Golf
WVIAC Men's Golf Tournament Final Results
UC's Michael Todd Captures Second Place
April 20, 2006
Courtesy of The WVIAC Online
(BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.VA) Fairmont State's final day total of 305 was good enough to hold off West Liberty State and late charging Charleston as the Falcons earned their first West Virginia Conference men's golf championship since 1992. FSU's 54-hole total of 906 finished two shots ahead of West Liberty and five shots clear of Charleston.
The Falcons' Jon Burnside claimed the individual medalist honor after carding a 74 on Wednesday for a three-day total of three-over par 219. Michael Todd of Charleston shot the day's low round of 69 to end in second place at 222.
Concord's Darcy Donaldson and West Liberty State's Matt Hicks entered the final round tied for the individual lead. Donaldson finished with a 78 on Wednesday that left him in a third place tie with Charleston's Brandon Reece. Hicks' 81 dropped him into a tie for eighth with teammate B.J. Tulodzieski and Wheeling Jesuit's Matt Schwalm.
Wheeling Jesuit's Brett Hambleton ended up fifth at 224 after a final round 71. Fairmont State's William Gautreau and Ohio Valley's J.C. Beecroft were knotted at sixth with matching 225 totals.
Ohio Valley (913) finished fourth in the team standings, while Concord (925) and Wheeling Jesuit (925) tied for fifth.
The champion Falcons placed each of their individuals within the top 25. Justin Caroli tied for 17th at 233, Tyler Franklin posted a 235 for 23rd, and Micah Morrison had a 236 that was good for a 24th place tie.
West Liberty, which suffered the heartbreak of a fifth consecutive second place WVIAC Championship finish, saw David Lane (230) finish in a tie for 13th and Scott Smith (231) was 15th.
Fairmont State earns the automatic bid to the NCAA Division II East Region championship at Wheeling's Speidel Golf Club. As many as six West Virginia Conference teams are expected to comprise part of the eight-team field in the May 1-3 event hosted by West Liberty State College.
The All-WVIAC men's golf team and individual honors will be released on Thursday.
Finish Top 20 Teams Scores
1 Fairmont State 298 303 305 906
2 West Liberty State 305 298 305 908
3 Charleston, U. of 308 305 298 911
4 Ohio Valley Univ. 311 294 308 913
5 Concord University 304 309 312 925
Wheeling Jesuit U. 307 307 311 925
7 West Virginia Wesl. 323 318 314 955
Shepherd University 315 320 320 955
9 Salem International 325 313 323 961
10 West Virginia State 309 329 333 971
11 Glenville State Coll 346 337 334 1017
12 Davis & Elkins Coll. 354 340 344 1038
13 Bluefield St. Coll. 355 361 335 1051
Finish Top 20 Players School Scores
1 Jon Burnside Fairmont St 69 76 74 219
2 Michael Todd Charleston 76 77 69 222
3 Darcy Donaldson Concord 71 74 78 223
Brandon Reece Charleston 73 75 75 223
5 Brett Hambleton Wh. Jesuit 78 75 71 224
6 William Gautreau Fairmont St 74 73 78 225
J. C. Beecroft Ohio Vall. 76 72 77 225
8 Matthew Hicks W. Lib. St 73 72 81 226
B.J. Tulodzieski W. Lib. St 77 74 75 226
Matt Schwalm Wh. Jesuit 76 74 76 226
11 Ben Harwood Ohio Vall. 75 73 79 227
12 Graham Reger WVWC 75 77 77 229
13 Greg Lemenchick Ohio Vall. 79 72 79 230
David Lane W. Lib. St 78 76 76 230
15 Scott Smith W. Lib. St 77 76 78 231
16 Stephen Maynard Charleston 80 74 78 232
17 Matt Horn Concord 79 75 79 233
Justin Caroli Fairmont St 81 76 76 233
19 Bryan Snow Shepherd 80 78 76 234
Rob Bayley Wh. Jesuit 79 77 78 234
Jason Ferguson Shepherd 77 78 79 234
George Coton Ohio Vall. 81 78 75 234