It might have been a dreary day to play golf Thursday with
much cooler temperatures, clouds and occasional rain and drizzle, but Malvern
Prep’s outlook in the Inter-Ac League race was decidedly sunny by the time the
day was done.
Playing host for the Malvern Prep Invitational --
mini-tournament No. 4 on the six-match league schedule -- at Waynesborough
Country Club, the Friars finished atop the field and moved past two-time
defending champion Haverford School into first place.
Keller Mulhern and Dimitri Collias shared medalist honors
for Malvern Prep, each carding a 1-over 36, as the Friars carded a solid 192
team total. A young Germantown Academy team finished five shots behind the
Friars in second place with a 197 total.
Haverford School and Episcopal Academy were another eight shots
behind Germantown Academy in a tie for third place, each carding a 205 total.
Penn Charter finished in fifth place with a 216 total and Springside Chestnut
Hill Academy was sixth at 221.
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| Co-medalists, from left, Jacob Zeng, Dimitri Collias and Keller Mulhern |
That leaves Malvern Prep at the top of the Inter-Ac heap
with a 16-3-1 mark as the Friars seek their first league title since their 2015
team dominated with a 29-0-1 run through the six invitationals. Haverford
School, which had rolled to wins in the first two invitationals this season,
and Episcopal Academy are tied for second place at 13-5-2.
Germantown Academy’s strong showing moved the Patriots into
fourth place with an 8-12 mark. Penn Charter and Springside Chestnut Hill
Academy are tied for fifth place, each coming in at 3-17.
Backing up Mulhern and Collias for Malvern Prep were a trio
of players, Henry Fish, James Gradisek and Dylan O’Connor, each of whom carded
a solid 40.
Germantown Academy was led by sophomore Luke Marvin, who
posted a 3-over 38. Sophomore Seth Roth and freshman Serena Bagga each added a
4-over 39, junior Collin McDonald signed for a 40 and senior Eric Lafond came
in with a 42.
A runnerup finish in one of these Inter-Ac invitationals
might be a high-water mark for the Germantown Academy program since the league
moved its season from spring to fall and adopted the invitational format to decide
the league championship.
Sharing overall medalist honors for the day while leading
the way for Episcopal Academy was senior co-captain Jacob Zeng, who fired a
1-over 36. Zeng topped the Inter-Ac’s individual points race in 2018.
Backing up Zeng for the Churchmen were three players,
eighth-grader Jack Yearly, junior Shane Lawler and senior Eric Dzwoncyzk, each
of whom posted a 42. The final Episcopal Academy counter was a 43 carded by
junior Augie Reilly.
Tyler Zimmer led the way for The Haverford School with a
3-over 38. Jake Maddaloni added a 40 and Ed Trumphour posted a solid 41.
Penn Charter was led by junior Patrick Isztwan, winner of
the Bert Linton individual league crown as a freshman in 2017 who carded a
3-over 38.
The round kept Isztwan atop the regular-season individual points
race with 353 points. Haverford School’s Zimmer and Maddaloni are second and
third with respective totals of 346 and 338. Malvern Prep’s Mulhern is fourth
at 326 and defending points winner Zeng of Episcopal Academy rounds out the top
five in fifth at 298.
Patrick Isztwan’s older brother Brian, a sophomore at Harvard,
was the regular-season points winner in his last two seasons at Penn Charter in
2016 and 2017.
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