Strong Finish At Nationals
Jayhawks Take Fourth Place
CHAUTAUQUA — Sandhills Community College left Chautauqua Golf Club on Friday with plenty of first-place hardware, along with a few impressive team and individual records.
Jamestown CC departed its home course with plenty for which to be proud.
The Flyers, hailing from Pinehurst, North Carolina, claimed their third straight NJCAA Division III National Championship with a tournament record 1,147, which eclipsed the old mark of 1,168 set by Monroe CC in 2006. Georgia Military College was the runner-up, shooting a 1,188, the College of DuPage claimed third place with 1,252 and the host Jayhawks were fourth with 1,264.
Anthony Gullo (Jamestown/Jamestown High School) led Jamestown CC on Friday with a 75 for a 311 tournament total to finish tied for 21st place; Austyn Cummings (Warren, Pennsylvania/Warren Area HS) carded a 76 for one of his best rounds of the season.
Brady Fye (Lakewood/Southwestern HS) recorded his third 77 of the week for a 310 total, which tied for 19th; Noah Adams (Mayville/Chautauqua Lake HS) shot an 81 for his best round of the week; and Traden Gray (Frewsburg/Frewsburg HS) also had an 81 for a 311 total, which tied him with Gullo for 21st place.
The tournament medalist was Ben Read of Sandhills CC, who fired an 11-under par 277, breaking the previous tournament mark of 281 set in 2009. Read’s teammate, Alex Martin, finished with a 286 and Nick Johnson of Georgia Military College was third with a 288. Logan Hay of Sandhills CC and Troy Loughry of Butler County CC rounded out the top five with scores of 293 and 294, respectively.
Sandhills CC head coach Gus Ulrich was named the Men’s Golf Coach of the Tournament, while Liam Kosior of Butler County CC was selected the Men’s Golf Sportsmanship Award winner.
On the women’s side, Oxford College of Emory University was the first-ever NJCAA Division III Women’s Golf national champion, posting a score of 1,546. RCSJ-Gloucester was runner-up with a 1,685.
Individually, Sandhills CC held on to the top three spots. Trinity Ahining was medalist with a 300 while teammates Ava Ray and Scotty Foley recorded totals of 304 and 311, respectively.
Alla Soydara of Minnesota State Community and Technical College earned a fourth-place finish with a 322. Rayne Yelinko of County College of Morris finished with a 345 to round out the top five.
Martin Maher of Oxford College of Emory University was named the Women’s Golf Coach of the Tournament, while McCarthy Lang of Niagara County CC was named the Women’s Golf Sportsmanship Award winner.
Men
Team Scores
Sandhills CC 1,147, Georgia Military College 1,188, DuPage CC 1,252, Jamestown CC 1,264, Butler County CC 1,281, Onondaga CC 1,290, Minnesota State Community & Technical College 1,308, Nassau CC 1,319, RCSJ Gloucester 1,368, Terra State CC 1,373, Holyoke CC 1,678,
Individuals
Top 25
(first 18 players are All-Americans)
Ben Read Sandhills CC 72-70-67-68-277
Alex Martin Sandhills CC 68-73-71-74-286
Nick Johnson Georgia Military College 69-72-72-75-288
Logan Hay Sandhills CC 75-74-74-70-293
Troy Loughry Butler County CC 74-74-75-71-294
Noah Maness Sandhills CC 78-69-74-73-294
Sean Barrett Niagara County CC 73-72-73-76-294
Brad Hammock Georgia Military College 72-72-71-76-295
Watcharakan Chankam Sandhills CC 77-72-74-74-297
Julian Galletta Onondaga CC 76-78-72-72-298
Nathan Hellar Jefferson CC 74-77-75-75-301
Walter Kelley Georgia Military College 77-76-71-78-302
Stephen Bishop Georgia Military College 79-73-75-76-303
Charlie Gneiser DuPage CC 78-75-77-74-304
Lane Jenkins Hudson Valley CC 74-77-79-77-307
Evan Crouse Herkimer College 80-74-76-78-308
Leo Camilloni Niagara County CC 75-80-80-75-309
Patrick Murray Union CC 79-76-76-78-309
Chase Richardson Westmoreland CC 75-77-80-78-310
Brady Fye Jamestown CC 77-77-79-77-310
Anthony Gullo Jamestown CC 80-72-84-75-311
Kevin Orouke Nassau CC 76-75-80-80-311
Traden Gray Jamestown CC 75-75-80-81-311
Brent Schmiesing Madison College 80-76-76-80-312
Liam Kosior Butler County CC 83-71-79-81-314