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BAY CITY, Mich. - Grand Valley State University sophomore Chris Cunningham (Milford, Mich.) was named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) men's golf "Athlete of the Week" after claiming medalist honors at the 2011 GLIAC Men's Golf Championship held at Eagle Eye Golf Course in Bath, Michigan.
GLIAC Men’s Golf Athlete of the Week
Chris Cunningham - Grand Valley State
University
(Sophomore, Milford, Mich.)
Grand Valley State University
sophomore Chris Cunningham claimed medalist honors at the 2011
GLIAC Championship, shooting rounds of 73-71-73 for a one-over-par
217 total. Cunningham became the first GVSU golfer since Matt
Malloure in 2007 to claim medalist honors at the GLIAC
Championship. His efforts helped the Lakers take the team title as
well, as GVSU compiled rounds of 290, 295 and 302 (887, +23), 16
strokes clear of second place.
2011 GLIAC Men’s Golf
Athletes of the Week: (9/13) Josh Mitroka - WS;
(9/20) Jay Overy - AU; (9/28) Trent Davison - FS; (10/5) Chris
Cunningham - GV.
Ashland - The Ashland University men’s golf
team finished in sixth place at the 2011 GLIAC Championships, which
concluded on Monday (Oct. 3) at the Eagle Eye Golf Course in Bath,
Mich... Grand Valley State shot 887 (+23) to lead a field of 12
teams. Tiffin (903/+39) was second and Wayne State (914/+50)
was third... The Eagles shot 921 (+57)... AU senior Jay Overy
(Grafton, Ohio/Midview) shot 221 (+5) to finish in fourth place.
Grand Valley State’s Chris Cunningham (217/+1) was the
medalist and his teammate, Nick Gunthorpe (219/+3), was
second. Northwood’s Matt Ostby (220/+4) was third...
Junior Mark Scott Jr. (Bolivar, Ohio/Tuscarawas Valley) finished in
a tie for 21st. Scott shot 232 (+16). Senior Steven
Bednar (Munroe Falls, Ohio/Stow) finished in a tie for 24th.
Bednar shot 233 (+17). Junior Brendan Jenkins (Dublin,
Ohio/Bishop Watterson) shot 235 (+19) and ended the two-day event
tied for 31st.
Ferris State - The Ferris State University
men’s golf team placed fifth overall in the 2011 Great Lakes
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Championships, which
wrapped up on Monday (Oct. 3) at Eagle Eye Golf Course in Bath,
Mich... The Bulldogs shot rounds of 313, 306 and 297 to finish at
916 (+52), respectively, for the 54-hole event. FSU entered
Monday’s second day of action in seventh place, but moved up
two spots following the completion of the second round in addition
to the third and final 18 holes... Sophomore Trent Davison placed
tied for fifth overall in leading the Bulldogs as he fired a
six-over par score of 222 in the two days of action. Davison
shot a 73 in the opening round followed by scores of 77 and 72 for
FSU... FSU junior Tyler Robinson came in tied for 10th in the field
at 226 (+10) with rounds of 77, 75 and 74. He was followed by
senior Garrett Simons, who posted a 233 (+17) to tie for 24th place
on rounds of 84, 73 and 76.
Findlay - The UF men's golf team placed seventh
at the 2011 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC)
Championship, which took place at the Eagle Eye Golf Club in
Lansing, Michigan. The Oilers shot a three round score of 927
(312, 306, 309) at the event as Grand Valley State University took
home the title after carding an 887 (290, 295, 302)... Michael
Schmitmeyer led the way as he tied for eighth with a 225 (78, 74,
73)... Marcus Hunt (76, 80, 77 - 233) and Logan Cooke (80, 72, 81 -
233) tied for 24th at the event... Jake North was tied for 41st
with a 240 (78, 80, 82) while Jack Kastor finished 51st with a 247
(87, 82, 78)... The Oilers will be back in action again on October
8-9 when they host the Findlay Invitational at Red Hawk Run Golf
Course.
Grand Valley State - The men’s golf team
won their fifth GLIAC Championship in program history at Eagle Eye
Golf Course in Bath, Mich. over the weekend, carding a 54-hole team
total of 887 to win by 16 strokes. Sophomore Chris Cunningham
claimed medalist honors in the event, shooting rounds of 73-71-73
for a one-over 217. Cunningham became the first GVSU golfer since
Matt Malloure in 2007 to claim medalist honors at the GLIAC
Championship. Finishing just behind him in the individual standings
was senior Nick Gunthorpe who shot a three-over 219 (73-72-74) to
give the Lakers the top two spots in the final individual
standings. The team will be back in action this weekend when they
take part in the Outback Steakhouse Invitational at Red Hawk Run
Golf Course in Findlay, Ohio on October 8th-9th.
Lake Erie Storm - After a strong first round, the
Storm slid to an 11th place finish in the final two rounds at the
GLIAC Championships – a one spot improvement from their
conference debut last year. Senior Mike Guarino shot a final
round 76 to finish at 213 (+15) and tied for 19th place
individually. He was LEC’s low scorer for the event.
The Storm’s lowest individual round was a 72 by senior Matt
Hennessey in the first round. Lake Erie is at Findlay this
weekend for the Bing Beall Classic.
