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Springfield Country Club Final Results: |
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The 2015 NCAC Golf Championship Series concluded on Sunday (5/3) at Springfield Country Club in Springfield, Ohio, hosted by Wittenberg University. Wittenberg captured its sixth-straight men's title with a 72-hole score of 1,162 (293-295-292-282), while the Wittenberg Tigers also picked up their first women's title in program history with a 72-hole total of 1,250 (310-318-322-300). In the final men's standings, Wittenberg was followed by Kenyon with 1,186 strokes (298-300-294-294), Allegheny with 1,205 (304-309-299-293), Denison with 1,218 (309-311-291-307), DePauw with 1,227 (312-306-300-309), Wooster with 1,269 (328-321-313-307), Ohio Wesleyan with 1,270 (316-322-316-316), Wabash with 1,290 (323-322-334-311) and Hiram with 1,301 (324-331-328-318). On the women's side, the Tigers were followed by DePauw with 1,250 strokes (310-318-322-300), Denison with 1,353 (331-337-334-351), Wooster with 1,407 (362-335-367-343), Allegheny with 1,418 (364-356-355-343), Ohio Wesleyan with 1,442 (346-364-379-353) and Hiram with 1,615 (396-397-417-405). As league champions, both Wittenberg squads have earned the league's automatic bid to compete in their respective 2015 NCAA Division III Championship Tournaments. Wittenberg senior John Chaney (Gates Mills, OH/Gilmour Acad.) won the 2015 Bob Nye Award as the overall Champion Medalist after he accumulated 285 strokes (71-73-71-70) over the two championship events combined. Wittenberg senior Alex Andrews (Kirtland, OH/Gilmour Acad.) earned the 2015 Dick Gordin Award as the Player of the Year by vote of the league coaches. Andrews finished in a tie for second in the final standings of the championship series with 292 strokes (75-76-73-68). Finally, Kenyon head coach Grant Wallace was named the 2015 NCAC Men's Golf Coach of the Year by vote of the conference coaches. On the women's side, Wittenberg sophomore Macy Hubbard (Mason, OH/Mason) was the overall Champion Medalist with 299 strokes (77-74-75-73), while freshman Jane Hopkinson-Wood (Pottstown, PA/The Hill School), who finished second overall in the championship series standings with 312 strokes, was named the Player of the Year by vote of the league coaches. In addition, the league coaches also tabbed Wittenberg head coach Jeff Roope as the 2015 NCAC Women's Golf Coach of the Year. |
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Event #1 Recap |
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The first event of the 2015 NCAC Golf Championship Series was contested last weekend, April 25-26, at Apple Valley Golf Club in Howard, Ohio, with Kenyon serving as the host institution. Five-time defending NCAC men’s champion Wittenberg leads after the first event with a 36-hole team total of 588 (293-295), while the Wittenberg Tigers also lead the women’s standings after the opening weekend of play with a two-day team total of 628 (310-318). In the women’s standings, three-time defending NCAC champion DePauw is second with 651 strokes (320-331), followed by Denison in third with 668 (331-337), Wooster in fourth with 697 (362-335), Ohio Wesleyan in fifth with 710 (346-364), Allegheny in sixth with 720 (364-356) and Hiram in seventh with 793 (396-397). Kenyon checks in at second in the men’s standings with 598 strokes (298-300), followed by Allegheny in third with 613 (304-309), DePauw in fourth with 618 (312-306), Denison in fifth with 620 (309-311), Ohio Wesleyan in sixth with 638 (316-322), Wabash in seventh with 645 (323-322), Wooster in eighth with 649 (328-321) and Hiram in ninth with 655 (324-331). Wittenberg sophomore Macy Hubbard (Mason, OH/Mason) leads the women’s individual standings after event one with a 36-hole score of 151 (77-74) on the Par-72, 5,842-yard course. Rounding out the top-five in the individual standings after the first weekend of action is Wittenberg freshman Jane Hopkinson-Wood (Pottstown, PA/The Hill School) in second with 155 strokes (76-79), DePauw sophomore Sheinnera Gerongay (Bloomington, IL/University) in third with 159 strokes (81-78), Wittenberg junior Maggie Smith (Cincinnati, OH/Sycamore) in fourth with 160 strokes (79-81) and DePauw freshman Kharissa Carras (Midland, MI/Dow) in fifth with 161 strokes (78-83). On the men’s side, Wittenberg senior John Chaney (Gates Mills, OH/Gilmour Acad.) sits atop the individual standings with 144 stokes (71-73) on the Par-72, 6,946-yard course. There is a tie for second at 146 strokes between Kenyon sophomore Mason McCool (Findlay, OH/Findlay) (73-73) and Wittenberg sophomore Sam Stilwell (Sterling, VA/Dominion) (74-72), while KC senior Alex Blickle (Wernersville, PA/Lancaster Country Day) sits in fourth with a 36-hole score of 147 (72-75). The top-five rounds out with a four-way tie at 150 between DePauw freshman Andrew Derringer (Zionsville, IN/Cathedral) (75-75), Wittenberg junior Sam Geise (Springboro, OH/Springboro) (73-77), Allegheny junior Robby Pickett (Cincinnati, OH/Indian Hill) (74-76) and Wittenberg senior Jared Wissinger (Hilliard, OH/Davidson) (76-74). The second and final event of the 2015 NCAC Golf Championship Series will be held next weekend, May 2-3, at Springfield Country Club in Springfield, Ohio, with Wittenberg serving as the host institution. The men and women will both play 36 holes over the two days, with 18 holes being played on both Saturday and Sunday. NCAC men’s and women’s champions will be determined by the combined results of both events, with each winner earning the league’s automatic bid into their respective NCAA Division III Golf Championships. In addition, both genders recognize the individual medalist from the combined events as well as the season MVP, which is voted on by the league coaches. The men’s individual champion medalist is presented the Bob Nye Award and the conference MVP earns the Dick Gordin Award. |
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Men's Pre-Championship Series Coaches' Poll | Women's Pre-Championship Series Coaches' Poll |
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The first event of the 2015 NCAC Golf Championship Series will be contested this weekend, April 25-26, at Apple Valley Golf Course in Howard, Ohio, with Kenyon serving as the host institution. The second event of the championship series will take place the following weekend, May 2-3, at Springfield Country Club in Springfield, Ohio, with Wittenberg serving as the host institution.
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The first event of the 2015 NCAC Golf Championship Series will be contested this weekend, April 25-26, at Apple Valley Golf Course in Howard, Ohio, with Kenyon serving as the host institution. The second event of the championship series will take place the following weekend, May 2-3, at Springfield Country Club in Springfield, Ohio, with Wittenberg serving as the host institution.
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