MEN'S GOLF MAKES STRONG CHARGE ON FINAL DAY OF NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP; THRESHER EARNS MEDALIST HONORS
October 20, 2009
BULLDOGS MAKE A CHARGE ON FINAL DAY, FINISH 5TH AT NEW ENGLANDS
Coach Archie Boulet Honored Sunday
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| Bryant coach Archie Boulet was honored by the NEIGA with a Special Recognition Award at the 2009 New England Championships. |
BREWSTER, Mass. – Standing in tenth-place overall after
the first round of the 2009 New England Championships, the Bryant
University men’s golf team turned in the second-best team
score Tuesday to finish fifth overall at The Captain’s Course
on Cape Cod.
Bryant coach Archie Boulet was honored by the New
England Intercollegiate Golf Association (NEIGA) with a special
recognition award by the coaches and organization at the
pre-tournament banquet on Sunday.
The Bulldogs, last year’s champions for all divisions, shot a
team score of 293 after, second to only UConn’s 284. The
Huskies claimed the overall title with a two-day score of 582.
Bryant was led once again by standout senior Jason Thresher
(West Suffield, CT) who earned medalist honors with a
first-place finish score of 141. Thresher shot a 73 Monday and
followed up with a brilliant 68 Tuesday.
Alex Daley (Hudson, MA) was next for the Bulldogs,
finishing tied for 22nd with a 151 after shooting a 75 Tuesday
while Scott Congdon (Foxboro, MA) was tied for
36th after carding a 75.
Eric Tankanow (Worcester, MA) (T64th) also brought
home a 75 while Kyle Hoffman (Pawtucket, RI)
rounded out the scoring with an 84.
5 Bryant University 311 293 604
1 Jason Thresher 73 68 141
T 22 Alex Daley 76 75 151
T 36 Scott Congdon 80 75 155
T 64 Eric Tankanow 83 75 158
T118 Kyle Hoffman 82 84 166
The New England Intercollegiate Golf Association (NEIGA) has been
in existence since
1934 and includes 45 member colleges and universities in New
England making this the
oldest and largest college golf tournament in the country. It is
unique in that Divisions I,
II and III compete together.
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