Gannon University Athletics

Barto tied for first place individually as the Gannon men's golf team rallied from nine strokes down after the first round to win the Mercyhurst Spring Invitational last Monday at the Lake View Country Club. The sophomore tied for the lead with a two-day total of 148, before losing a playoff hole by one stroke. He was tied for eighth place (77) and four strokes back after the first round, but tied for first with an even-par 72 during the final 18 holes. Barto finished first for the fourth time during his two-year collegiate career and first time since tying for first at last year's Gannon Spring Invitational. He shot his best two-round score since having a 148 at the Dr. Edwin B. Cottrell Invitational hosted by West Chester on April 12-13, 2015. Barto shot in the 70's for the 13th time this season with his lowest score (72) of the campaign.