Men's Golf Finish 8th at the USCAA National Championships

The men's golf team finished in eighth place at the USCAA Golf National Championships held on the Penn State Blue course, Oct. 9-11. The top ten finish (out of 18 teams) for the Mighty Oaks was a school record for best overall finish. Bluefield State College out of West Virginia won the national championship overall.

Junior Sean Barron was the Mighty Oaks top individual finisher with a seventh place overall finish and a two-day combined score of 154 (79, 75). Barron's two day total of 154 is the lowest combined score total at the USCAA nationals by any ESF player. Surpassing the previous low by 1 stroke (155 in 2010 by Brendan Beeke).

Barron's seventh place finish automatically qualified him for the USCAA All-American first-team. Other top finishers for the Mighty Oaks were sophomore William Hoffman (39th, 81, 86), senior Brian Walsh (43rd, 85, 83) and freshman Colin Sabitus (57th, 86, 87). There were over 100 participants in the tournament.

Three Mighty Oaks were also named to the USCAA All-Academic team (senior Greg Manzoni, sophomore Kory Whittum and sophomore Connor McCormack).

"I am proud of this team. We were competitive at every invitational and tournament we participated in this year. It was fun coaching such a talented group of golfers," said Head Coach John Turbeville.