No. 3 Bulldogs finish second at Carey Classic
PERKINSTON – No. 3 Mississippi Gulf Coast finished second Tuesday in the William Carey Collegiate Classic, only finishing behind defending NAIA champion Coastal Georgia.
The Bulldogs finished at 3-over 579 for the two-day event, nine behind Coastal Georgia. Grant Motter shot 4-under 140, finishing two shots behind Coastal Georgia's Seth Sanders for medalist honors.
He was joined on the All-Tournament Team by teammate Phillip Hickam, who wound up fifth at 2-under.
Gulf Coast finished one shot ahead of both Spring Hill teams. The only other junior college team in the 10-school, 12-team field was East Central, which finished 11th at 58-over.
Colin Troxler finished tied for 15th at 4-over, and George Kawell was 6-over in a tie for 23rd. Jonathon Newman was tied for 39th at 11-over.
The Bulldogs return to MACJC action at Lion Hills Golf Course in Columbus on April 2-3.
Carey Collegiate Classic |
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| Team scores | |
|---|---|
| 1. Coastal Georgia | 290-280—570 (-6) |
| 2. Gulf Coast | 290-289—579 (+3) |
| T3. Spring Hill | 290-290—580 (+4) |
| T3. Spring Hill B | 292-288—580 (+4) |
| 5. William Carey | 296-292—588 (+12) |
| 6. Mobile | 303-301—604 (+28) |
| 7. Loyola | 310-305—615 (+39) |
| 8. Bethel | 306-311—617 (+41) |
| 9. Martin Methodist | 316-304—620 (+44) |
| 10. Blue Mountain | 313-308—621 (+45) |
| 11. East Central | 309-325—634 (+58) |
| 12. William Carey | 323-317—640 (+64) |
| Gulf Coast scores | |
| 2. Grant Motter | 69-71—140 (-4) |
| 5. Phillip Hickam | 73-70—143 (-2) |
| T15. Colin Troxler | 76-72—148 (+4) |
| T23. George Kawell | 73-77—150 (+6) |
| T39. Jonathon Newman | 79-76—155 (+11) |
