Concordia Texas Wins First ASC Men's Golf Championship

Concordia Texas overcame a 17-stroke deficit to win its first ASC Men's Golf Championship. Seger Howell won medalist and Chris Hill was named Coach of the Year.

4/12/2016 2:56:39 PM

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Video: Chris Hill, Seger Howell

KERRVILLE, Texas - The Concordia University Texas men's golf team overcame a 17-stroke deficit after the opening round to claim its first ASC championship in men's golf.

The Tornados finished Tuesday with a 283 (-5) to end the 54-hole tournament with a 868 (300-285-283; 4) led by freshman Seger Howell who carded a three-round 210 (75-68-67) to claim medalist honors. Concordia Texas' 54-hole total of 868 is the second lowest recorded for a team champion in the ASC event.

The Tornados were eight-under through the final two rounds to surpass runner-up UT Tyler (283-296-293-872, 8) and third-place Mary Hardin-Baylor (298-284-295-877, 13) for the ASC title and automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championship at Midvale Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., on May 10.

LeTourneau University (301-301-298-900), University of Texas at Dallas (296-300-306-902) and Hardin-Simmons University (300-301-303-904) completed ASC Championship Tournament play in fourth, fifth and sixth place, respectively. Howard Payne (320-298-314-932) and Louisiana College (320-333-320-973) completed the tournament field.

The conference champions were paced by Howell who carded a 67 in the final round to finish as the individual medalist (75-68-67-210, -6). Howell's six-under is the lowest individual score since Tornado alum Jack Cersosimo won the event last year at 11-under. Howell bested UMHB's Mats Heien by two strokes (73-67-72-212) for top individual honors.

Blake Trahan of Texas-Dallas shot a one-under 215 (70-70-75) to place third. Texas-Tyler's Buddy Hallman (70-74-72-216) and Alex Trivanovich (69-74-73-216), and Nick Ratliff of Concordia Texas (76-69-71-216) all finished even to tie for fourth-place.

Coach of the Year: Chris Hill, Concordia Texas
Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year: Seth Walters, LeTourneau

Team Standings

No.	Team	R1	R2	R3	Total
1.	Concordia Texas	300	285	283	868
2.	Texas-Tyler	283	296	293	872
3.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	298	284	295	877
4.	LeTourneau	301	301	298	900
5.	Texas Dallas	296	300	306	902
6.	Hardin-Simmons	300	301	303	904
7.	Howard Payne	320	298	314	932
8.	Louisiana College	320	333	320	973

Top 10 Player Scores

No.	Name, School	R1	R2	R3	Total
1.	Seger Howell, Concordia Texas	75	68	67	210 (-6)
2.	Mats Heien, Mary Hardin-Baylor	73	67	72	212 (-4)
3.	Blake Trahan, Texas Dallas	70	70	75	215 (-1)
T4.	Buddy Hallman, Texas-Tyler	70	74	72	216 (E)
	Alex Trivanovich, Texas-Tyler	69	74	73	216 (E)
	Nick Ratliff, Concordia Texas	76	69	71	216 (E)
7.	Alden Fortner, Mary Hardin-Baylor	73	70	75	218 ( 2)
8.	George Toone, Texas-Tyler	70	74	75	219 ( 3)
9.	Josh Hernandez, Concordia Texas	74	75	71	220 ( 4)
10.	Levi Pettit, Texas Dallas	71	75	75	221 ( 5)

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