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Wesley College Wolverines: 2007 PAC Golf Championships!
2007 PAC Golf Coaches' Pre-Season Poll
PAC Coaches Select Wolverines as Pre-Season Golf Favorite
Aston, PA – Wesley College’s golf team has been selected as the pre-season favorite in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) coaches’ poll. The eight-time defending champion Wolverines received all nine first-place votes for a total of 81 points to finish ahead of
Neumann College.
"It is a great honor to be competing in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) for our last year and to be selected as the preseason favorite,” Wesley head coach Rick McCall said. “We are excited to continue to bring recognition not only to Wesley College, but for all of our teams to continue to make their mark in our region and national scene."
Neumann, the 2006 runner-up, earned a total of 68 points to finish in second place in the poll.
Alvernia College (61), College Misericordia (49), Cabrini College (44), Eastern University (32), Gwynedd-Mercy College (30), Immaculata University (22) and Arcadia University (18) and rounded out the voting.
The 2007 PAC Championship begins on Saturday, April 28th at the Center Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
| Institution (First Place vote) |
Points |
| Wesley (9) |
81 |
| Neumann |
68 |
| Alvernia |
61 |
| Misericordia |
49 |
| Cabrini |
44 |
| Eastern |
32 |
| Gwynedd-Mercy |
30 |
| Immaculata |
22 |
| Arcadia |
18 |
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2007 PAC Golf Awards
PAC Announces Golf Championship and Regular Season Honors
Team Champion: Wesley College
Team Runner-Up: Neumann College
Coach of the Year: Frank Sill, Neumann College
All-PAC First Team
Andrew Geyer, Wesley College
Riley Powers, Wesley College
Will Scarborough, Wesley College
Eric Stoyanovitch, Neumann College
Mark Van Vliet, Neumann College
All-PAC Second Team
Ryan Beliveau, College Misericordia
Chris Lawler, Cabrini College
Mike Rushin, Wesley College
Tyler Smith, Wesley College
Derek Stewart, Alvernia College
PAC Sportsmanship Award Recipients
Derek Stewart, Alvernia College
Jay Willis, Arcadia University
Chris Lawler, Cabrini College
Jared Krupp, Eastern University
Frank Dougherty, Gwynedd-Mercy College
Rob Blair, Immaculata University
Ryan Beliveau, College Misericordia
Joe Coffey, Neumann College
Riley Powers, Wesley College
2007 Golfer of the Week
April 23, 2007
Wesley College’s Rob Zimmer was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Golfer of the Week for the week ending April 22nd. Zimmer shot a 72 to take 5th place individually and lead the Wolverines to a 4th place team finish at the Wesley Spring Invitational.
April 16, 2007
Neumann College’s Mark Van Vliet (Jr, Dorchester, Ontario/ Quinnipiac) was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Golfer of the Week for the week ending April 15th. Van Vliet averaged a sub-80 (79.5) score for the week. Van Vliet’s 77 score at the Holy Family Invitational earned first place honors.
Honor Roll
Jeremy Landis, Alvernia College (Fr, Reading, PA/ Central Catholic) shot a 77 to place first at the Gwynedd-Mercy College Invitational and an 88 at the Elizabethtown Invitational.
Matt O’Brien, Immaculata University (So, Abington, PA/ Abington) shot a 76 to place third at the Tom Ruggieri Invitational II.
April 10, 2007
Cabrini College’s Chris Lawler (Fr, Plymouth Whitemarsh, PA/ Plymouth Whitemarsh) was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Golfer of the Week for the week ending April 8th. Lawler shot a 75 to receive third place honors individually. Lawler lead the Cavaliers to a fourth place team finish at the Moravian Invitational.
Honor Roll
Mark Van Vliet, Neumann College (Jr, Dorchester, Ontario/ Quinnipiac) shot an 80 to place 9th out of 114 golfers at the Lebanon Valley College Invitational.
Derek Stewart, Alvernia College (So, Bernville, PA/ Tulpehocken) shot two sub-80 rounds on the week recording a 79 at the Lebanon Valley Invitational and a 78 at the Moravian Invitational.
