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capture the individual title at the four-team Darton College Invite with a time of 20:41. Young then went on to break the school record once again at the Point University Invitational, finishing third overall with a time of 20:03.
HURRICANE GOLFERS HAVE ANOTHER STELLAR YEAR GSW Athletics The Hurricane golf team finished strong once again this season at the Peach Belt Conference Championship, having its best showing in school history as GSW finished in fourth place at the 11team event. Matthew Whittaker earned All-Tournament honors as he led the Hurricanes with a 2-over par 218 total. GSW’s previous top showing at the PBC Championships was a sixthplace finish obtained last spring.
At the PBC Championships, she led Georgia Southwestern to the best finish in program history as the Lady ‘Canes finished in 10th place. Young finished in 8th place on the individual side with a time of 23:11.
race was a great race for her,” said Georgia Southwestern head coach Brittney Skiles. “She has a bright future and I’m really looking forward to seeing how much she accomplishes in the years ahead.”
“Jessi had a great first-year running with us this season. Every
With Whittaker earning All-Tourney honors, GSW has now placed an individual in the Top 3 in twoconsecutive seasons. Craig Gibson tied for third in 2012. Seniors J.P. Griffin and Nate Gahman were also honored by the PBC. The two were named to the All-PBC First Team.
named to the squad in 201011. The Leesburg native also earned All-Region honors after placing eighth out of108 golfers at Southeast Regional Tournament, which qualified him for the National Championship Tournament. There, he placed in the top 20 overall and was named a PING All-America Honorable Mention team member.
Griffin, a three-time PBC Golfer of the Week, earned his second All-Conference selection. The Glennville native has finished under par in five of his 27 rounds in 201213, including a pair of 3-under 69s. Griffin was a PING All-America Third Team member last spring.
Southwestern rode its strong showing at the conference championships to their second straight appearance in the NCAA postseason where the ‘Canes finished in 10th place at the 20team NCAA Division II South/ Southeast Regional.
Gahman also earned his second All-Conference honor after being
2012-2013 GSW Golf Team--(Left to right) Coach Darcy Donaldson, Jungson Lee, Andrew Ritchot, Nate Gahman, Matthew Whitaker, Chris Campos, Anders Olsson, Matt Mell, and J.P. Griffin.
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