May 10, 2009

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - North Carolina Central University finished in a tie for fifth place at the 23rd PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship in Port St. Lucie, Fla., on Sunday, marking the best finish for the Eagles at the national championship event since 2006.

The Eagles fired a final-round 302 for a three-day score of 892 (296-294-302), equaling the team total of the Bulldogs of South Carolina State.

"I thought they really played up to their potential," said NCCU head coach Paul Perry. "They have matured a lot since the start of the season. I think they got a little tired on the third day, which caused our scores to go up."

Senior Chris Winters topped NCCU with an even-par 72, with five birdies on the day. The Durham, N.C. native finished the weekend with a five-under-par 211 (70-69-72), tying for fifth place in the individual standings.

Winters capped his college career in style, sinking a 20-foot birdie putt on his final shot as an NCCU Eagle.

"Chris is our captain and he has shown a tremendous amount of leadership, both on and off the course," said Perry. "His hard work and leadership has shown the way. These past few days he has proven to me and many others that hard work can pay off."

NCCU freshman Braden Cox used four birdies to post a 76 (+4) in his final round. Senior Josue Garza and junior Juan Sanchez each carded a 77 (+5), while freshman Ronald Royster added an 83 (+11).

Perry had high praise for his team after the season-ending event. "I told them that I was extremely proud of them - the way they played and they way they conducted themselves," he said. "I am pleased with what they have shown on the course and in the classroom. If they continue on this path, there is not doubt that this program will go far."

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Other Comments from NCCU Head Coach Paul Perry:

"Josue has meant much to this team. He did not play as well as he or I wanted him to this weekend. However, he has shown much leadership during the year and I am looking forward to him working with some of our younger players. I still feel he has what it takes to play on the next level because of his ability, his distance and his work ethic."

"With the recruitment of Juan Sanchez and Braden Cox, I felt all year that these two young men have put us in a position that we could do bigger and better things. If both of them work this hard this summer as they have all year, we should be one of the top minority teams in the country."

"Their play the past few days is really making me look forward to next year. It made me see what is possible."

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The 23rd PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship

