SYLVANIA, OH – Toledo wrapped up its 2015-16 campaign on Saturday with a sixth-place finish at the Mid-American Conference Championships at the par-71, 6,712 yard Highland Meadows Golf Club. The Rockets recorded a score of 59-over par 1,195 over the course of the last three days at the league's premier event.
Senior
Otto Black topped UT at seven-over par 291 (72-73-74-72) and finished in 10
th place, marking his third Top 10 effort at the conference championships over the last four years. Black was honored following the tourney with a spot on the All-MAC First-Team for a second-straight year.
Sophomore
Stephen Watts tied for 15
th spot at 14-over par 298 (75-76-75-72) and was followed by sophomore
Colin Joseph, who tied for 27
th place at 20-over par 304 (72-76-81-75). Rounding out the Rockets' lineup were senior
Thomas Shindler, who tied for 37
th spot at 26-over par 310 (77-79-74-80) and freshman
Spencer Shoemaker tied for 39
th place at 27-over par 311 (78-80-75-78).
Kent State captured its 23
rd team title in program history with a four-round score of  16-over par 1,152 (288-291-285-288), 20 strokes ahead of runner-up Eastern Michigan at 36-over par 1,172 (288-295-296-293).
Individually, Akron's George Baylis claimed individual medalist honors with a tally of one-under par 283 (76-72-68-67) in a field of 45 players, four shots ahead of runner-ups Kent State's Ian Holt (73-72-70-72), Northern Illinois' Joo-Young Lee (72-67-73-75) and Eastern Michigan's Kyles Rodes (70-77-70-70) at three-over par 287.
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Kent State 288-291-285-288=1,152 (+16); 2. Eastern Michigan 288-295-296-293=1,172 (+36); 3. Miami 303-294-291-288=1,176 (+40); 4. Northern Illinois 302-291-287-297=1,177 (+41); 5. Akron 302-301-289-292=1,184 (+48);
6. TOLEDO 296-304-298-297=1,195 (+59); 7. Ball State 300-310-295-293=1,198 (+62); 8. Bowling Green 303-300-295-305=1,203 (+67); 9. Ohio 318-303-300-307=1,228 (+92)
TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. George Baylis, Akron 76-72-68-67=283 (-1); T2. Ian Holt, Kent State 73-72-70-72=287 (+3);
T2. Joo-Young Lee, Northern Illinois 72-67-73-75=287 (+3); T2. Kyles Rodes, Eastern Michigan 70-77-70-70=287 (+3); T5. Chase Johnson, Kent State 75-72-70-71=288 (+4); T5. Brian Ohr, Miami 74-68-74-72=288 (+4)
TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
10.
Otto Black 72-73-74-72=291 (+7); T15.
Stephen Watts 75-76-75-72=298 (+14); T27.
Colin Joseph 72-76-81-75=304 (+20); T37.
Thomas Shindler 77-79-74-80=310 (+26); T39.
Spencer Shoemaker 78-80-75-78=311 (+27)
MAC Golfer of the Year
Chase Johnson, Kent State
MAC Freshman of the Year
Gisli Sveinbergsson, Kent State
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MAC Coach of the Year
Herb Page, Kent State
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Earl Yestingsmeier Sportsmanship Award
Brett White, Eastern Michigan
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All-MAC First-Team
George Baylis, Akron
Chase Johnson, Kent State
Patrick Flavin, Miami
Ian Holt, Kent State
OTTO BLACK, TOLEDO
Joo-Young Lee, Northern Illinois
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All-MAC Second-Team
Gisli Sveinbergsson, Kent State
Peyton White, Ohio
Johnny Watts, Ball State
Brett White, Eastern Michigan
Brett Rinker, Bowling Green
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MAC All-Tournament Team
George Baylis, Akron
Kyle Rodes, Eastern Michigan
Joo-Young Lee, Northern Illinois
Ian Holt, Kent State
Brian Ohr, Miami
Chase Johnson, Kent State
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