Augusta, Mich. — The Aquinas College men's golf team traveled to the Stoatin Brae Golf Club to compete in the WHAC Championships. The Championships had three rounds of competition within two days. After the final swings Aquinas had cemented themselves with a ninth place finish.

The Saints started the competition in ninth after the completion of the first round, the second saw them advance on slot to eighth. But after the final round they nestled back into ninth to cement the competition to their season.

Here is how the team performed individually:

T26 Anthony Lalomia (+21).

T35 Matt Denhartigh (+26).

T38 Austin Pitsch (+27).

T45 Dominic Luciani (+36).

49th Alex Johnson (+44).

And here is how the whole competition rounded out:
 

R1 Place	R2 Place	R3 Place	Team	R1 Score	R2 Score	R3 Score	Overall	+
2nd	1st	1st	Lawrence Tech	297	296	299	892	+40
1st	2nd	2nd	Northwest Ohio	296	300	301	897	+45
3rd	3rd	3rd	Cornerstone	303	308	291	902	+50
T5	4th	4th	Indiana Tech	311	308	304	923	+71
T5	5th	5th	Siena Heights	311	313	303	927	+75
4th	T6	6th	Madonna	304	321	315	940	+88
7th	T6	7th	Lourdes	313	312	318	943	+91
8th	9th	8th	UM-Dearborn	314	333	311	958	+106
9th	8th	9th	Aquinas	321	317	323	961	+109
12th	10th	10th	Cleary	328	320	314	962	+110
T10	11th	11th	Concordia	323	327	315	965	+113
T10	12th	12th	Rochester	323	338	310	971	+119

Here is what Head Coach John Konya had to say about the teams performance, "The conditions were pretty tough, and the scores reflect that. Unfortunately, it wasn't what our two seniors expected. This was their (Matt and Dom) final event, and unfortunately, neither one played to their standards. They have both had outstanding collegiate careers, and I appreciate all that they have given our program. That said, I'm really excited about the rise of our underclassmen recently. Tony and Austin both, played well enough to show that they are more than ready to take the baton, and be the new leaders of our program".

With the end of the season also comes awards, here are the awards the men earned:

Aquinas had five athletes named to the WHAC All-Academic team in 2024. To qualify for the All-Academic team, the athlete must possess a 3.25 cumulative GPA, be at least a sophomore in academic standing, and have been at Aquinas for at least one academic year. AQ's all-academic honorees are Denhartigh, Johnson, Lalomia, Harry Moody, and Johnny Vanderbaan. 

Lalomia was also named as AQ's representative on the Champions of Character team. This athlete is identified by his respective coach as the player who best represents the five core character values of integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant leadership. 

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This brings an end to the Saints golf season. The team will turn their heads to preparing for the fall semester of next academic year.