HARRISBURG, Pa. (April 25, 2021) – The Rutgers University-Camden golf team entered the second and final day of the North Eastern Athletic Conference Championships with a six-stroke lead over a pair of teams. Unfortunately for the Scarlet Raptors, one of those teams, Penn College, beat the Raptors by eight strokes here on Sunday to claim the 2021 NEAC title.
Patrick DeMareo, with NEAC Commissioner Stephanie Dutton
Penn College carded a second-round 320 and finished two strokes ahead of Rutgers-Camden for the two-day event, capturing the NEAC Golf Championships with a 316-320—636 total. Rutgers-Camden (310-328—638) finished second in the six-team NEAC Championships, which were held at the Par 72, 6,756-yard Dauphin Highlands course.
Penn College advances to the NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championship, which will be played at the Oglebay Resort and Conference Center in Wheeling, West Virginia, from May 11-14.
The runner-up finish marks the fourth time the Scarlet Raptors have finished second in the NEAC in the 12 conference championships that have been played since the joined the conference. They also were the NEAC runner-up in 2011, 2012 and 2018.
Rutgers-Camden has won the title eight times, including 2019, which was the last NEAC championship held before this weekend. The NEAC championships weren't held last spring due to the pandemic. The Scarlet Raptors also won the title in 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Rutgers-Camden senior
Chris Colman finished third in the 29-golfer field, shooting a two-day total of 76-79—155 to finish one stroke behind co-winners Kohltin Bartlow (Penn College) and Drew Morris (Penn State-Berks). Bartlow and Morris were named the NEAC Co-Players of the Year and joined Colman on the NEAC First Team.
Senior
Jaden Bell (75-83—158) and sophomore
Patrick DeMareo (80-78—158) both tied for sixth place at the NEAC Championships, earning All-Conference Second Team honors. DeMareo also was named the NEAC Rookie of the Year, since there wasn't a conference championship held during his freshman season.
Scarlet Raptor freshman
Max Strout finished tied for 16th with a two-day total of 79-88—167, while senior
Dylan Willey finished 20th with a score of 85-90—175.
The Scarlet Raptors will close their season Monday in the RCSJ-Gloucester Golf Tournament at the Pitman Golf Course. That invitational was postponed by rain on April 21.
Sat. 24-
NEAC GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sun. 25
(at Dauphin Highlands, Harrisburg, PA)
1. Penn College, 316-320—636;
2. Rutgers-Camden, 310-328—638; 3. Penn State-Harrisburg, 316-324—640; 4. Penn State-Berks, 328-328--656; 5. Lancaster Bible, 344-364--708 6. Penn State-Abington, 352-362—714.
Medalists: Kohltin Bartlow, Penn College (77-77—154) and Drew Morris, Penn State-Berks (75-79—154)
Rutgers-Camden Scores: Chris Colman 76-79--155,
Jaden Bell 75-83—158;
Patrick DeMareo 80-78—158,
Max Strout 79-88--167,
Dylan Willey 85-90--175
ALL-NEAC GOLF TEAM
Co-Players of the Year
Kohltin Bartlow - Penn College
Drew Morris - Penn State Berks
Rookie of the Year
Patrick DeMareo - Rutgers-Camden
Coach of the Year
Matt Haile - Penn College
All-Conference First Team
Kohltin Bartlow- Penn College
Drew Morris - Penn State Berks
Chris Colman - Rutgers-Camden
Sean McNamara - Penn College
Andrew Fink - Penn State Harrisburg
All-Conference Second Team
Dan Fieger - Penn State Berks
Patrick DeMareo - Rutgers-Camden
Jaden Bell - Rutgers-Camden
Matthew Redman - Penn State Harrisburg
Alex Acree - Penn College
Shane Nocito - Penn State Abington
