OSWEGO, NY - Utica University's men's golf team completed the two-day Oswego State Fall Invitational at Oswego Country Club, placing eighth among 12 teams. The Pioneers carded a 319 (+35) in Saturday's opening round before improving by four strokes with a 315 (+31) on Sunday, finishing the weekend at 634 (+66) on the 6,424-yard, par-71 course. Senior Aydin Parekh (Nobleton, ON/Blyth Academy) led Utica individually, tying for 16th overall, while Jacob Martyniuk (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford) also earned a top-25 finish.

Parekh and Martyniuk shared the team lead on day one with matching rounds of 77 (+6). Martyniuk closed his opening round strongly, playing the back nine at +1 with birdies on the 12th and 18th holes, while Parekh totaled 11 pars and added a birdie. Louie Roman (Oswego, NY/Oswego) followed at +10 with an 81, Daniel Maloney (Syracuse, NY/Living Word Academy) shot +13, and Drake Morse (Grand Rapids, MI/East Grand Rapids) rounded out the Pioneer lineup at +20. The four counting scores combined for Utica's opening-round 319.

The orange and blue tightened up considerably on day two, with all five golfers finishing within three strokes of one another. Parekh and Maloney paced the group with matching 78 (+7) rounds, followed by Martyniuk at 79 (+8), Roman at 80 (+9), and Morse at 81 (+10). Maloney made a six-stroke improvement from Saturday and recorded a team-high three birdies, while Morse cut 10 strokes from his opening round and tallied 12 pars. The balanced effort lowered Utica's team score to 315 for the final round.

Across the two days, Parekh finished at +13 to tie for 16th, one stroke ahead of Martyniuk's +14 total and tie for 22nd. Roman placed tied for 34th at +19, Maloney tied for 36th at +20, and Morse tied for 47th at +30. 

Utica will face a quick turnaround, returning to action tomorrow, Monday, September 28th, at the SUNY Poly Invitational. Tee times at Teugega Country Club are set to begin at 12:00 pm.