Elizabethtown College Golf News 
Back to top 5/14/2009 Golf team places 32nd at NCAA Division III Championships ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE GOLF Thursday, May 14, 2009 Elizabethtown 32nd at NCAA Division III Championships PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. --- Elizabethtown College finished 32nd at the 2009 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships, shooting 313 in Thursday's second round to end with a two-day total of 643. The top 23 teams advance to the final two rounds of the tournament, which will be played Friday and Saturday. First-year student Dan Bolstein (Maple Glen, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) turned in the Blue Jays' best round of the tournament on Thursday with a two-over-par 74, concluding with a team-best score of 155. Senior Mike Wagner (Allentown, PA/William Allen) fired a 75 and finished at 160, sophomore Nick Iacono (Hockessin, DE/Sanford School) turned in an 83 to wrap up play with a 164, junior Kurt Amen (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown) matched his Wednesday score of 83 and closed at 166, and sophomore Geoff Quinque (Green Lane, PA/Upper Perkiomen) shot 81 to finish the tournament at 167. The University of La Verne shot 283 on Thursday to move into first place in the team standings with a score of 575, ahead of Methodist University (582) and Oglethorpe University (585). Mitchell Fedorka of La Verne is the individual leader at six-under-par 138 through two rounds. NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championship at PGA Village, Port St. Lucie, Florida Through 2 of 4 rounds Team leaders: 1. La Verne 292-283--575; 2. Methodist 279-303--582; 3. Oglethorpe 301-284--585; 4. Ohio Wesleyan 301-290--591; 5. Texas-Tyler 291-302--593; 32. Elizabethtown 330-313--643. Individual leaders: 1. Mitchell Fedorka (La Verne) 67-71--138; 2. Rizal Amin (La Verne) 72-69--141; 3. Joe Gibson (Washington & Lee) 73-70--143; 4. Seven players tied at 144. Elizabethtown results: t91. Dan Bolstein 81-74--155; t139. Mike Wagner 85-75--160; t161. Nick Iacono 81-83--164; t165. Kurt Amen 83-83--166; t169. Geoff Quinque 86-81--167. Back to top 5/11/2009 Golf team ready for action at NCAA Division III Championships FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 11, 2009 Golfers Set to Tee Off at NCAA Division III Championships A total of 36 teams, along with five individual qualifiers, will be in action during the tournament. Following the second day of competition on Thursday, the field will be trimmed to the top 23 teams for the final two days of the championship. Elizabethtown tees off on Wednesday at 10:20 a.m. on the Dye Course, and continues play on Thursday at 7:50 a.m. on the Ryder Course. The Blue Jays earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament by winning the Commonwealth Conference championship for the second straight year, defeating runner-up Albright College by seven strokes. Three members of the Blue Jay lineup return from last year's championships - senior Mike Wagner (Allentown, PA/William Allen), junior Kurt Amen (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown) and sophomore Geoff Quinque (Green Lane, PA/Upper Perkiomen). Joining them are sophomore Nick Iacono (Hockessin, DE/Sanford School) and first-year student Dan Bolstein (Maple Glen, PA/Hatboro-Horsham). Back to top 5/6/2009 Mike Wagner named MASCAC Scholar-Athlete in golf FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 6, 2009 Mike Wagner Named MASCAC Scholar-Athlete in Golf Wagner was a two-time first-team All-Commonwealth Conference honoree, finishing second in the conference tournament in 2008 and tied for sixth in 2009 as the Blue Jays won consecutive team titles. He finished 11th in the conference tournament as a freshman and was named Rookie of the Year. This season, he leads the team with a 78.4 stroke average, and has one win, five top-five finishes and 10 top-10 finishes in 15 tournaments. He is a recipient of the Biology Department's Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, is a Presidential Scholar, a member of the Beta Beta Beta Biological honor society and the Biology Club as well as the National Society for Leadership and Success. Wagner has a 3.65 cumulative grade-point average and has done volunteer work with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He has been accepted to the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine for postgraduate studies. Also at the awards luncheon, fellow 2008-09 MASCAC Scholar-Athlete winners Tiffany Kulp (women's indoor track and field) and Gretchen Geiger (women's swimming) received their plaques from the conference. The MASCAC recognizes Scholar-Athletes in each of 22 sports sponsored by the conference, with the conference Awards Committee giving equal consideration to academic record and athletic prowess. |
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