LEXINGTON, Kentucky—Wittenberg, the defending champions of NCAA Division III, and the #2 team in the initial poll for 2017, got off to a fast start in their opening tournament of the year over the weekend. Wittenberg competed in the Transylvania invitational in Lexington, Kentucky, as the Tigers showed well at the par 72 University Club of Kentucky.

The Tigers came in fifth as a team, firing a two-day score of 584 (+8), behind Kenyon College, Ohio Wesleyan, Greensboro and Guilford. Colin Laszlo carded the best two-round score for the Tigers, shooting a 73 on day one, and a 71 on day two to finish even for the tournament, good enough for T11.

Isaac Hartley and Cameron Willis rounded out the top-20 finishes for the Tigers, as both returning letterman finished one-over, and T19. Hartley shot rounds of 75 and 70, while Willis carded rounds of 73 and 72.

Wittenberg is back in action on September 10 and 11 at the Allegheny Fall Invitational at the Country Club of Meadville, in Meadville, Pennsylvania.