Nelson Second, UConn Third At Hartford Hawks Invitational

Monday, September 19

South Kent, Conn.

University of Connecticut

HARTFORD HAWKS INVITATIONAL

Nelson Second, UConn Third At Hartford Hawks Invitational

9/20/2022 5:44:00 PM | Men's Golf

UConn Athletic Communications / Sept 20, 2022

Hartford Hawks Invitational Results

SOUTH KENT, Conn. – Fresh off an individual victory at the season-opening Doc Gimmler Invitational, UConn grad student Jared Nelson very nearly put together back-to-back titles before finishing as the runner-up Tuesday after the final round of the Hartford Hawks Invitational, held at the Bull's Bridge Golf Club.

Nelson (Rutland, Vt.) had three straight sub-70 rounds at Bull's Bridge – extending his season streak of sub-70 rounds to six in a row – and his 11-under, 69-68-68=205 was good enough for an individual second-place tie with Johnny Travale of UCF. Trevale's UCF teammate Luis Carrera won individual medalist honors with a 16-under, 200, to top the 95-player field.

Nelson's score led the Huskies to a third-place finish in the 16-team field. UConn's aggregate 6-under, 285-279-294=858 finished one stroke behind second-place Towson (857). UCF won the team title with a 35-under, 829.

It was the 15^th Top Five finish of Nelson's career. The three sub-70 rounds upped his career total to 22 in that category and his career total of par-or-better rounds climbs to 42. The 205 total is the third-lowest tournament total of his college career.

Also for the Huskies, junior Jimmy Paradise (Tampa, Fla.) had the fifth Top 20 finish of his career, coming in tied for 12^th with a 1-under, 70-74-71=215, which included his 11^th and 12^th rounds of par-or-better.

Freshman Colin Spencer (Mashpee, Mass.) had his best tournament so far, tying for 24^th place with a 1-over, 70-71-76=217. Sophomore Vikram Konanki (Newton, Mass.) finished in a tie for 66^th place with a 10-over, 76-71-79=226, and sophomore Eric Boulger (Walpole, Mass.) tied for 84^th with a 17-over, 82-69-82=233.

Playing as individuals, UConn sophomore Trevor Lopez (Westchester, Mass.) tied for 42^nd place with a 4-over, 74-71-75=220, and freshman Chris Sacher (Schoeffengrund, Hesse, Germany) finished 87^th with a 19-over, 77-75-83=235.

UConn will be idle next week before hosting the UConn Invitational at GreatHorse in Hampden, Mass., on Oct. 2-4.