Second place is a familiar tune for local teams

The University of La Verne golf team settled for national runner-up Saturday at the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla.. It seems to be an old familiar tune where the SCIAC is concerned.

This now makes six straight years the SCIAC has had a golf team finish as the national runner-up. The Leopards were also second in 2007. Redlands was second in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2008.

La Verne was ranked No. 2 nationally coming into the event. But the Leopards led after two rounds and started the final round in third six strokes out of the lead. Junior Mitchell Fedorka tied for medalist honors but then lost in a playoff. Rizal Amin, also of La Verne, was third.

The area was well represented as Redlands ended up ninth and freshman Tain Lee of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps tied for eighth individually.

This now makes four national runner-up finishes for local teams this school year. Remember back in the fall Cal State San Bernardino was the runner-up in Division II volleyball while La Verne was the bridesmaid in Division III.

Then in basketball the Cal Poly Pomona men finished a Cinderalla season, losing a heartbreaker in the nationally televised national championship game against Findlay.

Just a few more events left for the school year. Tennis is up next week and the Cal State golf team will be competing for a Division II title. Track nationals are coming up as well.

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