No. 1 MGCCC finishes 4th
No. 1 Mississippi Gulf Coast finished fourth in the Carey Collegiate Classic played at Canebrake Country Club in Hattiesburg.
The Bulldogs shot 4-over 292. Brice Wilkinson (Fr. Madison Central/Madison) made the All-Tournament team by shooting even-par 72 to finish at 3-under, tied for fifth.
Dalton State, the No. 2 team in NAIA, ran away from the field by shooting 19-under for the tournament. Meridian, then No. 4 team in NJCAA Division II, was second at 4-over, followed by Spring Hill two more shots back.
Dalton State's S.M. Lee finished at 8-under to claim medalist honors. His teammates finished third and fourth.
Colby Blake (So., Parklane/Tylertown) finished at even-par, and Carter Nicholson (Fr., Pearl River Central/Carriere) had a 1-under 71 to finish at 7-over tied for 27th with Colby Entriken (So., Hancock/Pass Christian).
The golf team returns to action March 26-27 at the GlenLakes Invitational in Foley, Ala. The tournament is played on the same course as the NJCAA Division II national championship tournament will be played in May.
Team scores |
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| Team | Scores |
|---|---|
| 1. Dalton State | 288-269-557 (-19) |
| 2. Meridian | 298-282-580 (+4) |
| 3. Spring Hill | 289-293-582 (+6) |
| 4. Gulf Coast | 296-292-588 (+12) |
| 5. Lindsey Wilson | 299-292-591 (+15) |
| 6. William Carey | 301-294-595 (+19) |
| 7. Blue Mountain | 303-301-604 (+28) |
| 8. East Central | 317-307-624 (+48) |
| 9. Loyola-New Orleans | 313-313-626 (+50) |
| 10. William Carey B | 314-313-627 (+51) |
| 11. Millsaps | 316-319-635 (+59) |
| 12. Belhaven | 318-320-638 (+62) |
MGCCC scores |
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| Player | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| T5. Brice Wilkinson | 69-72-141 (-3) | |
| T9. Colby Blake | 71-73-144 (E) | |
| T27. Colby Entriken | 75-76-151 (+7) | |
| T27. Carter Nicholson | 80-71-151 (+7) | |
| T31. Jackson Wedgeworth | 76-76-152 (+8) | |
| T46. Miles Jackson | 80-77-157 (+13) | |
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