Celone and Mason Lead Eagles at Spartan Collegiate

Complete Results.

ST. SIMMONS ISLAND, Ga. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's golf team posted a 12th-place finish among 16 teams after a combined team total of 880 (292-294-294) at the Spartan Collegiate at Sea Island today, March 9, at the par-72, 7,060-yard Sea Island Plantation Course.

Senior Ty Celone (Long Sault, Ontario, Canada-St.Joseph's Catholic) and redshirt junior Zack Mason (Toronto, Ontario, Canada-Blyth Academy Lawrence Park) paced the Eagles tying for 42nd-place. Celone finished with a 220 (73-71-76), and Mason posted a 73-72-75 over the three-day invitational.

Freshman MJ Smith (Rockford, Ill.-Winnebago) moved up three spots from day two to tie for 57th with a score of 223 (76-76-71). Additionally, Smith's 71 in the final day marks a round career-low.

Senior Cougar Collins (Caledon, Ontario, Canada-Mayfield Secondary) posted a 224 (70-82-72) for a tie for 59th, while classmate Tyler Rayman (Otsego, Mich.-Otsego) rounded out the lineup with a 234 (81-75-78) and tied for 72nd.

Iowa claimed the Spartan Collegiate title with a score of 851 (285-289-277), while No. 39 Notre Dame and No. 47 Georgia Southern tied for second with 852, respectively. Kansas State followed the Fighting Irish and Eagles to finish fourth with an 859, while Northwestern, host Michigan State, and Ohio State rounded out the top-five with an 860, respectively.

Iowa's Mac McClear notched the individual title with a 206 (66-75-65), while teammate Alex Schaake finished second (209).

Eastern Michigan will be back in action Monday, March 15 for the two-day Grand Canyon Invitational in Phoenix, Ariz.

Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl.        Player                          Scores
t-42. Ty Celone                      73-71-76=220
t-42.     Zack Mason    73-72-75=220
t-57.    MJ Smith 76-76-71=223
t-59.    Cougar Collins 70-82-72=224
t-72.     Tyler Rayman              81-75-78=234

Team Scores:
Pl.        Team                                       Scores
1.         Iowa 285-289-277=851
t-2.       No. 39 Notre Dame                  278-292-282=852
t-2.       No. 47 Georgia Southern         291-280-281=852
4.         Kansas State                           292-283-284=859
t-5.       Northwestern                           287-287-286=860
t-5.       Michigan State                        285-285-290=860
t-5.       Ohio State                               294-281-285=860
8.         Cincinnati                                292-288-283=863
9.         No. 34 Indiana                         290-290-285=865
10.       Rutgers                                    305-278-286=869
11.       Iowa State 298-289-284=871
12.       Eastern Michigan                     292-294-294=880
13.       Miami (Ohio) 289-293-302=884
t-14.     Memphis                                  297-294-304=895
t-14.     Bowling Green                         306-300-289=895
16.       Minnesota                               305-299-296=900

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Players Mentioned

Ty Celone

Cougar Collins

Zack Mason

Tyler Rayman

MJ Smith

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