Sophomore Corey Nagy was the individual runner-up at the A-10 Championships. |
|
|
Charlotte Wins 3rd Straight A-10 Title by 23 Strokes
May 4, 2008
Green Coach of the Year 
| Awards Presentation
Winter Park, Fla. - The fifth-ranked Charlotte 49ers captured their third straight Atlantic 10 Championship, Sunday, by shooting a three-under par 285 to finish at -27, 837, and top runner-up Dayton by 23 strokes. Charlotte finished with a three-round total of 27-under-par 837 while Dayton came in at -4, 860. 49ers head coach Jamie Green was named A-10 Coach of the Year for the third straight season.
Sophomore Corey Nagy shot a three-under par 69 to lead the 49ers with a second-place finish at 10-under par 206. Senior Jonas Enander Hedin shot one-under par 71 to finish third at -9, 207. Dayton's Rob Chappell took medalist honors at -11, 205 following a final round of -4, 68.
Junior Stefan Wiedergruen finished tied for fifth at -5, 211 to give the 49ers three all-conference performers (Top 10 finishers earn all-conference honors). With 15 players competing over the last three years, Charlotte has had 12 all-conference performers.
"When you're fortunate enough to have three players finish in the top five, from a team scoring perspective your chances are very good that you're going to be competitive," said Green, who led the 49ers to a consensus #1 national ranking, this season. "When you add up a lot of individual talent, that's when you put up a pretty good team score."
Senior Andrew DiBitetto placed 17th at +2, 218 while freshman Will Golden came in tied for 27th at +5, 211 following a final round of one-over par 73. Golden, who shot even-par 72 in round two, gave away just one stroke to par in the final two rounds.
Charlotte won its third straight A-10 title while Enander Hedin notched his third straight all-A-10 finish. Nagy earned his second consecutive all-A-10 honor while Wiedergruen won his first all-A-10 award.
With the victory, the 49ers earned their fourth straight NCAA Tournament bid. Charlotte reached the NCAA Regionals in 2005, placed 22nd at the NCAA Championships in 2006 and vaulted to 3rd-place at the NCAA Championships in 2007. Seniors Andrew DiBitetto, Jonas Enander Hedin and Trevor Murphy become the first 49er athletes to lead their team to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances.
"Obviously the senior class that we have has carried this team since the day they got here," Green said. "They have made a difference in this program that not too many players have. To have the first NCAA Regional that Charlotte went to come when they were freshmen and to go each other year is a resounding statemate to their talent, hard work and resiliency."
Atlantic 10 Results
FINAL
1 5 Charlotte -27 F -3 278 274 285 837 2 Dayton, Univ. of -4 F E 279 293 288 860 3 Rhode Island, U. of -1 F +2 278 295 290 863 4 Xavier University +1 F -4 292 289 284 865 5 Richmond, Univ. of +2 F -5 293 290 283 866 6 St. Bonaventure U. +5 F -4 293 292 284 869 7 Temple University +13 F -1 300 290 287 877 8 Saint Joseph's- Phila. +24 F -1 298 303 287 888 9 George Washington U. +25 F +10 299 292 298 889 10 Fordham University +50 F +18 311 297 306 914 11 Duquesne University +63 F +23 308 308 311 927 12 La Salle University +83 F +33 318 308 321 947