The PGA Golf Club

Ryder and Wanamaker Courses

Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Final Round Scores

Men's Team Division I

1 Tennesse State (-4) 288-290-282---860

Chris McKay 84-70-83--237

Chris Seibel 70-72-71--213

Dorian Vauls 79-77-69--225

Richard Gill 69-75-73--217

Ryan Smith 70-73-69--212

2 Bethune-Cookman (-3) 287-281-293---861

Andrew Heesom 70-69-71--210

Dan Venema 70-77-73--220

Juan Ronderos 74-72-81--227

Sean Edey 77-74-74--225

Willie Mack III 73-66-75--214

3 Texas-Pan American (+15) 291-292-296---879

A.J. Gonzalez 77-82-77--236

Armen Kirakossian 67-66-71--204

High Wongchindawest 78-79-84--241

Orlando Moreno 76-81-79--236

Shane Pearce 71-66-69--206

4 Florida A&M (+25) 301-298-290---889

Elijah Jackson 77-77-79--233

Gallop Franklin 80-81-87--248

James Petty 70-71-70--211

Shephard Archie III 74-75-67--216

Wesley Yates 80-75-74--229

T5 South Carolina State (+28) 301-293-298---892

Alejandro Bernardini 76-80-74--230

Bryon Bush 85-99-85--269

Hector Manuel Arroyave 78-71-73--222

Robert Biggers 79-79-79--237

Roberto Cacho 68-63-72--203

T5 North Carolina Central (+28) 296-294-302---892

Braden Cox 78-74-76--228

Chris Winters 70-69-72--211

Josue Garza 74-75-77--226

Juan Pablo Sanchez 74-76-77--227

Ronald Royster 82-86-83--251

7 Savannah State (+43) 294-298-315---907

Corey Brown 73-72-79--224

Jamie Montgomery 80-78-81--239

Ricky Williams 73-84-86--243

Riley Baxter 75-79-74--228

Tripp Walker 73-69-81--223

8 Alabama State (+85) 327-302-320---949

Brendan Prouse 85-80-83--248

Greg Keafer 84-81-91--256

John Montgomery 81-72-74--227

Kyle Demeester 77-69-72--218

9 Alabama A&M (+92) 323-320-313---956

Andrew Chase Kennedy 73-75-74--222

Cody Calvert 76-78-78--232

Matthew Lay 87-93-84--264

Tyler Kirby 94-86-80--260

William Miller III 87-81-81--249

10 Hampton (+102) 321-327-318---966

Arturo Saro 80-85-86--251

Geoffrey Napper 81-78-79--238

Jason Sherer 82-85-83--250

Javier Lopez 85-79-81--245

Sidney Fields 78-90-75--243

11 Winston-Salem State (+104) 320-319-329---968

Devin Cherry 83-75-87--245

Jerell Fields 75-81-78--234

Kenneth Lathan 78-82-78--238

Michael Asbury 84-81-92--257

Steven Mason 86-82-86--254

Mens Team Division II

1 Fayetteville State (-6) 280-283-295---858

Derek Scott 74-69-73--216

Jeremy Ringled 68-75-73--216

Joel Chip Lynn 67-67-75--209

Kevin Lyles 71-72-74--217

William McClure 85-76-86--247

2 Lincoln (+28) 298-292-302---892

Aaron Murphy 73-71-77--221

Anisul Huq 77-76-79--232

Josh Roller 74-75-78--227

Justin Watkins 75-74-72--221

Kortland Ware 76-72-75--223

3 Virginia State (+31) 305-298-292---895

Brian Wood 78-76-74--228

Dustin Kelley 74-77-70--221

Greg Hunt 72-69-74--215

Kalani Britos 81-76-74--231

Tommie Sides 81-77-76--234

4 Morehouse (+41) 302-289-314---905

Bryan McElderry 76-70-76--222

Darian Bouie 83-90-101--274

Olajuwon Ajanaku 74-71-80--225

Phillip Allen 77-73-78--228

Thaddaeus Hill 75-75-80--230

5 Benedict (+85) 324-311-314---949

Calvin Mason 78-80-81--239

Devereaux Burnett 113-116-105--334

Galen Aldrich 77-72-75--224

Kevin Burroughs 87-82-83--252

Shane Phillips 82-77-75--234

6 Paine (+155) 348-336-335---1019

Brad Freeman 88-85-80--253

Chauncey Davis 88-80-79--247

Jerry Rapp 85-75-89--249

Justin Hines 100-96-97--293

Kyle Radford 87-DQ-87

Men's NAIA

1 Edward Waters College 324-339-329---992 (+128)

Kipp Jones 79-80-77--236

Alex Moscinski 76-83-86--245

Cobie Lunsford 79-88-81--248

Charlo Riney 90-88-85--263

Women's Team

1 Texas Pan American (+58) 307-307-308---922

Ale Camey 81-76-72--229

Majo Camey 71-74-80--225

Haley Hocott 74-76-78--228

Sarah Kothny 86-81-85--252

Bronwyn Sandberg 81-85-78--244

2 Bethune-Cookman (+80) 315-317-312---944

Fern Grimshaw 78-162-81--321

Emma Tayler 76-76-80--232

Kimberly Wong 81-77-83--241

Hannah Bews 80-84-74--238

Maria Garrido 81-80-77--238

3 Hampton (+163) 345-336-346---1027

Jessi Mitchell 100-96-94--290

Dionne West 87-77-89--253

Sydnee Mack 85-90-88--263

Iman Ellis 82-84-89--255

Haley Hill 91-85-80--256

Mens Individual

Rank Player School Score

1 Dustin Thompson, North Carolina, 72-73-71--216

2 Christian Heavens, Georgetown, 73-76-69--218

3 Amit Odaiyar, Florida Atlantic, 73-78-76--227

4 Josh Bain Liberty 76-78-75--229

T5 Allen Kelley New Mexico State 81-75-76--232

Jonathan Coleman Grambling State 80-76-76--232

Matthew French Incarnate Word 81-73-78--232

T8 Chris Nieto New Mexico State 77-81-77--235

Martin Jimenez Incarnate Word 84-72-79--235

T10 Bryeson Lance East Central 81-82-79--242

Josh Salmon New Mexico State 86-78-78--242

Justin Ford Clemson 88-80-74--242

13 Jeremy Williams Prairie View A&M 85-74-84--243

14 Minsoo Soh Maryland Eastern Shore 83-83-81--247

15 William Foust New Mexico State 82-88-79--249

16 Frankie Martinez New Mexico State 80-86-85--251

T17 Ryan Cancino New Mexico State 80-91-84--255

Steven Young Georgetown 78-92-85--255

19 Jordan Pacheco New Mexico State 88-80-90--258

20 Anthony Long Maryland Eastern Shore 94-90-93--277

21 Deandre Stinson Winston Salem State 112-104-98--314

22 Donald McKinnon, II Maryland Eastern Shore 106-111-107--324

23 Cleveland Andrews Paine College 112-131-117--360

Womens Individual

1 Sara Young, Florida State, 78-75-76--229

2 Etivise Latu, California State Monterey, 76-80-77--233

3 Rebecca DeLeon, Texas-Pan American, 80-82-78--240

4 Mackenzie Mack, Indiana State, 81-79-82--242

5 Natalie Guidry, California Riverside, 83-82-78--243

6 Sasha Kiger, Incarnate Word, 84-84-78--246

7 Peni Sanjoto, Prairie View A&M, 83-87-80--250

T8 Aziza Glass, Prairie View A&M, 85-86-88--259

Maria Urquiola, Bethune-Cookman, 90-86-83--259

10 Raine Lounis, Drury, 83-91-88--262

11 Deztany Jackson, Old Dominion, 86-88-90--264

12 Danielle Robinson, Alabama State University, 86-91-93--270

13 Vonnetta Epps, Savannah State, 92-97-98--287

14 Virginia Gonzalez, Ohio Valley, 98-100-91--289

15 Ericka Ware, Alabama State University, 102-101-101--304

16 D'Andrielle Robinson, Alabama State University, 109-100-100--309

17 Sarita Sharp, Benedict 95-WD