University of Toledo
MAC Championships
Rockets Finish Third at 2009 MAC Championship
5/2/2009 9:45:00 PM | Men's Golf
INDIANAPOLIS, IN ? Toledo registered the best score of the day on Saturday with a season-low round score of eight-under par 280 to finish in third place at the 2009 Mid-American Conference Championship. The Rockets posted a team score of 1167 in the three-day event held at Brickyard Crossing, 31 strokes behind tournament winner Kent State and 12 shots in back of second-place Eastern Michigan.
Sophomore Ben Boyer paced the Rockets in the tournament with a one-over par 289 (75-73-71-70) to finish alone in eighth place. Freshman Michael Cermak was right behind him in ninth place with a two-over par 290 (77-71-73-69), including a team-best three-under 69 in today's final round. Sophomore Jean-Hubert Trahan tied for 13th place at six-over par 294 (75-74-75-70), while junior Jerel Whiting tied for 19th place at nine-over par 297 (77-78-69-73). Rounding out the Rocket lineup was sophomore Nathan Wine shooting a one-under par 71 to tie for 35th place at 15-over par 303 (80-78-74-71).
KSU sophomore John Hahn led wire-to-wire and captured medalist honors with a nine-under par 279 (71-68-66-74) with a pair of teammates, sophomore Brett Cairns (76-68-68-71=283) and freshman Mackenzie Hughes (72-71-69-74=212), right behind him.
Team Standings
1. Kent State 294-280-271-291=1136 (-16); 2. Eastern Michigan 295-285-290-285=1155 (+3); 3. Toledo 304-296-287-280=1167 (+15); 4. Ohio 295-298-297-293=1183 (+31); 5. Northern Illinois 306-301-292-287=1185 (+33); 6. Ball State 307-302-285-293=1187 (+35); 7. Miami 305-292-298-295=1190 (+38). 8. Bowling Green 299-305-292-301=1197 (+45); 9. Akron 312-298-292-301=1203 (+51)
Individual Standings
1. John Hahn (KSU) 71-68-66-74=279 (-9); 2. Brett Cairns (KSU) 76-68-68-71=283 (-5); 3. Mackenzie Hughes (KSU) 72-71-69-74=286 (-2); 4. Nick Carbary (EMU) 74-72-71-70=287 (-1) T5. Matt Schneider (BGSU) 70-77-67-74=288 (E); T5. Nick Latimer (KSU) 75-73-68-72=288 (E); T5. Cam Burke (EMU) 73-72-72-71=288 (E)
Toledo Individuals
8. Ben Boyer 75-73-71-70=289 (+1); 9. Michael Cermak 77-71-73-69=290 (+2); T13. Jean-Hubert Trahan 75-74-75-70=294 (+6); T19. Jerel Whiting 77-78-69-73=297 (+9); T35. Nathan Wine 80-78-74-71=303 (+15)
