CANTON, Ohio / CALIFORNIA, Pa. – A pair of top five finishes highlight the NDC golf program's season opening weekend at the Malone Fall Classic and Vulcan Invitational.
 
Freshman Peter Malo Jr. and graduate student Alex Rapp led the way for the NDC men's team at the Malone Fall Classic, by each turning in two-day scores of 147 (+3). Malo Jr. in his collegiate debut was steady the entire weekend with a first round score of 73 (+1), followed up with a 74 (+2) on day two. Rapp entered the clubhouse after day one with a 76 (+4) and tied for 15^th place. In his second round, the Poland, Ohio native rebounded to shoot a 71 (-1), the fourth lowest round by any golfer over the weekend, to earn the top five finish.
 
Also making their collegiate debut's, in a field of 59 golfers, freshman Ronan Steel concluded 21^st with a 154 (76, 79), alongside freshman Zach Huscusson who shot a 157 (77, 80) and tied for 23^rd.
 
On the women's side, senior Erin Frey and sophomore Catalina Uribe paved the way at the Vulcan Invitational, finishing in a tied for 22^nd. The duo each turned in two-day scores of 168, as Frey shot 82, 86, followed by Uribe's 86, 82.
 
Senior Olivia Jackson added a 29^th place finish in a field of 55 competitors, as she shot a 170 (86, 84).
 
Next week, the NDC golf program will be back in action on Sept. 10-12 at the UC Invitational located in Charleston, W.Va.