From Emory University Athletics
The Emory men's golf team came through with a strong
second-round performance on Monday that enabled it to take home
first place at the University Athletic Association
Championships. The 36-hole event was played at the
6,768-yard, par-72 RedTail Golf Club in Sorrento, Florida.
The Eagles fired a 288 on the second day of action to finish the
Championships at 582. Emory finished nine shots ahead of
Rochester (300-291--591) while Carnegie Mellon (302-293—595)
held down third place. Rounding out the group was New York
University at 615 (308-307).
Freshman Colby Hipp took home medalist honors in the 28-player field with his one-under par 71 on Tuesday leaving him at one-under 143 for the tourney. Junior Alex Wunderlich tied for second at 144 (71-73) with senior Johnathan Chen placed fifth on the leaderboard at 145 (72-73). Hipp, Wunderlich and Chen all earned First Team All-UAA honors. In addition, Hipp was tabbed as the UAA Rookie of the Year. Senior Will Roth shaved nine strokes off his opening round and carded a 71 on Monday that gave him a two-day total of 151, good for a 10th place tie and Second Team All-UAA honors. Senior Alec Berens closed out the squad's scorers with a 153 (79-74). Freshman Sam Nichamin, competing as an individual, shot a 154 (77-77).