WARREN, Ohio -- Junior Luke Gronbeck (Gibsonia, Pa./Eden Christian) and senior Nathan Young (Street, Md./Homeschooled) both finished in the top five at the Presidents' Athletic Conference Fall Championships, held Monday and Tuesday at Avalon Lakes. Their efforts helped Grove City fourth out of 11 teams in the team standings with a team score of 611.

Gronbeck took third overall with a two-day total of 147 while Young finished fifth with a 149. Gronbeck posted a 76 Monday and followed with a 71 Tuesday. Young, meanwhile, posted consecutive rounds of 74 and 75. 

Junior Seth Hartman (Harrison City, Pa./Penn-Trafford) placed 23rd with a 156 (82-74) while junior Will Nelson (Pittsburgh, Pa./Trinity Christian) finished 30th overall. Nelson shot 79 and 80 for a 36-hole total of 159.

Senior Tyler Derstein (Telford, Pa./Dock Mennonite) rounded out the lineup with a two-day score of 175 (95-80).

Saint Vincent's Evan Bower earned medalist with a 144 (74-70). Fifty-five men competed in the tournament.

Grove City shot 311 as a team Monday, then followed with a 300 Tuesday. Saint Vincent won the Fall Championships with a 597, followed by Allegheny (600) and provisional NCAA Division III member Saint Francis, which had a 609.

The Fall Championships are the first half of the conference championships. The teams will play 36 additional holes April 23-24, 2027 at Mill Creek Golf Course in Boardman, Ohio. The combined 72-hole scores will determine the conference team champion, individual champion and All-Conference honorees.