1 T2 Rob Chappell Dayton, Univ. of -11 F -4 64 73 68 205 2 T2 29 Corey Nagy Charlotte -10 F -3 71 66 69 206 3 1 5 Jonas Enander Hedin Charlotte -9 F -1 66 70 71 207 4 T4 Jordan Utley Richmond, Univ. of -8 F -3 70 69 69 208 T5 T8 Brennan Payne St. Bonaventure U. -5 F -3 71 71 69 211 T5 T4 47 Stefan Wiedergruen Charlotte -5 F E 69 70 72 211 7 T13 Mike Beausejour Xavier University -3 F -4 73 72 68 213 T8 7 Mark Stevens Rhode Island, U. of -2 F +1 70 71 73 214 T8 T16 Chris Woeste Dayton, Univ. of -2 F -4 70 76 68 214 T10 11 Brian Keating Xavier University -1 F E 70 73 72 215 T10 T8 Bill McDonald Rhode Island, U. of -1 F +1 69 73 73 215 T10 T16 Josh Webb Saint Joseph's- Phila. -1 F -3 70 76 69 215 13 T16 Robert Lindstrom Richmond, Univ. of E F -2 76 70 70 216 T14 T13 Paul Amess Temple University +1 F E 74 71 72 217 T14 T27 Brendan Barrack George Washington U. +1 F -3 78 70 69 217 T14 T22 Peter O'Neil Xavier University +1 F -2 74 73 70 217 T17 T22 Tim Courtney Richmond, Univ. of +2 F -1 72 75 71 218 T17 6 Andrew DiBitetto Charlotte +2 F +6 72 68 78 218 T17 12 Jarryd Dillas Rhode Island, U. of +2 F +2 70 74 74 218 T17 T16 Mike Finocchi Fordham University +2 F E 75 71 72 218 T17 T16 Andy Whalen St. Bonaventure U. +2 F E 74 72 72 218 T22 T33 Sasha Bozic Temple University +3 F -3 75 75 69 219 T22 T31 Pat Pelletier Rhode Island, U. of +3 F -2 72 77 70 219 T22 T16 Ryan Swanson St. Bonaventure U. +3 F +1 74 72 73 219 T25 T8 Zach Glassman Dayton, Univ. of +4 F +6 71 71 78 220 T25 T13 Lewis Sturdy George Washington U. +4 F +3 75 70 75 220 T27 T36 Colin Corrigan Saint Joseph's- Phila. +5 F -2 76 75 70 221 T27 T27 Will Golden Charlotte +5 F +1 76 72 73 221 T27 T22 Jeff Hodapp Dayton, Univ. of +5 F +2 74 73 74 221 T27 T22 Kieran Lovelock Xavier University +5 F +2 75 72 74 221 T27 T36 Nathan Peck St. Bonaventure U. +5 F -2 74 77 70 221 T32 T27 Andrew Mason Temple University +6 F +2 74 74 74 222 T32 T38 Zach Smith Saint Joseph's- Phila. +6 F -2 75 77 70 222 34 T27 Andy Connell Xavier University +7 F +3 76 72 75 223 T35 T31 Brian Sidone Duquesne University +10 F +5 75 74 77 226 T35 T22 Brad Valois Rhode Island, U. of +10 F +7 69 78 79 226 T37 T33 Mike Hartman Duquesne University +11 F +5 76 74 77 227 T37 T38 Eric Plisko Temple University +11 F +3 82 70 75 227 T37 T43 Chris Stoddard St. Bonaventure U. +11 F +1 76 78 73 227 T40 42 Chris Caimano La Salle University +13 F +4 75 78 76 229 T40 T47 Grant Rafield Richmond, Univ. of +13 F +1 80 76 73 229 T42 50 Kevin Busteed Temple University +14 F E 77 81 72 230 T42 T45 Billy Hanes Richmond, Univ. of +14 F +3 75 80 75 230 44 T33 Nico Mizono Fordham University +15 F +9 80 70 81 231 45 T45 Ed Newland George Washington U. +16 F +5 74 81 77 232 T46 T47 Tim Johnson George Washington U. +17 F +5 85 71 77 233 T46 T38 Charles Sterken Fordham University +17 F +9 76 76 81 233 48 T38 Bill Macknis Saint Joseph's- Phila. +18 F +10 77 75 82 234 T49 49 Steve Hudacek Saint Joseph's- Phila. +19 F +6 78 79 78 235 T49 T53 Trevor Seufer Fordham University +19 F +3 80 80 75 235 T49 T43 Steve Sieracki La Salle University +19 F +9 78 76 81 235 52 T51 Ian Gilley Dayton, Univ. of +22 F +7 80 79 79 238 53 T55 Brendan Madden Duquesne University +23 F +4 78 85 76 239 54 T55 Joe Neydon Fordham University +25 F +6 82 81 78 241 55 T57 Mike Edwards Duquesne University +29 F +9 85 79 81 245 56 T57 Phil Bruce La Salle University +31 F +11 86 78 83 247 - - Connor McMahon George Washington U. - F +9 72 D 81 - - T51 Wes Licklider La Salle University - F W 83 76 W - - T53 Drew Ellis Duquesne University - F W 79 81 W - - - Mike Benzinger La Salle University - F +9 82 D 81 -
|
|
 |
