Men's Golf | 4/19/2025 8:40:00 PM

LEBANON, Pa. – The St. John Fisher men's golf team wrapped up its 20th Empire 8 Conference title and fourth in a row on Saturday afternoon at the Lebanon Valley Country Club, earning an automatic berth to the 2025 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championship.

The Cardinals carded a 1,215 (+63) over four rounds – the first two of which happened in the fall at the Lakeshore Yacht and Country Club in Cicero – to win the tournament by 51 strokes. Nazareth (+114) placed second, and SUNY Oswego (+149) finished in third. 

Fisher recorded the lowest team score in each of the four rounds, shooting a 299 in the first, a 305 in the second, a 306 in the third and another 305 on the final day. 

Four Cardinals placed in the top five, with senior RJ Juodaitis (+15), who ended the fall portion of the championship in first place, finishing one stroke behind champion Lincoln Crosby (Nazareth). Graduate senior Nick Tellone and senior Joe DePasquale (+19) finished in a tie for third, while freshman Nick Years placed fifth (+22). 

Juodaitis (72), Years (75) and DePasquale (78) all shot under 80 strokes during Saturday's round. Juodaitis had the top individual round of the day. 

Up Next

The Cardinals will prepare for the 2025 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championship, which St. John Fisher is hosting May 20-23 at the Cobblestone Creek Country Club in Victor and the Midvale Country Club in Penfield.