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A disappointing back nine dropped the Foresters to a fifth place
finish in the Mid-Central Conference Tournament. "The guys
wanted to shoot around 300 to finish third and after nine holes, we
were on our way with a 151," said Coach Schownir. "But we just
haven't been able to finish strong lately." Marian College (904)
ran its win streak to eight in a row with their seven stroke victory
over Indiana Wesleyan (911). Spring Arbor was third at 931
followed by Bethel (932), HU (935), St. Francis (972), Taylor (981),
Grace (1004), and Goshen (1097). The top six teams qualify for
the NAIA Region 8 tournament on April 28-29, 2006, also to be held at
Rock Hollow Golf Course.
Senior Andrew Porterfield capped off
his final MCC Tournament with a two-over par 74. His 230
tournament total placed him in a tie for seventh in the individual
standings earning him All-Conference honors for the third time in his
career. "I am proud of Andrew," said Schownir. "I'm not
sure that Huntington University has ever had a three-time
All-Conference player. He came through to have a good round when he
really needed it." Marian's Stephen Ford had a three round total
of 217 to earn Conference Player of the Year honors.
Three freshman, Spencer Batt, Ryan
Bonner, and Justin Imel, each turned in an 80 for the final three
scores for the Foresters. "I was happy to see Ryan come back after a
rough first day and help us," said Schownir. "I hope this experience
will serve all three freshmen well during the next three years. In my
four years here, we've never been able to place higher than fifth in
the MCC and I'm getting tired of that, but on the bright side, the gap
is narrowing."
Other players to join Porterfield and
Stephen Ford on the All-Conference team were: Chris Tilbury (Bethel),
Andy Varner and David Slater (IWU), Joe Johnston, Drew Johnson, and
Evan Brown (Marian), and Jeff Mahlburg and Kris Bradshaw (Spring
Arbor). |
