University of Toledo
MAC Championships
Toledo Finishes Fourth at MAC Championships
5/7/2005 12:00:00 PM | Men's Golf
May 7, 2005
Westerville, OH - Toledo moved up one spot in today's final round to finish in fourth place at the 2005 Mid-American Conference Men's Golf Championship at the par-72, 6,875-yard Medallion Club in Westerville, Ohio. The Rockets shot a four-under par 284 to finish with a one-under 1151 (294-285-288-284) for the tournament, just one stroke behind third-place Ball State (291-287-286-286=1150).
Senior Justin Bertsch and freshman Ciaran McAleavey paced UT as both registered Top 10 finishes with Bertsch also earning first-team All-MAC honors for a second straight year. Bertsch tied for fifth place after shooting an even-par 72 to finish with a four-under par 284 (72-69-71-72) for the tournament. Freshman Ciaran McAleavey tied for seventh place after carding a three-under par 69 to finish with a three-under par 285 (76-68-72-69). Sophomore Tyler Riley (75-74-71-72) and freshman Renaud Langevin (73-74-74-71) tied for 26th place at four-over par 292. Freshman Justin Hull tied for 34th place with a nine-over par 297 (74-74-76-73).
Kent State captured the tournament title with a 33-under par 1119 to win by 19 strokes over second-place Eastern Michigan (1138). KSU's Ryan Yip (63-72-71-71) and Tommy Wiegand (72-71-70-64) were co-champions for the tournament after both finished with 11-under par 277.
First-team All-MAC: Justin Bertsch (Toledo). Blake Sattler (Akron), Korey Mahoney (Eastern Michigan), Peter Laws (Kent State), Ryan Yip (Kent State), Tommy Wiegand (Kent State).
Second-team All-MAC: Wayne Denger (Ball State), Patrick Wilkes-Krier (Ball State), Matt Thomas (Miami), Nick Schenk (Northern Illinois), Ryan Siekmann (Ohio).
Team Scores: 1. Kent State 271-285-282-281=1119 (-33) 2. Eastern Michigan 280-281-291-286=1138 (-14) 3. Ball State 291-287-286-286=1150 (-2) 4. Toledo 294-285-288-284=1151 (-1) 5. Ohio 293-278-294-290=1155 (+3) 6. Akron 293-293-284-290=1160 (+8) 7. Northern Illinois 294-287-289-291=1161 (+9) 8. Bowling Green 293-296-290-290=1169 (+17) 9. Marshall 287-300-295-290=1172 (+20) 10. Miami 290-298-292-295=1175 (+23)
UT Individuals T5. Justin Bertsch 72-69-71-72=284 -4 T7. Ciaran McAleavey 76-68-72-69=285 -3 T26. Tyler Riley 75-74-71-72=292 +4 T26. Renaud Langevin 73-74-74-71=292 +4 T34. Justin Hull 74-74-76-73=297 +9
