The 2009-10 Moravian College Golf team, under the direction of co-head coaches John Makuvek and Kevin Edwards, looks for the program to continue competing with the top teams in the region and its first season as an associate member of the Empire 8 Conference.

The Greyhounds placed first out of three teams competing in the Landmark Conference Tournament played at Saucon Valley Country Club’s Weyhill Course. Moravian also won two tournaments on the season and placed in the top five in ten of 12 tournaments. The Greyhounds posted a 4-0 record by winning two tri-matches.

Leading the Greyhounds will be junior Lucas Smith (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing HS), who finished the 2008-09 season with an average of 77.9 including a season low round of 71 at the Lehigh Valley Collegiate Tournament which earned him first place. Junior Seth Hartman (Boyertown, PA/Boyertown HS) completed the season with a 78.9 average and a low round of 73 at the Landmark Conference Tournament.

Sophomore John Dimler (Allentown, PA/Parkland HS) also finished with an average of 79.9 on the year with a low round of 72 at the Lebanon Valley Fall Invitational. Senior Alan Kliewer (Ephrata, PA/Ephrata HS) , pictured at right, completed the year with an 80.2 average and shot his low score of 73 at the Albright and Delaware Valley Tri-Match while fellow senior Nicholas Repko-Moschini (Easton, PA/Easton HS) ended the year with an 83.4 average, his low round being a 78 at the Lehigh Valley Collegiate Tournament.

Sophomore Thomas Fenyak (Centreville, VA/Westfield HS), who played baseball in the spring season, finished the fall season and the year with an 80.2 average and a low round of 76 at the Moravian College Fall Invitational. Fenyak will likely miss the entire 2009-10 athletic season due to an injury.

Also competing for the Greyhounds will be sophomores Scott Stires (Bedminster, NJ/Bernards HS), who averaged 83.7 on the year, and Sam Stires (Bedminster, NJ/Bernards HS), who finished the year with an 86 average.

Coach Makuvek and coach Edwards are looking to be a top competitor in the region this year with his entire team returning from last year. Coach Makuvek and coach Edwards also have a strong recruiting class.

Moravian has six tournaments scheduled in the fall portion of its schedule including the annual Moravian College Fall Invitational at Woodstone Country Club in Danielsville, Pennsylvania on Thursday, September 17th. The Greyhounds will also compete in the first two rounds of the Empire 8 Conference Championships on September 19th and 20th.

The Greyhounds will play spring schedule as well that will include another home tournament in early April and the final two rounds of the Empire 8 Conference Championships.