Saturday, Sept. 7 and Sunday Sept. 8, the Elizabethtown College men’s golf team played in the Spartan Invitational at York College of Pennsylvania for it’s season opening competition.

The Blue Jays came in 15th place, shooting 133 over par 709. Sophomore Evan Kreiser was the top leader for the Blue Jays who finished in tied for 70th, hitting 173, 29 over par. Right behind Kreiser was senior Garret Leib who played 30 over par at a total of 174.

Other competitors included sophomore Blake Wallce (+36, 180), sophomore Brady McLamb (+38, 182) and senior Josh Diker (62, 206).

Some of the schools Etown competed against were Stevenson University, which came in first with 30 over par, followed by the hosts, York College (+32) and Gettysburg College came in third with 39 over par.

The team has a lot of competition ahead of them including a Landmark Conference Fall Preview set for Saturday, Oct. 5 which will give the team an idea of what needs to be done for the Championships at the end of the season.

The Blue Jays will be back in action in the Elizabethtown College Invitational Tuesday, Sept. 17 at the Hershey Country Club, starting at 12 p.m.