April 26, 2007
Wolverines place 2nd at PAC Championships
WEST MIDDLESEX, Pa. -- The Grove City College men's golf team earned runner-up honors at the two-day Presidents' Athletic Conference Championships, held at Oak Tree Country Club Wednesday and Thursday. Grove City concluded play with 634 total strokes. Washington & Jefferson repeated as PAC champion with a 36-hole team score of 596. Thomas More (640), Waynesburg (646), Westminster (655) and Bethany (682) rounded out the field.
Three Grove City golfers earned Second Team All-PAC honors. Junior Tyler Fitch (Peoria, Ill./Peoria Christian) placed ninth overall with a two-day total of 157. Sophomore Tyler Sorensen (Woodbridge, Conn./Amity) tied for 10th with a 158 while freshman Abram Stiffler Trappe, Md./Easton) took 14th with a 160.
Washington & Jefferson's Dave Richards earned medalist honors with a 76-70-146 while W&J head coach Peter Coughlin earned Coach of the Year.
Grove City's second-place finish is its best finish since placing second in 2002. The Wolverines won PAC men's golf titles in 1990, 1991, 1999 and 2000.
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GROVE CITY SCORECARD |
Score |
| Tyler Fitch (Jr., Peoria, Ill./Peoria Christian) | 76-81 157 |
| Tyler Sorensen (So., Woodbridge, Conn./Amity) | 81-77 158 |
| Abram Stiffler (Fr., Trappe, Md./Easton) | 79-81 160 |
| Dan Statler (So., Latrobe, Pa./Latrobe) | 86-77 163 |
| Jacob Morrison (So., Georgetown, Texas/Leander) | 82-85 167 |
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