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Celone and Collins Finish Top-15 at Hoosier Collegiate
4/4/2021 5:49:00 PM | Men's Golf
Seniors Ty Celone and Cougar Collins add a 225 to pace the Green and White
Complete Results | Season Stats.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) – Seniors Ty Celone (Long Sault, Ontario, Canada-St Joseph's Catholic) and Cougar Collins (Caledon, Ontario, Canada-Mayfield Secondary) led the Eastern Michigan University men's golf team on the final day of the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational Sunday, April 4. Overall, the pair finished in a tie for 15th-place with a two-day mark of 12-over 225 on the par-71, 7,432 yard Pfau Course.
For Celone, the finish marked the 12th top-15 showing of his career and the second of the season. Meanwhile, it was the third top-15 finish of the year and ninth overall for Collins in 30 career events.
Michigan State won its first tournament of the season, taking home the title with a 885 (298-289-298). MSU finished seven shots ahead of host Indiana and 12 ahead of third-place Nebraska. Not only did the Spartans capture the team trophy, but senior James Piot also took medalist honors to give the Spartans a sweep of the hardware. The individual title was Piot's first of the season and third of his career. Piot shot a 73 on Sunday to finish the event two-over par 215 (72-70-73).
Freshman MJ Smith (Rockford, Ill.-Winnebago) added another round of 76 on the final day for a 231 (79-76-75) in a tie for 34th, while redshirt junior Zack Mason (Toronto, Ontario, Canada-Blyth Academy Lawrence Park) posted a 236 (78-78-80) to reside in 48th. Senior Tyler Rayman (Otsego, Mich.-Otsego) rounded out the scoring, posting a 237 (85-75-77) for 51st.
In his first collegiate action, freshman Patrick Deardorff (Clarkston, Mich.-Clarkston) closed strong with a 76 for a 256 (88-92-76) as an individual participant.
Eastern Michigan returns to Indiana next weekend for the Boilermaker Invitational in West Lafayette, April 10-11.
Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores
t-15. Ty Celone 75-73-77=225
t-15. Cougar Collins 77-76-72=225
t-34. MJ Smith 79-76-76=231
t-48. Zack Mason 78-78-80=236
t-51. Tyler Rayman 85-75-77=237
*59. Patrick Deardorff 88-92-76=256
* - playing as an individual
Team Scores:
Pl. Team Scores
1. Michigan State 298-289-298=885
2. No. 44 Indiana 301-296-295=892
3. Nebraska 296-303-298=897
4. Memphis 307-300-294=901
5. Cincinnati 312-295-296=903
6. Minnesota 304-304-296=904
7. Michigan 302-303-300=905
8. Eastern Michigan 309-300-302=911
9. Ball State 313-298-312=923
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) – Seniors Ty Celone (Long Sault, Ontario, Canada-St Joseph's Catholic) and Cougar Collins (Caledon, Ontario, Canada-Mayfield Secondary) led the Eastern Michigan University men's golf team on the final day of the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational Sunday, April 4. Overall, the pair finished in a tie for 15th-place with a two-day mark of 12-over 225 on the par-71, 7,432 yard Pfau Course.
For Celone, the finish marked the 12th top-15 showing of his career and the second of the season. Meanwhile, it was the third top-15 finish of the year and ninth overall for Collins in 30 career events.
Michigan State won its first tournament of the season, taking home the title with a 885 (298-289-298). MSU finished seven shots ahead of host Indiana and 12 ahead of third-place Nebraska. Not only did the Spartans capture the team trophy, but senior James Piot also took medalist honors to give the Spartans a sweep of the hardware. The individual title was Piot's first of the season and third of his career. Piot shot a 73 on Sunday to finish the event two-over par 215 (72-70-73).
Freshman MJ Smith (Rockford, Ill.-Winnebago) added another round of 76 on the final day for a 231 (79-76-75) in a tie for 34th, while redshirt junior Zack Mason (Toronto, Ontario, Canada-Blyth Academy Lawrence Park) posted a 236 (78-78-80) to reside in 48th. Senior Tyler Rayman (Otsego, Mich.-Otsego) rounded out the scoring, posting a 237 (85-75-77) for 51st.
In his first collegiate action, freshman Patrick Deardorff (Clarkston, Mich.-Clarkston) closed strong with a 76 for a 256 (88-92-76) as an individual participant.
Eastern Michigan returns to Indiana next weekend for the Boilermaker Invitational in West Lafayette, April 10-11.
Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores
t-15. Ty Celone 75-73-77=225
t-15. Cougar Collins 77-76-72=225
t-34. MJ Smith 79-76-76=231
t-48. Zack Mason 78-78-80=236
t-51. Tyler Rayman 85-75-77=237
*59. Patrick Deardorff 88-92-76=256
* - playing as an individual
Team Scores:
Pl. Team Scores
1. Michigan State 298-289-298=885
2. No. 44 Indiana 301-296-295=892
3. Nebraska 296-303-298=897
4. Memphis 307-300-294=901
5. Cincinnati 312-295-296=903
6. Minnesota 304-304-296=904
7. Michigan 302-303-300=905
8. Eastern Michigan 309-300-302=911
9. Ball State 313-298-312=923
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