SCARSDALE, N.Y., Oct. 23, 2001 -- The Penn State men's golf team placed fourth at The Tillinghast tournament. The Lions finished 30 strokes behind first-place finisher Illinois (577/+17). Second was Minnesota (580) followed by Texas-Arlington (589) and Penn State (590).

Junior Jim Fuller (Muskogee, Okla.) paced the Nittany Lions, firing a 70 (E) in the last round to place him tied for 11th (145/+5). Teammates Jeff Turton (Ithaca, N.Y.) and Andy Latowski (Pittsburgh, Pa.) tied for 15th and 17th, respectivly. Turton finished with a seven-over-par 147 while Latowski fired a 148 (+8). Penn State will travel to Leesburg, Va. to play in the Georgetown Hoya Invite, Oct. 28-29.

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS:
1. Illinois 285 292 577 +7
2. Minnesota 288 292 580 +20
3. Texas-Arlington 298 291 589 +29
4. Penn State 296 294 590 +30
Northwestern 296 294 590 +30
6. Maryland 296 297 593 +33
7. Indiana 300 296 596 +36
8. Wisconsin 299 303 602 +42
9. Michigan 304 305 609 +49 S
t. John's 304 305 609 +49
11. James Madison 305 305 610 +50
12. Cincinnati 301 310 611 +51
13. Richmond 306 307 613 +53
Eastern Michigan 315 298 613 +53
15. Notre Dame 305 309 614 +54
16. Seton Hall 307 310 617 +57
17. Navy 307 311 618 +58
18. Georgetown 309 317 626 +66
19. Iona 314 314 628 +68
20. Boston College 316 314 630 +70
21. Bethune-Cookman 318 313 631 +71
22. Ball State 319 313 632 +72
23. Skidmore College 325 315 640 +80
24. Rutgers 336 320 656 +96

Penn State Finishers:
T-11 Jim Fuller 75-70-145 (+5)
T-15 Jeff Turton 74-73-147 (+7)
T-17 Andy Latowski 73-75-148 (+8)
T-28 Mark Leon 74-76-150 (+10)
T-47 Josh Dawes 75-78-153 (+13)