Eastern Michigan Athletics
Sunday, May 6
Sugar Grove, Ill.
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Men's Golf Finishes As Runners-Up at MAC Championships
5/6/2012 6:20:00 PM | Men's Golf
Weather cancels the final round the championships after EMU completes nine holes
Complete Results.
Photo Gallery.
SUGAR GROVE, Ill. (EMUEagles.com) – Inclement weather forced the cancellation of the final round of the 2012 Mid-American Conference Men's Golf Championship Sunday, May 6, making the tournament's third round results final. Eastern Michigan University finished in second place overall, posting a two-day cumulative score of 895 (297-297-301). The Eagles were nearly complete with their opening nine holes before the decision was made to pull the student-athletes off the par 72, 6,978 yard Rich Harvest Farms course as the weather worsened.
Play began at 8 a.m., on Sunday morning before the first weather delay of the final round halted action at around 10:15 a.m. Following a four-hour delay, play resumed for about two hours until a second delay finally forced the cancellation of the final round at 4:30 p.m.
Kent State University captured its third consecutive league title with an 855 (283-281-291). Behind KSU and EMU, Ohio managed a 896 (305-304-287) for third place. Ball State was fourth at 899 followed by Miami (900), Toledo (903), Northern Illinois (906), Akron (906) and Bowling Green (906) .
Individually, KSU's Corey Conners earned medalist honors with a seven-under 209 followed by teammate Kevin Miller in second place at 211.
Three Eagles ranked in the top 15, including sophomore Brian Churchill-Smith (Oakville, Ontario, Canada-Oakville Trafalgar) and senior Derek East (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada-St. Paul's-University of New Orleans) who tied for 10th place with a 221. Junior Casey Olsen (Okemos, Mich.-Okemos-Oakland University) finished tied for 15th with a 224 (78-71-75). Rounding out the EMU lineup, freshman Brian Burt (Dimondale, Mich.-Holt) and senior Zach MacDougal (Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada-Centennial) were 28th and 45th, respectively.
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. The 2012 regional sites are: The Club at Olde Stone (Bowling Green, Ky.), The Grandover Resort (Greensboro, N.C.), the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club (Norman, Okla.), The University of Georgia Golf Course (Athens, Ga.), the University of Michigan Golf Course (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and the Stanford Golf Course (Stanford, Calif.).
Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores
t-10. Brian Churchill-Smith 72-73-76=221
t-10. Derek East 72-74-75=221
15. Casey Olsen 78-71-75=224
t-28. Brian Burt 76-79-75=230
45. Zach MacDougall 77-91-81=249
Team Scores:
Pl. Team Scores
1. Kent State 283-281-291=855
2. Eastern Michigan 297-297-301=895
3. Ohio 305-304-287=896
4. Ball State 303-304-292=899
5. Miami 302-311-287=900
6. Toledo 299-301-303=903
7. Northern Illinois 301-306-298=905
t-8. Akron 303-302-301=906
t-8. Bowling Green 293-303-310=906
Mid-American Conference Player of the Year: Corey Conners, Kent State
Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year: Herb Page, Kent State
Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year: Chris Selfridge, Toledo
Earl Yestingmeier Sportsmanship Award: Scott Landreth, Akron
All-MAC First Team
Corey Conners, Kent State
Taylor Pendrith, Kent State
Mackenzie Hughes, Kent State
Kevin Miller, Kent State
Charlie Bull, Akron
Tyler Merkel, Ball State
All-MAC Second Team
Brian Churchill-Smith, Eastern Michigan
Kyle Kmiecik, Kent State
Chris Selfridge, Toledo
Paul Grauer, Ohio
MAC All-Tournament Team
Corey Conners, Kent State
Kevin Miller, Kent State
Chris Selfridge, Toledo
Charlie Bull, Akron
Mackenzie Hughes, Kent State
Photo Gallery.
SUGAR GROVE, Ill. (EMUEagles.com) – Inclement weather forced the cancellation of the final round of the 2012 Mid-American Conference Men's Golf Championship Sunday, May 6, making the tournament's third round results final. Eastern Michigan University finished in second place overall, posting a two-day cumulative score of 895 (297-297-301). The Eagles were nearly complete with their opening nine holes before the decision was made to pull the student-athletes off the par 72, 6,978 yard Rich Harvest Farms course as the weather worsened.
Play began at 8 a.m., on Sunday morning before the first weather delay of the final round halted action at around 10:15 a.m. Following a four-hour delay, play resumed for about two hours until a second delay finally forced the cancellation of the final round at 4:30 p.m.
Kent State University captured its third consecutive league title with an 855 (283-281-291). Behind KSU and EMU, Ohio managed a 896 (305-304-287) for third place. Ball State was fourth at 899 followed by Miami (900), Toledo (903), Northern Illinois (906), Akron (906) and Bowling Green (906) .
Individually, KSU's Corey Conners earned medalist honors with a seven-under 209 followed by teammate Kevin Miller in second place at 211.
Three Eagles ranked in the top 15, including sophomore Brian Churchill-Smith (Oakville, Ontario, Canada-Oakville Trafalgar) and senior Derek East (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada-St. Paul's-University of New Orleans) who tied for 10th place with a 221. Junior Casey Olsen (Okemos, Mich.-Okemos-Oakland University) finished tied for 15th with a 224 (78-71-75). Rounding out the EMU lineup, freshman Brian Burt (Dimondale, Mich.-Holt) and senior Zach MacDougal (Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada-Centennial) were 28th and 45th, respectively.
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. The 2012 regional sites are: The Club at Olde Stone (Bowling Green, Ky.), The Grandover Resort (Greensboro, N.C.), the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club (Norman, Okla.), The University of Georgia Golf Course (Athens, Ga.), the University of Michigan Golf Course (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and the Stanford Golf Course (Stanford, Calif.).
Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores
t-10. Brian Churchill-Smith 72-73-76=221
t-10. Derek East 72-74-75=221
15. Casey Olsen 78-71-75=224
t-28. Brian Burt 76-79-75=230
45. Zach MacDougall 77-91-81=249
Team Scores:
Pl. Team Scores
1. Kent State 283-281-291=855
2. Eastern Michigan 297-297-301=895
3. Ohio 305-304-287=896
4. Ball State 303-304-292=899
5. Miami 302-311-287=900
6. Toledo 299-301-303=903
7. Northern Illinois 301-306-298=905
t-8. Akron 303-302-301=906
t-8. Bowling Green 293-303-310=906
Mid-American Conference Player of the Year: Corey Conners, Kent State
Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year: Herb Page, Kent State
Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year: Chris Selfridge, Toledo
Earl Yestingmeier Sportsmanship Award: Scott Landreth, Akron
All-MAC First Team
Corey Conners, Kent State
Taylor Pendrith, Kent State
Mackenzie Hughes, Kent State
Kevin Miller, Kent State
Charlie Bull, Akron
Tyler Merkel, Ball State
All-MAC Second Team
Brian Churchill-Smith, Eastern Michigan
Kyle Kmiecik, Kent State
Chris Selfridge, Toledo
Paul Grauer, Ohio
MAC All-Tournament Team
Corey Conners, Kent State
Kevin Miller, Kent State
Chris Selfridge, Toledo
Charlie Bull, Akron
Mackenzie Hughes, Kent State
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