University of Connecticut Athletics
Husky Golfers to Compete in GW Invitational
3/23/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
STORRS, Conn. (March 23, 2007)-- The University of Connecticut men's golf team returns to action this weekend with competition in the ninth annual George Washington Golf Invitational, hosted by The George Washington University, to be held Saturday-Sunday, March 24-25, at Bear Trap Dunes Golf Club in Bethany Beach, DE. Bear Trap Dunes is a par-72, 6,834-yard course. The tournament will host several of the top teams in the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions.
The event will be contested over 36 holes with 18 holes played each day. The GW Invitational had been held at Swan Point Golf Club in Issue, MD, for seven straight years before moving to Bear Trap Dunes on the Delaware Shore last year.
UConn will send a five-man team into action against the 23-school field. Senior Jason Parajeckas (Woburn, Mass.) anchors the Husky squad and comes off a second place individual finish at the Treasure Coast Classic, shooting a final round 63. Juniors Brian Travalja (Oradell, N.J.) and A.J. Siekierski (North Grosvenordale, Conn.), sophomore Bret Siekierski (North Grosvenordale, Conn.) and freshman Derek Newman (Palatine, Ill.) round out the fivesome. All five Husky players shot at least one sub-par round in the Treasure Coast Classic.
Saturday’s round gets underway with 8:00 a.m. off of the front Nine at Bear Trap Dunes. Previous winners of the tournament returning to compete this year are Iona (2000), Yale (2002), GW (2004) and Penn (2006). Seton Hall’s Kyle Morris will return to defend his title and 6th-place finisher Joe McLister of Delaware also will compete.
Three teams that have participated in recent NCAA tournaments highlight the field. The host Colonials of George Washington earned an NCAA bid in 2006 after winning the event in 2004. Iona returns after winning the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship in 2000, ‘01 and ‘03 and participated in the 2000, ‘01 and ‘03 NCAA Championships.
The 2007 GW Invitational Field:
George Washington (host) - 2004 champion Binghamton
Bucknell
Colgate
Connecticut
Cornell
Delaware
Fordham
Hampton
Hofstra
Iona - 2000 champion
Lafayette
Lehigh
Longwood
Monmouth
Mount St. Mary's
Navy
Penn - defending champion
Robert Morris
Seton Hall
Skidmore - ranked 14th in Division III (19 straight NCAA Bids, 11 top 10s, including 3rd in 2000 and 2nd in 1996)
Saint Joseph's
Yale - 2002 champion
