Eastern Michigan Athletics
Eastern Michigan University
MAC Championship
Men's Golf Finishes Second at MAC Championships
5/2/2009 4:03:31 PM | Men's Golf
Sophomore Nick Carbary places fourth with a one-under 287
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Despite a three-under par 285 in the final round, the Eastern Michigan University men's golf team finished as the runner-up with three-day cumulative score of 1,155 (295-285-290-285) at the 2009 Mid-American Conference Championship. Kent State University led the event wire-to-wire, finishing at 16-under par 1,136 (294-280-271-291) on the par 72, 6,994 yard Brickyard Crossing Golf Course.
EMU sophomore Nick Carbary (Kalamazoo, Mich.-Mattawan) finished in fourth place with a one-under 287 (74-72-71-70) while junior Cam Burke (Baden, Ontario-Waterloo Secondary) tied for fifth with a 288 (73-72-72-71). The finish was Carbary's first career top-five showing and his final round 70 was also a career-low 18 hole round. For Burke, the top-five finish was the second of his career. For their efforts, the duo earned all-tournament team accolades.
Kent State's John Hahn led from wire-to-wire to claim medalist honors with a nine-under par total of 279 (71-68-66-74). Hahn was followed by teammate Brett Cairns (76-68-68-71=283) and Mackenzie Hughes (72-71-69-74=286) in second and third place, respectively.
Conditions were near perfect as players enjoyed temperatures in the mid-60s and light winds. Kent State shot 19-under par through the first 54 holes and followed that up by turning in a three-over par performance in the final round. Toledo finished third with a 1,167, as Ohio (1,183), Northern Illinois (1,185), Ball State (1,187), Miami (1,190), Bowling Green (1,197) and Akron (1,203) rounded out the team scores.
For the tournament, four of the five Eagles ranked in the top 10, including junior Brandon Lemons (Portage, Mich.-Portage Central) and senior Christopher Ross (Dundas, Ontario-Parkside) who tied for 10th with a 292. Junior Marty Jeppesen (Saline, Mich.-Saline) rounded out the lineup with a 303 (77-71-75-80) to sit in a tie for 35th place.
Head coach Bruce Cunningham and the rest of the Eagles will now await word from the NCAA on a possible at large berth into the upcoming NCAA Regional Championships, May 14-16.
Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores
4. Nick Carbary 74-72-71-70=287
t-5. Cam Burke 73-72-72-71=288
t-10. Brandon Lemons 73-75-73-71=292
t-10. Christopher Ross 75-70-74-73=292
t-35. Marty Jeppesen 77-71-75-80=303
Team Scores:
Pl. Team Scores
1. Kent State 294-280-271-291=1136
2. Eastern Michigan 295-285-290-285=1155
3. Toledo 304-296-287-280=1167
4. Ohio 295-298-297-293=1183
5. Northern Illinois 306-301-292-287=1185
6. Ball State 307-302-285-293=1187
7. Miami 305-292-298-295=1190
8. Bowling Green 299-305-292-301=1197
9. Akron 312-298-291-301=1203
2009 MAC Men's Golf Championship Awards
Kermit Blosser Coach of the Year – Herb Page (Kent State)
MAC Golfer of the Year – John Hahn (Kent State)
MAC Freshman of the Year – Mackenzie Hughes (Kent State)
Earl Yestingsmeier Sportsman of the Year – Ben Bastel (Miami)
Medalist – John Hahn (Kent State)
All-Tournament Team:
John Hahn (Kent State)
Brett Cairns (Kent State)
Mackenzie Hughes (Kent State)
Nick Carbary (Eastern Michigan)
Cam Burke (Eastern Michigan)
Nick Latimer (Kent State)
Matt Schneider (Bowling Green)
All-MAC First Team:
John Hahn (Kent State)
Brett Cairns (Kent State)
Christopher Ross (Eastern Michigan)
Brian Maurer (Ball State)
Matt Schneider (Bowling Green)
All-MAC Second Team:
Chad Warmbein (Ohio)
Brandon Lemons (Eastern Michigan)
Cam Burke (Eastern Michigan)
Mackenzie Hughes (Kent State)
Marty Jeppesen (Eastern Michigan)