Lake Superior State - Freshman Doug Piesko (Washington, Mich.) tied for 21st to lead LSSU, which tied for ninth place at the GLIAC Championships. Piesko, who has a scoring average of 76.0, shot a 75-79-78—232. Sophomore Justin Helmholdt (Hastings, Mich.) improved upon his scoring average of 79.3 and placed 30th with a 77-80-77—234. The Lakers compete Oct. 8-9 at Findlay.
Northern Michigan - The Northern Michigan
University golf team finished the fall portion of its schedule at
the 2011 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Championship at Eagle Eye Golf Course. The Wildcats finished 12th
during the three round tournament. Grand Valley State took home the
conference championship... Jared Reid was the top golfer for the
‘Cats. He finished tied for 19th with a weekend total of 231.
Reid’s best round was a 1-under 71, during the second
round... Mike Murphy was six shots back of Reid. He shot a 76 in
the second round for his best score... Colten Thewis (242), Zach
Ginop (259) and Adam Huss (264) rounded out the scoring for
Northern... The Wildcats are off until March 30, 2012 when they
travel to Kentucky.
Northwood - The Northwood University men’s
golf team finished fourth at the GLIAC Championships Monday
afternoon (Oct. 3)... The two-day, 54-hole event was held at the
Eagle Eye Golf Club. The course played as a 6,899 yard, par
72... Northwood shot team scores of 307-299-309 for a 915
total. Grand Valley State was the overall winner at 887
(290-295-302), while Tiffin was second at 903 (308-294-301).
NU was just one stroke behind third-place Wayne State
(296-304-314)... The fourth-place finish for the Timberwolves was
the highest for Northwood since 2002, when NU was the overall
winner of the event... The Timberwolves were led by senior Matt
Ostby (Mt. Morris, Mich.). He shot rounds of 71-74-75 for a
four-over par total of 220, good for third place out of 60
players. Blair Turner (Midland, Mich.) finished at 228
(79-71-78) to tie for 14th.
Ohio Dominican Panthers - ODU battled to a final
score of 949 (314-314-321), edging out Lake Erie by three strokes
for 10th and finishing just three shots shy of Lake Superior State
(Mich.) in ninth place at the GLIAC Championships at Eagle Eye Golf
Club in Bath, Michigan. With a team tournament low round of 70 (-2)
in the final round, junior Kevin Hartoin (Cincinnati, OH) jumped
from a tie for 27th to finish in a four-way tie for 10th at 10-over
par 226 (80-76-70). After leading the Panthers the past three
events and in Sunday’s opening round, junior Connor Stookey
(Milford, OH) secured a tie for 34th with a score of 237
(72-79-86). Senior Gary Wright Jr. (Warsaw, OH) came home with a
245 (79-79-87) to tie for 48th and freshman Eric Brown (Batavia,
OH) finished one shot back with a 246 (85-81-80).
Saginaw Valley State - The Saginaw Valley State University golf team finished in eighth place at the 2011 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Golf Championships at the Eagle Eye Golf Club in Bath, Mich. The Cardinals finished with a total of 930 (+66). Micah Skidmore lead the Cardinals finishing in a tie for 14th place, posting 228 to shoot +12 (72-80-76) for the event. Freshman Wyatt Drost finished one shot back of Skidmore (+13) in a tie for 17th at 229 (78-70-81). Sophomore Adam Hansen posted a three-over par 75 in the final round to finish at 235 (+19) in tie for 31st place. Junior Addison Monfils recorded a 238 total to finish +22 for the Championship and in a tie for 38th. Dustin Vogl posted 258 and finished in 57th. Saginaw Valley will finish their fall schedule as they compete in the University of Findlay Invitational on October 8-9 at the Red Hawk Run Golf Course in Findlay, Ohio.
Tiffin - Tiffin University had its best finish
ever at the GLIAC Championships, taking second by 11 strokes over
Wayne State with a three-round total of 903. Only Grand Valley
State finished with a lower total, bettering TU's total by 16
strokes with an 887... The Dragons benefited from their top four
golfers all finishing within 6 strokes of each other. Dillon Klein
was the top placing Dragons golfer, finishing 7th with rounds of
75, 71, and 77 for 223. Blake DeBruyn was next in 8th place with
225 (76-73-76) while Tyler Maranville took 10th with 226
(77-73-76)... Jon Klein was 17th with a 229 score, improving from
an opening round 80 to 77 in round two and 72 in round three. Jason
Crow rounded out the top five for TU, firing 265... Overall Tiffin
improved from 308 in round one to 294, shaving 14 strokes off their
score. Their round three total of 301 was still third best in the
round and topped Grand Valley State's 302 score in round three.
Wayne State - Wayne State finished in third place
at the 2011 GLIAC Championship, which concluded Monday. The
Warriors shot 296 in Sunday’s opening round and were just six
strokes behind Grand Valley State in second place. The
Warriors were still in second with a 304 as they finished the
second round early Monday morning, but fell behind Tiffin as the
day progressed. Carding a 914 for the tournament including a
314 in the final round, the Warriors just fended off Northwood
(915) and Ferris State (916). Wayne State has finished in the
top three at the GLIAC Championship each of the last four
years. Senior Jack Mitroka tied for 10th place (226), his
best GLIAC Championship finish of his career. Redshirt
freshman Reid Dean was the leader in the clubhouse after an
opening-round 68 on Sunday, the lowest score of the
tournament. He wound up tied for 14th overall (228).
Josh Mitroka tied for 21st (232), Rob Favaro was a stroke back in a
tie for 24th (233), and Todd Spangler finished in a tie for 34th
(237).
