Individuals

1. Oliver White (All) 69-72—141, 2. Drew O'Connor (OWU) 73-71—144, t3. Aaron Klimcheck (Den) 76-69—145, t3. James Slovitt (Den) 69-76—145, t3. Alex Andrews (Witt) 72-73—145.

Ohio Northern Individual Results

6. Colin Burns 74-72—146, t44. Ryan Wirtz 80-76—156, t49. Andrew Quintrell 73-84—157, t73. Brandon Lambert 81-81—162, t80. Rick Deichert 89-76—165.