MERIDIAN C.C. GOLF BEGINS 2006-07 SEASON

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(MERIDIAN)-­ The Meridian Community College golf team will begin play in the 2006-07 season at the Central Alabama Community College Fall Invitational Sunday at the Farm Links Golf Club in Sylacauga, AL.

This trip will mark the second straight time that Eagles have appeared in this prestigious event.

Last year the Eagles finished 5th among the top NJCAA teams at the CACC Fall Invitational.

"This is a great event with a lot of great programs represented," said MCC head coach Sean Covich. "We will use this event to see how we stand with the top programs from around the nation."

The Eagles will join nearly 20 other teams in the tournament including MACJC rival, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The field includes other top teams from around the country: five time NJCAA Div. I national champions, Central Alabama and back-to-back NJCAA Div. II national champions, Darton (GA) College.

“This will be a great opportunity, especially for our freshmen to gain experience against the nation’s best,” said Covich. “It’s a big challenge, but I think that we’re up for it.”

2006 NJCAA All-American, Justin Eaves and 2006 MACJC/Region XXIII medalist, Dustin Petit will lead the Eagles at the CACC Fall Invitational. Freshmen Joshua Ivy (Quitman), Jarrod Lemaster (Scottsboro, AL) and Bryant Self (Tupelo) will join the returning sophomores to make up the starting five that will compete for MCC. Sophomore Zach Rushing (Forest) will compete for the Eagles as an individual.

MCC will tee off at 9:00 a.m. CT Sunday at the 7,444-yard, par-72 Farm Links Golf Course. The 54-hole event will be in the shotgun start format, with the teams playing 36 holes on day one and 18 holes on day two.