Hughes' second place helps Kent State win

Mackenzie Hughes' career-best second place NCAA Division One finish helped Kent State win the Towson Invitational Golf Tournament by 25 strokes over the weekend.

While teammate John Hahn shot a 5-under par 211 over three rounds to win the overall championship, Highland high school graduate Hughes shot 73, 70 and 70 for a three-round total of 213 or 3-under par to tie with another Kent State teammate Nick Laumer for second place.

Kent State, with another top 5 finish and a fifth player who tied for 12th, was 11-under par to win the tournament. Kent State was the only team, in field of 17 schools, to shoot under par for the tournament.

"We played really well all weekend and just dominated," Kent State head coach Herb Page said in a press release. "It was a team effort throughout. With it being spring break we were able to spend a little extra time practicing all week and it paid off for us in a big way."