Kent State Clinches Sixth Straight MAC Men's Golf Title
CARMEL, Ind. - Kent State became the first team to win six consecutive outright Mid-American Conference Men's Golf Championships by completing a 10-shot victory on Sunday at Prairie View Golf Club.
Akron's second-place finished tied the program mark for best finish at the MAC Championship (2007) while the Zips posted the third-lowest total score at the MAC Championship event in school history. Toledo took third followed by Eastern Michigan in fourth snf Miami in fifth.
Kent State's Corey Conners (72-67-65-73–277) finished at 11-under-par this week to claim a five-shot first place finish. He took control of the leaderboard with a 65 on Saturday that featured a hole-in-one at the 12th hole. Conners teammate, Taylor Pendrith, finished second at 6-under par. Akron's Charlie Bull finished in third shooting 4-under par, while Ryan Harris placed fourth at even par.
Final Results
ALL-MAC FIRST TEAM
Taylor Pendrith, Kent State
Corey Conners, Kent State
Charlie Bull, Akron
Chris Selfridge, Toledo
Ryan Harris, Akron
ALL-MAC SECOND TEAM
Kyle Kmiecik, Kent State
Keegan McKinney, Ball State
McCormick Clouser, Ball State
Otto Black, Toledo
Brett Rinker, Bowling Green
MAC CO-GOLFER OF THE YEAR
Corey Conners, Kent State
Taylor Pendrith, Kent State
MAC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Brett Rinker, Bowling Green
MAC KERMIT BLOSSER COACH OF THE YEAR
Herb Page, Kent State
MAC EARL YESTINGSMEIER SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
Mark MacDonald, Miami
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Corey Conners, Kent State
Taylor Pendrith, Kent State
Charlie Bull, Akron
Ryan Harris, Akron
Brett Rinker, Bowling Green