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Championships PAC | NCAA
2007 PAC Conference Championship
Dates: 04/28-04/29, 2007
Round: 2
FINAL RESULTS
Par-Yardage: 72-6500
| Team |
Score |
| 1. Wesley College |
319 315 634 |
| 2 Riley Powers |
81 77 158 |
| T 3 Will Scarborough |
79 80 159 |
| 5 Andrew Geyer |
82 78 160 |
| T 8 Tyler Smith |
82 80 162 |
| T 8 Mike Rushin |
77 85 162 |
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| 2. Neumann College |
321 319 640 |
| 1 Mark Van Vliet |
79 77 156 |
| T 3 Eric Stoyanovitch |
77 82 159 |
| T 12 Greg Warrington |
88 78 166 |
| T 12 Mike Marenic |
84 82 166 |
| T 14 Joe Coffey |
81 86 167 |
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| 3. Alvernia College |
333 338 671 |
| T 6 Derek Stewart |
83 78 161 |
| 16 Ryan Weaber |
86 82 168 |
| 17 Doug McConnell |
79 91 170 |
| 20 Jeremy Landis |
85 87 172 |
| 34 Will Tonking |
96 101 197 |
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| 4. Eastern University |
346 340 686 |
| T 18 Jeff Loesser |
90 81 171 |
| T 21 Drew Krupp |
85 88 173 |
| T 21 Adam Rogers |
80 93 173 |
| 23 Jared Krupp |
91 84 175 |
| T 25 Trevor Wampler |
91 87 178 |
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| 5. Cabrini College |
338 354 692 |
| T 6 Chris Lawler |
77 84 161 |
| T 14 Tim Harner |
81 86 167 |
| 24 Brian Prospero |
85 92 177 |
| T 30 Matt Paris |
98 92 190 |
| 32 Bret Heller |
95 99 194 |
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| 6. College Misericordia |
348 347 695 |
| 10 Ryan Beliveau |
80 83 163 |
| T 18 Michael Green |
89 82 171 |
| 27 Colin Hynes |
90 90 180 |
| 28 Matthew Zernhelt |
89 92 181 |
| 33 Andy Smith |
94 101 195 |
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| 7. Arcadia University |
423 416 839 |
| T 25 Jay Willis |
85 93 178 |
| 36 Andrew Plunkett |
108 101 209 |
| 37 Stefan Szygiel |
99 112 211 |
| 40 Matt Benner |
131 110 241 |
| 44 Greg Cianni |
163 143 306 |
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| 8. Gwynedd-Mercy College |
427 421 848 |
| T 30 Tom Santiago |
93 97 190 |
| 35 Frank Dougherty |
101 101 202 |
| 38 Kevin Dougherty |
110 113 223 |
| 39 Troy Bixler |
123 110 233 |
| 43 Ryan Gresh |
144 143 287 |
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| Immaculata University |
No Team Score (NTS) |
| 11 Matt O'Brien |
83 81 164 |
| 29 Rob Blair |
97 89 186 |
| 41 Tim DeLong |
121 121 242 |
| 42 Nick Rohr |
133 110 243 |
*Conference selections in bold
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2007 NCAA Conference Championship
Powers Finishes Final Round at Nationals
May 18, 2007 – Riley Powers finished the final round of the NCAA Division III National Championship tied for 74th place individually. Powers fired a 6 over par 78 to move up two places from his round three spot of 76th.
On the front nine, Powers quickly moved to -1 under with birdies on three of his first four holes. Those birdies were tempered by two bogies and a double bogie to leave him at +2 at the turn.
Powers failed to make any birdies on back nine that included four consecutive bogies. Powers four round total was 319 (+31).
The Wesley College golf team finished in a tie for 25th after missing the cut on Wednesday.
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Powers makes final cut at Nationals
May 17, 2007 – Wesley College golfer Riley Powers has made the final cut of the 2007 NCAA Division III National Championship. Powers will tee off at 12:50 p.m. on Friday, May 18 at the Hawthorns Golf and Country Club in Fishers, Indiana.
After defeating Jason Nussbaum of Mount Union College in a playoff of Tuesday to make the first cut, Powers shot a disappointing 12 over par 84 today. However, it was still good enough to keep him in the tournament tied for 76th overall. Powers has shot a three day total of 241 (76, 81, 84).
Powers is will be playing his second round without fellow Wolverine teammates after Wesley missed the cut as a team on Wednesday.
Clinton Dammann of St. John’s University, MN is leading the tournament with a 1-under (215) total after three rounds (72, 71, 72). St. John’s also leads in team standings with a 16 stroke lead over the University of La Verne.
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Wesley Golfers Fall to 25th After Second Round
May 16, 2007 – The Wesley College golfers fell into a tie for 25th place at the NCAA Division III National Championships in Indiana. After an opening round of 314 at the Hawthorns Golf and Country Club, the Wolverines had trouble early on at the Prairie View Golf Club ending up shooting a team 330, 42 shots over par.
Leading the way was Tyler Smith who shots a team best 78 (+6). Smith faired well on the new course with two birdies on the back nine.
Riley Powers ended 3 strokes behind Smith with an 81 (+9). Will Scarborough, Andrew Geyer, and Mike Rushin, each had their difficulties shooting an 85, 86, and 87 respectively.
Later in the day, Wesley found that it had missed the cut by three strokes, ending their Championship Tournament for 2007. However, Riley Powers is in a playoff with Mount Union's Jason Nussbaum for the final individual spot to make the cut.
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Wesley Golfers tied for 15th after Round 1
May 15, 2007 – The Wesley College golfers sit in a tie for 15th place at the NCAA Division III National Championships in Indiana. Wesley shot a team 314, 26 strokes over par at the Hawthorns Golf and Country Club. Riley Powers shot a 4 over, 76 to lead the Wolverines. Powers is tied for 31st place individually.
Fellow Wolverine golfers, Andrew Geyer (+5, 77), Tyler Smith (+8, 80), and Mike Rushin (+9, 81) rounded out Wesley’s scorecard.
Rhodes College leads after the first round shooting a team 299, 11 strokes over par.
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