Oakland, ME – The SUNY Canton men's golf team recorded a two-day total of 608 strokes to finish in second place out of the 11-team field at the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Men's Golf Championship on Sunday at Waterville Country Club. The second place finish is the highest for the Roos at a NAC men's golf championship.

Adam Szlamczynski (T-4th) and Anthony Marion (T-6th) both earned First Team All-Conference accolades for finishing in the top six individually, while Marion took home NAC Rookie of the Year honors as the top performing rookie in the championship.  
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Szlamczynski posted a Sunday round of 2-over par 72 to finish with a two-day total of 147 strokes tying for fourth place. He was just five strokes behind the individual medalist Jack King from Husson. Szlamczynski had a pair of birdies on Sunday on the par 5, 3rd hole and the par 4, 15th.
• Marion followed up his incredible round from Saturday (69) with a 9-over par 79 on Sunday to post a two-day total of 148. He posted four birdies on the par 5, 3rd, the par 4, 4th, the par 4, 10th and the par 4, 15th. Marion finished the two-day championship with the most birdies in the field (7).
• Jake Hess matched his 76 on Saturday with another 76 on Sunday posting a birdie and eight pars to finish in 13th place out of the 53-golfer field with a 152.
• John McCall carded a Sunday 80 to finish with a two-day total of 161 finishing in 18th place. Sam Martin improved his scored by three strokes for a Sunday 85 and two-day total of 173 (35th).
• The Roos (608) trailed only team champion Husson who finished with sub-300 rounds both days recording a 36-hole total of 590. SUNY Delhi (625), Thomas (630) and Maine Farmington (647) rounded out the top five teams.

 

WHAT'S NEXT
This concludes the fall 2022 season for the Roos.
   
About SUNY Canton
As Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs, SUNY Canton delivers quality hands-on programs in digital design, engineering technology, health, management and public service. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. As SUNY's leader in online education, SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 23 online degree programs. The college placed first in 14 categories in a SUNY-Wide Student Opinion Survey, most notably in career services, tutoring, library resources, and classroom facilities. The SUNY Canton Kangaroos 15 traditional athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level as part of the North Atlantic Conference. SUNY Canton also features varsity esports and cheerleading.