One of the most successful fall seasons for the Oswego State Lakers men’s golf team came to an end on Sunday at Ravenwood Golf Club in Victor. The Lakers placed fourth out of 18 teams in the ECAC Mid-Atlantic Championship, a two-day competition.

As a team they shot an impressive 298 in Saturday’s round, the lowest round for the Lakers in over 10 years. Sunday they closed out with a 303, totaling their weekend to a 601 (25 over par).

Senior Joshua Krause and sophomore Corey Marshall led the way for the Lakers. They both tied for 14th with a total of 148 strokes each (four over par). Krause had rounds of 75 and 73 for the weekend, reciprocal to Marshall’s rounds of 73 and 75.

Placing fourth may not have been eye-opening, but the Lakers show no disappointment finishing behind two national power houses and host St. John Fisher.

“It was a lot of fun, we all played pretty well,” Krause said. “Some of our bigger challenges was knowing the competition we were up against. There was a lot of better schools at this tournament.”

Sophomore Sean Paul Owen came out firing Saturday with an even-par 72, then followed it with a 79 on Sunday to finish at seven over for the weekend. Fellow Sophomore Nick Gramuglia shot 78 and 76 to finish at 10 over par.

“They stayed focused and played well,” head coach Mike Howard said, “Fourth place in the ECACs is a good showing.”

It is a promising future for the young Lakers squad that had three sophomores competing in the ECACs, which they all gained experience from.

“These scores solidify the fact that now we know we can do it,” Marshall said. “If we keep working hard in practice, these scores will hopefully become more of a norm.”

The Lakers will give their best efforts to stay sharp and in shape over the long winter off-season heading into the spring.

They will return with all but one member of their team this spring as Krause will be graduating in December. He ended his Laker career on a high note with some fantastic outings down the stretch.