Toledo Finishes Second at MAC Championships; Chris Selfridge Named MAC Golfer of Year

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Chris Selfridge was honored following the tournament by being named MAC Men’s Golfer of the Year, becoming the second Rocket to earn the league’s top honor.

Toledo Finishes Second at MAC Championships; Chris Selfridge Named MAC Golfer of Year

5/3/2015 3:15:00 PM | Men's Golf

CHARDON, OH – Toledo fell eight strokes short of its first conference title since 2004 in Sunday's final round of the 2015 Mid-American Conference Championships. Miami captured the tourney crown with a 72-hole total of eight-over par 1,160 (287-289-294-290), while the Rockets shot 16-over par 1,168 (296-293-289-290) at the par-72, 7,245-yard Mayfield Sand Ridge Club – Sand Ridge.

Senior Chris Selfridge spearheaded UT's efforts with a fourth-place tie at one-over par 289 (74-69-72-74), two strokes behind medalist Johnny Watts of Ball State's one-under par total. Selfridge was honored following the tournament by being named MAC Men's Golfer of the Year, becoming the second Rocket to earn the league's top honor. Brad Heaven was selected the MAC Men's Golfer of the Year on three occasions in 2002, '03 and '04.

A trio of Rockets – junior Otto Black (79-74-69-75), freshman Colin Joseph (76-77-70-74) and freshman Stephen Watts (73-73-80-71) - tied for 19th place at nine-over par 297. Senior Pat Cermak tied for 26th place at 12-over par 300 (73-78-78-71).

Black was also honored in the post-event awards ceremony, as he joined Selfridge on the first-team All-MAC squad. Selfridge was tabbed first-team All-MAC for the third-straight year, while Black earned first-team accolades for the first time after being selected second-team all-conference the previous two years. Selfridge also became only the third player in school history to garner first-team all-league recognition on three occasions, joining Ted Ossoff (193, '74, '75) and Heaven (2001, '02, '03, '04).

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Miami 287-289-294-290=1,160 (+8); 2. TOLEDO 296-293-289-290=1,168 (+16); 3. Eastern Michigan 290-294-300-290=1,174 (+22); 4. Northern Illinois 304-300-290-285=1,179 (+27); 5. Kent State 302-295-293-297=1,187 (+35); 6. Bowling Green 291-311-292-294=1,188 (+36); 7. Ball State 298-287-296-308=1,189 (+37); 8. Ohio 307-289-302-296=1,194 (+42); 9. Akron 304-302-300-295=1,201 (+49)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Johnny Watts (BSU) 76-71-67-73=287 (-1); T2. Ian Holt (KSU) 74-72-71-71=288 (E); T2. Scott Cahill (MIA) 73-72-72-71=288 (E); T4. Chris Selfridge (UT) 74-69-72-74=289 (+1); T4. Patrick Flavin (MIA) 72-73-72-72=289 (+1); T4. Jack Sparling (MIA) 71-75-72-71=289 (+1); T4. Peyton White (OHIO) 76-69-75-69=289 (+1)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T4. Chris Selfridge 74-69-72-74=289 (+1); T19. Otto Black 79-74-69-75=297 (+9); T19. Colin Joseph 76-77-70-74=297 (+9); T19. Stephen Watts 73-73-80-71=297 (+9); T26. Patrick Cermak 73-78-78-71=300 (+12)

Golfer of the Year
CHRIS SELFRIDGE, TOLEDO

Freshman of the Year
Patrick Flavin, Miami

Kermit Blosser Coach of the Year
Zac Zedrick, Miami

Earl Yestingsmeier Sportsman of the Year
McCormick Clouser, Ball State

All-MAC First Team
Johnny Watts, Ball State
Jose Narro, Bowling Green
Josh Whalen, Kent State
Patrick Flavin, Miami
OTTO BLACK, TOLEDO
CHRIS SELFRIDGE, TOLEDO

All-MAC Second Team
McCormick Clouser, Ball State
Ian Holt, Kent State
Chase Johnson, Kent State
Scott Cahill, Miami
Peyton White, Ohio

All-Tournament Team
Johnny Watts, Ball State
Ian Holt, Kent State
Scott Cahill, Miami
Patrick Flavin, Miami
Jack Starling, Miami
Peyton White, Ohio
CHRIS SELFRIDGE, TOLEDO

Runner-Up Medalist
Ian Holt, Kent State
Scott Cahill, Miami

Individual Champion
Johnny Watts, Ball State