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NORMAL, Ill. -- Junior Francisco Cherizola led all Eastern Illinois golfers with a Top 20 finish at the two-day Illinois State Intercollegiate, played at the Weibring Golf Club in Normal, Ill.

The Queretaro, Mexica native shot a 16-over-par 226 total to tie for 17th place out of the 89 golfers competiting.

Sophomores Gino Parrodi and David Lawrence followed with a 26th place tie, as each shot a 228 total (+18) at the Par 70, 6681 yard course.

Rounding out the Panther contingent was senior Matt Bird and freshman Travis Smyczynski, tying for 54th and 87th place, respectively.

Team-wise, the Panthers finished in eighth place out of 15 competing squads with a 75-over 915 score, finishing ahead of instate-foes Southern Illinois (10th), SIU-Edwardsville (12), and Bradley (15th). The host team, Illinois State, won the team title with a +33 873 total, while ISU's Jeff Kellen earned individual honors.

Eastern has just one more meet on the fall slate, competing at the three-day Austin Peay Invitational on Oct. 18-20, where the Panthers will face several fellow Ohio Valley Conference foes, including the host Governors.



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