Huntingdon Valley, Pa. – The Rutgers University-Camden Scarlet Raptors won their fifth-straight North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Men’s Golf Title after posting a total score of 617 (308-309) at the two-day event, which was hosted by Bryn Athyn College at the Philmont Country Club North Course. Rutgers University-Camden will receive an automatic berth to the NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships, which will take place May 16-19 at Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.

The Scarlet Raptors led play during both days of the tournament and placed four student-athletes in the top seven of the 44-golfer field. Seniors Kevin Sarlo (Burlington, N.J.) and Ryan Dick (Collingswood, N.J.) finished just one stroke behind the first-place finisher to tie for second place individually with final scores of 151 (74-77). Fellow senior Zach Arsenault (Medford Lakes, N.J.) placed fourth with a final score of 155 (79-76), while sophomore Cory Meyer (Bordentown, N.J.) finished seventh with a score of 160 (81-79).    

Penn State Abington’s Mike Lam (Langhorne, Pa.) was honored as the NEAC Golfer of the Year as the individual medalist from the two-day championship with a final score of 150 (76-74) after besting the rest of the field by three strokes of the second day of competition. Lam, who was also the NEAC Golfer of the Year in 2015, was the Nittany Lions lone representative in the top 10 as Penn State Abington finished third with a total team score of 660 (328-332).

Penn State Berks placed second overall with a team score of 643 (325-318) with sophomore Matt Thompson (Collegeville, Pa.) leading his squad with a score of 157 (80-77) to earn a fifth-place individual finish. Freshman Ethan Cairns (Quarryville, Pa.) tied for 10^th with a score of 164 (83-81), but received the last spot on the All-Conference Second Team due to conference tiebreaking procedures. Cairns was also named the NEAC Rookie of the Year as the top first-year finisher at the event.

Penn State Berks head coach Rick Bausher was also recognized as the NEAC Coach of the Year for the first time in his career after a vote of his peers. Bausher, who is in his second season at Penn State Berks, has sparked a tremendous turnaround with his program. In his first season, the Nittany Lions placed seventh at the NEAC Men’s Golf Championships before improving their finish by five spots this season.

Penn College placed fourth with a score or 669 (326-343) while SUNY Cobleskill rounded out the top five with a score of 675 (347-328).  Full team results can be found here, while individual results can be found here.

The 2016-17 NEAC Men’s Golf All-Conference selections were also announced shortly following the conclusion of the championship, with the top-15 individual performers from the two-day event making up the First, Second and Third Team, respectively.

Name	Institution	Hometown	Yr.	Score (1,2)
All-Conference First Team
Mike Lam	Penn State Abington	Langhorne, Pa.	Sr.	150 (76-74)
Kevin Sarlo	Rutgers U.-Camden	Burlington, N.J.	Sr.	151 (74-77)
Ryan Dick	Rutgers U.-Camden	Collingswood, N.J.	Sr.	151 (74-77)
Zach Arsenault	Rutgers U.-Camden	Medford Lakes, N.J.	Sr.	155 (79-76)
Matt Thompson	Penn State Berks	Collegeville, Pa.	So.	157 (80-77)
All-Conference Second Team
Layne Martin	Morrisville St. College	Findlay, Ohio	Jr.	159 (80-79)
Cory Meyer	Rutgers U.-Camden	Bordentown, N.J.	So.	160 (81-79)
Ned Baumbach	Penn College	Elizabethtown, Pa.	So.	162 (80-82)
Mike Parrow	SUNY Cobleskill	Waterloo, N.Y.	Fr.	163 (86-77)
Ethan Cairns	Penn State Berks	Quarryville, Pa.	Fr.	164 (83-81)
All-Conference Third Team
Tanner Spohn	Penn State Berks	Prescott, Ariz.	Fr.	164 (82-82)
Pete DeStefano	Rutgers U.-Camden	Sicklerville, N.J.	Sr.	164 (82-82)
Jacob Siegfried	Penn State Berks	Bethlehem, Pa.	Fr.	165 (80-85
Andrew McGinnis	Penn State Abington	Horsham, Pa.	So.	165 (79-86)
Ben Fails	Penn College	Hummelstown, Pa.	Fr.	165 (79-86)

*Final place finish determined by tiebreaking procedures 

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The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) has fourteen NCAA Division III member institutions which include: Bryn Athyn College, Cazenovia College, College of St. Elizabeth, Gallaudet University, Keuka College, Lancaster Bible College, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Pennsylvania State University – Abington, Pennsylvania State University – Berks, SUNY Cobleskill, SUNY Morrisville State College, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Wells College, and Wilson College.  Associate members are: Cedar Crest College (W Swimming), D’Youville College (M Volleyball), Hilbert College (M&W Lacrosse, M Volleyball), Medaille College (M&W Lacrosse, M Volleyball), Pennsylvania State University – Altoona (M Volleyball), and Rutgers University – Camden (M Golf).  The NEAC has partnered with the North Atlantic Conference in the sports of field hockey and men’s and women’s tennis.  For more information, please visit: www.neacsports.com.