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KentStatetookacommanding15-stroke

lead over Eastern Michigan into the

final round of the 2016 Mid-American

Conference (MAC) Championship.

Cool windy conditions made scoring

difficult on the demanding Highland

Meadows course.

KSU increased their four-shot lead after

round two on a strong performance

by sophomore Ian Holt, who fired a

superb one-under-par 70. His three-

round total of 215 left him at two-

over-par for the tournament and in

third place individually. Three other

KSU team members, Chase Johnson, Gisli

Sveinbergsson and Bjarki Petursson were just

two shots behind Holt and tied for sixth at four-

over-par.

On the final day, KSU completed the 20-stroke

win and finished with three players inside the

top-10 in individual scoring. Ian Holt and

Chase Johnson were named First-Team All

MAC. Johnson also earned MAC Player of the

Year honors.

This was the 23

rd

MAC Championship victory

for Kent State and it appears they may continue

to dominate men’s golf in the MAC Conference

in the foreseeable future. Gisli Sveinbergsson

from KSU was named MAC Freshman of the

Year and Head Coach, Herb Page was named

MAC Coach of the Year.

Two local golfers earned individual awards

following the conclusion of the tournament.

Otto Black from the University of Toledo was

named First-Team All MAC and Brett Rinker

from BGSU was named All MAC Second Team.

Akron’s George Baylis fired a 67 in the final

round to finish the tournament at one-under-

par (283) to claim the individual title. The

sophomore was named to the All-Tournament

Team, as well as, the 2016 First Team All-MAC,

plus he receives automatic qualification to the

NCAA Regionals.

With this win, Kent State earns an automatic

berth in the 2016 NCAAMen’s Golf Regionals.

The rest of the field for the NCAA Tournament

will be announced on Thursday, May 5.

KENT STATE WINS MAC CHAMPIONSHIP

AT HIGHLAND MEADOWS

BY:

FRED ALTVATER

NWO Golf Links