Mary Hardin-Baylor Men’s Golf Wins 2015 ASC Championship

The Cru fired a 292-276-282=850 to claim its second consecutive ASC Championship.

4/21/2015 9:05:05 PM

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UMHB Coach Aaron Rodeffer

GLEN ROSE, Texas – Mary Hardin-Baylor won its second consecutive American Southwest Conference Men’s Golf Championship and sixth overall after closing out a record-setting tournament Tuesday at the Squaw Valley Golf Course in Glen Rose, Texas.

The Cru fired a 292-276-282=850 to post a four-stroke victory over Texas-Tyler (290-281-283=854) and set two ASC Championship records in the process. UMHB’s second round score (276) and final three round tally (850) are the lowest recorded by an ASC champion in men’s golf tournament history.

Stayton Lindeman was the top individual finisher for UMHB, taking second place with a 70-66-71=207 to break the school individual 54-hole record by five shots. Mats Heien took fifth place with a 72-70-70=212, Jarrod Brown finished sixth after carding a 74-67-72=213 and Alden Fortner (77-73-70) and Jacob Greathouse (76-73-71) tied for ninth place after shooting 220's. Lindeman and Heien were both named to the ASC All-Conference First Team and Brown, Fortner and Greathouse were all ASC Second Team All-Conference selections. UMHB Head Coach Aaron Rodeffer was also named ASC Men's Golf Coach of the Year for the third time in his career.

Concordia Texas senior Jack Cersosimo claimed Individual Medalist honors after leading a class of seven golfers that finished under par. The first Concordia golfer to finish in first place, Cersosimo carded three rounds under par (68-67-70) to finish 11-under (205) and set the ASC record for the lowest winning score.

UMHB advances to the NCAA Division III National Championships for the second straight year and fourth time overall.

Selections for the 2015 NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championship will be released Monday, May 4 on NCAA.com. The Championship will be held at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro, N.C. May 12-15.

Final Team Scores

1. Mary Hardin-Baylor	292-276-282 – 850 (-14)
2. Texas-Tyler	290-281-283 – 854
3. Concordia Texas	295-283-296 – 874
4. Hardin-Simmons	303-302-298 – 903
5. Louisiana College	304-302-303 – 909
6. Texas Dallas	296-308-310 – 914
7. LeTourneau	314-301-301 – 916

Individual Awards
Individual Champion - Jack Cersosimo, Concordia Texas
Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year - Buddy Hallman, Texas-Tyler
Coach of the Year - Aaron Rodeffer, Mary Hardin-Baylor

First-Team All-Conference
1. Jack Cersosimo, Concordia Texas (68-67-70 – 205) (-11)
2. Stayton Lindeman, Mary Hardin-Baylor (70-66-71 – 207) (-9)
3. Chapman Herwood, Texas-Tyler (72-71-65 – 208) (-8)
4. Buddy Hallman, Texas-Tyler (72-66-73 – 211) (-5)
5. Mats Heien, Mary Hardin-Baylor (72-70-70 – 212) (-4)

Second-Team All-Conference
6. Jarrod Brown, Mary Hardin-Baylor (74-67-72 – 213) (-3)
7. A.J. Gaudin, Louisiana College (72-73-69 – 214) (-2)
8. Cody Gilbert, Texas-Tyler (73-72-71 – 216) (E)
T9. Sean Aleman, Hardin-Simmons (77-70-73 – 220) (+4)
T9. Alden Fortner, Mary Hardin-Baylor (77-73-70 – 220) (+4)
T9. Charley Graves, Texas-Tyler (73-73-74 – 220) (+4)
T9. Jacob Greathouse, Mary Hardin-Baylor (76-73-71 – 220) (+4)

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