Harvard came into Saturday’s final round 10 strokes behind tournament leader Princeton. Although the Crimson failed to catch its Ivy rival, Grillo’s round-best 71 and a 72 apiece from Pollak, Lederhausen, and Liu carried the team to its record finish.
“Although we didn’t win the event, our scores for the three days were very strong and consistent,” Liu said.
Overall, Pollak and Lederhauser tied for the team lead with 213 strokes. Grillo finished with 214, Liu with 216, and Wentzell with 229.
The Tigers, whom Harvard beat handily last week, came in second place shooting an 840, two strokes behind West Florida. Villanova, Sacred Heart, and IUPUI rounded out the top five.
“It was disappointing to see [Princeton] so far ahead of us this week,” Grillo said. “We feel like we are a better team than them and feel like we are a good enough team to have won [The McLaughlin]. It just wasn’t our week.”
—Staff writer Timothy J. Walsh can be reached at twalsh@fas.harvard.edu.