Ball State University Athletics
Brandon Boomsma & C.D. Hockersmith Finish In Top Five; Men's Golf Runner Up At MAC Championship
May 03, 2006 | Men's Golf
2006 MAC Men's Golf Photo Album
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Behind co-medalists Marc Bourgeois and Tommy Wiegand, the Kent State men's golf team captured its second straight and 16th overall Mid-American Conference Men's Golf Championship at Brickyard Crossing in Indianapolis.
The Golden Flashes opened Saturday's action with a 15-stroke advantage over Ball State and Eastern Michigan.
While the team title was virtually inevitable for KSU, the battle for second place proved to be the most exciting on the afternoon.
After falling behind the Eagles by four strokes through 12 holes, junior Austin Steele sparked the comeback with three consecutive birdies on holes 15, 16 and 17.
A birdie from senior Brandon Boomsma on the 16th, while a pair of pars from Boomsma and junior C.D. Hockersmith on the 71st and 72nd holes of the tournament secured the comeback and BSU's runner-up finish.
The Cardinals fired the lowest team score in the final round with a 291.
"I'm proud of these guys," said BSU head coach Mike Fleck. "Even though we were disappointed with how things finished on Friday, we came out and competed on the final day and made it exciting. We keep climbing the leaderboard every year and we're getting closer to that ultimate goal."
Boomsma fired a four-round total of 288 to finish even over 72 holes and third overall in his final MAC Championship.
Hockersmith jumped 11 spots with a one-under par round of 71 to finish fifth overall. It was his second top 10 finish in three seasons at the league championship.
Austin Steele tied for 12th overall with rounds of 73-72-76-72, while Wayne Denger's 75-76-72-76 tied for 27th. Senior Patrick Wilkes-Krier, the medalist a week earlier at Firestone with a 15-under total, finished 29th overall with a 76-72-74-79.
Freshman of the Year:
Chris Ross, Eastern Michigan
Golfer of the Year:
Korey Mahoney, Eastern Michigan
Kermit Blosser Coach of the Year:
Herb Page, Kent State
Earl Yestingsmeier Sportsmanship Award:
Jon Johasky, Ohio
(as upon voted by peers)
First-Team All-MAC:
Patrick Wilkes-Krier, Ball State
Korey Mahoney, Eastern Michigan
Ryan Yip, Kent State
Tommy Wiegand, Kent State
Nick Schenk, Northern Illinois
Marc Bourgeois, Kent State
Second-Team All-MAC:
Brandon Boomsma, Ball State
Heath Ziglar, Bowling Green
Graham Hill, Eastern Michigan
Matt Thomas, Miami
Mark Cimarolli, Ohio
All-Tournament Team:
Brandon Boomsma, Ball State
CD Hockersmith, Ball State
Tommy Wiegand, Kent State
Zach Jecklin, Northern Illinois
Marc Bourgeois, Kent State
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| Course:Brickyard Crossing: Championship Tees Par 72 - 6994 yards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| current position | team | scoring | rounds | total score | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| to par | thru | today | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kent State | +1 | F | +7 | 286 | 289 | 283 | 295 | 1153 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ball State Univ. | +12 | F | +3 | 290 | 290 | 293 | 291 | 1164 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Eastern Michigan U. | +15 | F | +6 | 291 | 294 | 288 | 294 | 1167 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Miami of Ohio | +29 | F | +12 | 289 | 298 | 294 | 300 | 1181 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Toledo | +30 | F | +8 | 291 | 301 | 294 | 296 | 1182 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Northern Illinois U. | +32 | F | +9 | 288 | 299 | 300 | 297 | 1184 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Akron, U. of | +42 | F | +21 | 293 | 293 | 299 | 309 | 1194 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ohio University | +44 | F | +18 | 292 | 295 | 303 | 306 | 1196 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Bowling Green State | +46 | F | +11 | 303 | 302 | 294 | 299 | 1198 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
