Guilford College Wins ODAC Golf Tournament

Quakers Shoot 600 in Two Day Event

Laurel Fork, Va. – Guilford College captured its fifth straight Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Golf Championship on Tuesday afternoon at the Olde Mill Golf Course and Resort.  The Quakers shot a 305-295 - - 600 to win their eighth title overall.

            Washington and Lee finished in second place with a 639 followed by Bridgewater (642), Randolph-Macon (643), Virginia Wesleyan (646), Roanoke (651), Lynchburg (664), Hampden-Sydney (667) and Emory & Henry (720).

            Individually, Guilford’s Chris Lowman won the event with a 75-69 - - 144 on the par 72 course to finish even.  Teammate Brant Stovall finished in second place with a 74-76 - - 150 and Virginia Wesleyan’s Larry Antinozzi came in third with a 78-73 - - 151.

            The All-Tournament Team is listed below and is comprised of the top seven finishers in the championship:

            Chris Lowman, Guilford
            Brant Stovall, Guilford
            Larry Antinozzi, Virginia Wesleyan
            Joseph Poplin, Guilford
            Dusty Throckmorton, Roanoke
            Andrew Bartley, Bridgewater
            Jeff Osberg, Guilford

            The All-Conference Team is voted on by the league’s coaches.  This year’s honorees are listed below:

         First Team
         Brant Stovall, Guilford
            Daniel Day, Guilford
            Ted Williams, Washington and Lee
            Grady Ruckman, Bridgewater
            Chris Lowman, Guilford
            Chuck Whetzel, Bridgewater

            Second Team
            J.B. Richardson, Hampden-Sydney
            Ryan Castle, Randolph-Macon
            Dusty Throckmorton, Roanoke
          Larry Antinozzi, Virginia Wesleyan
            Ged Johnson, Washington and Lee
          Matt Nickles, Washington and Lee

Player of the Year:   Colin Clark, Guilford
Coach of the Year:   Jack Jensen, Guilford

J.B. Richardson of Hampden-Sydney was named the ODAC Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the 2003-04 season.  The inaugural award is given by the conference’s Sports Information Directors.  In order to be eligible, the athlete must have a 3.2 grade point average and have reached junior athletic and academic standing at their institution.

Richardson, a senior from Poquoson, Virginia, was named to the All-Conference Second- Team this season, after finishing in 16^th place individually in the ODAC Golf Championships April 19-20.  A member of Hampden-Sydney’s Honor Council, Richardson has a 3.59 grade point average while majoring in economics.  He has four top-10 finishes in 10 events this year, with his best effort coming at the Hampden-Sydney/Longwood Challenge where he finished in second place with a season-low round of 69.