APALACHIN, N.Y. – The Trinity College men's golf team wrapped up competition at the Matthews Auto Collegiate Invitational on Monday at The Links at Hiawatha Landing, finishing ninth overall in the 13-team field. The Bantams, the lone NCAA Division III program competing in the Division I tournament, finished the 36-hole event at 41-over par, led by junior Charlie Mullin's tied-for-sixth individual finish.

How It Happened

• Trinity opened the tournament at 20-over par before carding a 21-over second round, finishing the two-day event at +41 and moving up three spots on the team leaderboard to place ninth overall.
• The Bantams finished ahead of Division I programs Canisius (+42), Mercyhurst (+43), Wagner (+46) and Saint Peter's (+53).
• Charlie Mullin led the Bantams with a two-over-par 146, carding rounds of 74 (+2) and 72 (E) to finish tied for sixth overall.
• Mullin climbed 14 spots on the individual leaderboard during the tournament and closed Monday's final round with a two-under 34 on the back nine, recording birdies on holes 10, 12 and 18.
• Thomas Chalfant finished tied for 34th at 154 (+10) following rounds of 74 and 80.
• Aidan Monahan improved by three strokes in Monday's final round, carding a 76 (+4) after an opening-round 79 (+7) to finish tied for 45th at 155 (+11).
• Parker Winn and Liam Chalfant each finished tied for 68th at 162 (+18) after matching rounds of 81 and 81.

Inside the Numbers

• Trinity was the only NCAA Division III program in the 13-team field.
• The Bantams finished ahead of four Division I programs and just six strokes behind eighth-place Binghamton (+35).
• Mullin's T6 finish came against a field made up predominantly of Division I golfers and marked his second consecutive top-six finish after placing third at the Bowdoin Invitational.
• Mullin recorded eight birdies over 36 holes, including four during his even-par final round.
• Trinity finished just nine strokes behind sixth-place Laval (+32) and 10 strokes outside the top five.

Up Next

The Bantams look to wrap up the fall season at the Sap Bucket Challenge hosted by Middlebury College Tuesday, October 13th, tee times begining at 12PM.