State College, Pa., April 30, 2006 - The Penn State men¡¯s golf team finished in 7th place out of 11 teams at the Big Ten Golf Championships, held at Conway Farms Golf Course in Lake Forest, Ill.

Sophomore Robert Rohanna led the Nittany Lions, finishing 15th with a tournament total of 295 (+11). Freshman Matt Leon tied for 46th place after a tournament total of 311 (+27), junior Patrick Marshalek tied for 42nd after a total score of 309 (+25), senior Greg Piecznynski tied for 22nd with a total score of 300 (+16), while sophomore Harvin Groft tied for 30th after shooting a total 304 (+20).

Penn State had a team score of 1197 (+61).

Northwestern University won the tournament with a team score of 1160 (+24).

Northwestern¡¯s Chris Wilson won the individual title with a final score of 280 (-4).

Complete results available at http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/big10-m-golf-body.html

 7 Penn State U. 293-299-290-315-1197 15 Robert Rohanna 71 76 70 78 295 T22 Greg Pieczynski 76 75 71 78 300 T30 Harvin Groft 81 72 73 78 304 T42 Patrick Marshalek 74 76 76 83 309 T46 Matt Leon 72 80 78 81 311