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South Hadley, Mass. – Le Moyne College claimed the 2008
Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Golf Championship after
shooting a two-day total 599 at the Orchards Golf Course in South
Hadley, Mass. This marks the first time in school history that the
Dolphins have won the NE-10 title.
Le Moyne was led by freshman Kevin Jackson
(Chittenango, N.Y.) who finished the two-day event
with a low score of 144 (69-75) becoming the first freshman in ten
years to win medallist honors. It just so happens the last golfer
to do so was Neil Reidy of Le Moyne back in 1998. In addition,
Jackson was also honored as the conference’s Gordon
McCullough Player of the Year as well as Freshman of the Year.
American International’s Garrett Beyor (Monson,
Mass.) finished second in the championship after
recording a total score of 145 (70-75), which was followed closely
by the University of Massachusetts Lowell’s
Brendan Livingston (Westfield, Mass.) who
shot a 146. Livingston led the championship at the conclusion of
round win with a low score of 67. Matt Horton (Troy,
N.Y.) picked up a fourth place individual finish for
the College of Saint Rose after recording a two-day score of
147.
Le Moyne’s Tim Martins (Cortland,
N.Y.), Saint Anselm College’s Chris
Tarallo (Easton, Mass.) and Saint Michael’s
College’s Will Crall (Pittsfield,
Mass.) round out the top five individuals in a
three-way tie with a score of 149.
UMass Lowell as a team finished in second place with a total score
of 611 as the River Hawks closely edged out Saint Anselm College by
one stroke. Assumption College followed in fourth place with a
score of 614, while American International College and Southern New
Hampshire University tied for fifth place with a score of 616.
The remaining team finishes is as follows with Saint Rose
finishing in seventh place (623) followed by Bentley College and
Saint Michael’s in a tie for eighth with a score of 631. Pace
University finished tenth after shooting 639, while the University
of New Haven and Franklin Pierce University finished with scores of
657 and 661 respectively.
With 15 member institutions the Northeast-10 is the second largest
NCAA Division II athletic conference in the nation. Its 23
championship sports provide athletic opportunities for over 5,500
student-athletes, the largest such program of any Division II
conference.
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2008 Golf
Championship Major Awards
First-Team All Conference
Garrett Beyer, American International
Will Crall, Saint Michael's
Matt Horton, Saint Rose
Kevin Jackson, Le Moyne
Brendan Livingston, UMass Lowell
Tim Martins, Le Moyne
Chris Tarallo, Saint Anselm
Second-Team All Conference
Jamie Bacon, Saint Rose
John DeVito, Southern New Hampshire
James Farrea, Assumption
Anthony Gallardo, UMass Lowell
Kent Graham, American International
Jimmy Henebry, Saint Anselm
D.J. Lantz, Southern New Hampshire
Greg Mattern, New Haven
Andrew Maziarz, Southern New Hampshire
Andrew Mesheau, American International
Sean Pettengill, Bentley
Brian Tischler, Le Moyne
Anthony Ullo, UMass Lowell
Robert Younker, Assumption
Joe Young, Saint Anselm
Major Award Winners
2008 Player of the Year (Medalist): Kevin Jackson, Le Moyne
2008 Freshman of the Year:Kevin Jackson, Le Moyne
2008 Coach of the Year: Joe Tesori, Le Moyne
