Men's Golf Finishes Second at MAC Championships

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NASHPORT, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – Despite firing a final round 296, the Eastern Michigan University men's golf team finished as the runner-up with a three-day cumulative score of 1,172 (294-290-292-296) at the 2010 Mid-American Conference Championship. Kent State University captured its second consecutive league title, finishing at two-under par 1,160 (296-282-282-290) on the par 72, 7,243 yard Longaberger Golf Club course.

EMU senior Cam Burke (Baden, Ontario-Waterloo Secondary) finished in fourth place with a one-under 287 (74-72-70-71) while classmate Marty Jeppesen (Saline, Mich.-Saline) placed sixth with a 293 (71-74-74-74). For his efforts, Burke earned all-tournament team accolades. The finish was Burke's fifth career top-five showing and his two eagles were tied to the tournament lead. For Jeppesen, the top-10 finish was the sixth of his career.

The Kent State tandem of Brett Cairns and John Hahn tied for medalist honors with a three-under par total of 283. The pair was followed by teammate Mackenzie Hughes (72-72-70-72=286) in third place.

Battling wet, rainy conditions, Kent State shot four-under par through the first 54 holes and followed that up by turning in a two-over par performance in the final round. Akron finished third with a 1,196, as Miami (1,202), Ohio (1,212), Northern Illinois (1,213), Toledo (1,219), Ball State (1,222) and Bowling Green (1,232) rounded out the team scores.

For the tournament, four of the five Eagles ranked in the top 10, including junior Brad Larente (Cambridge, Ontario-Hespeler Secondary) who finished eighth with a 296 (74-73-74-75) and senior Brandon Lemons (Portage, Mich.-Portage Central) who tied for ninth with a 297 (75-72-74-76). Junior Nick Carbary (Kalamazoo, Mich.-Mattawan) rounded out the lineup with a 309 (79-73-79-78) to sit in 32nd place.

Head coach Bruce Cunningham and the rest of the Eagles will now await the announcement of the teams that will participate in the six NCAA regional championships. That announcement will be made May 10. Should they be selected to participate, the Eagles will play at one of six sites: The Capital City Club in Alpharetta, Ga. (Georgia Tech, host); The Warren Golf Course in Notre Dame, Ind. (Notre Dame, host); Carlton Oaks Golf Course in San Diego, Calif. (San Diego State, host); Traditions Club in College Station, Texas (Texas A&M, host); Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Wash. (Washington, host) or The Yale University Golf Course in New Haven, Conn. (Yale, host). The regionals are scheduled for May 20-22 with the NCAA Championship scheduled for The Honors Course in Chattanooga, Tenn. (UT-Chattanooga, host).

Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores
4. Cam Burke 74-72-70-71=287
6. Marty Jeppesen 71-74-74-74=293
8. Brad Larente 74-73-74-75=296
t-9. Brandon Lemons 75-72-74-76=297
32. Nick Carbary 79-73-79-78=309

Team Scores:
Pl. Team Scores
1. Kent State 296-282-282-290=1,150
2. Eastern Michigan 294-290-292-296=1,172
3. Akron 306-302-295-293=1,196
4. Miami 308-299-299-296=1,202
5. Ohio 309-305-294-304=1,212
6. Northern Illinois 311-313-291-298=1,213
7. Toledo 311-310-297-301=1,219
8. Ball State 310-306-306-300=1,222
9. Bowling Green 320-300-298-314=1,232

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