PENN STATE ALTOONA FOUR-PEATS AS AMCC MEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONS

For the fourth year in a row, the Penn State Altoona men's golf team is the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference champion.

The Lions shot 300 in Tuesday's round of the conference championship tournament at Butler Country Club, finishing with a two-day total of 612 to come in first place out of eight teams by a 27-shot margin. Mount Aloysius College finished as the AMCC runner-up with a two-day score of 639, and Pitt-Greensburg placed third with 647.

It marks the fourth consecutive season that the Penn State Altoona men's golf team has won the AMCC, and it is the program's ninth conference championship in its history. The victory also gives Penn State Altoona the AMCC's automatic bid to compete in the NCAA Division III Championships, which are set for May 20-23, 2025, at Midvale Country Club in Penfield, N.Y.

Lions junior Peter Nusbaum won the AMCC individual title, propelled by a collegiate career-best round on Tuesday. On the par 71 course, Nusbaum finished Tuesday's round 4-under, and his score of 67 ties for the lowest round of any individual golfer in Penn State Altoona men's golf history.

In two days, Nusbaum totaled 144, besting the second-place finisher by three shots.

Mount Aloysius freshman Josh Nicholl came in second place after leading the field on Monday afternoon. Nicholl recorded the overall low score on day one, shooting a 1-over par 72 to finish the round in first place out of 40 individuals. He shot a 75 on Tuesday, for a two-day total of 147 and a second place finish. 

Penn State Altoona sophomores Andrew Bruce and Ethan Ellis both tied for third place individually with matching two-day scores of 155. Bruce shot 79 on Tuesday, while Ellis scored 76.

Rounding out the top five was Pitt-Greensburg sophomore Anthony Treonze who shot a two-day total of 158.