Hyre Finishes Second At Peacock Invitational

NESHANIC STATION, N.J. -  Ray Hyre (Bowie, Md./Bowie) finished tied for second to lead the Mount St. Mary's men's golf team to a fifth-place finish at the Peacock Invitational on Tuesday.

The senior posted a 75 to finish in second place and two strokes behind the medalist.

Sage Smith (Denver, Colo./Brophy) (24th place, 81), Dan Michalek (Mount Airy, Md./Mount St. Joseph) (32nd place, 83), Jake Wetzel (Blue Summit, Pa./Waynesboro Area) (32nd place, 83) and Ryan Lee (Leonia, N.J./Leonia) (49th  place, 86) rounded out the Mount's five competitors. 

Devin O'Grady (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township) finished 19th with a score of 80 as an individual and Andrew Lawton (Severna Park, Md./Mount St. Joseph) (45th place, 85) also competed as an individual for the Mount.

Lafayette won the one-day one round event with a score of 308, three strokes ahead of Monmouth (311) while Iona (312), Saint Peter's (314) and the Mountaineers rounded out the Top-5 teams in the 10-team field.

Mount St. Mary's returns to action at the Northeast Conference Championships starting on Friday.