Former Eagle golfer named All SBC

(HOUSTON, Texas)- Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns golf team turned in their best round of the Sun Belt Conference Championship on the final day as they carded a team score of five-under par 283 to jump to fourth place at the Cypress Wood Golf Club in Houston, Texas.

Louisiana began the day in eighth place but turned in a tournament-low round of 283 (-5) as a team to jump up into fourth place.

The Cajuns were led by Kyle Pritchard and former Meridian Community College standout, Dustin Petit. The duo finished the tournament at two-over par to finish in a tie for sixth place, earning them each All-Sun Belt Conference accolades.

Pritchard improved each round. After opening the tournament with a 79, the junior shot a second round score of even par (72). In his final round, Pritchard shot a team-best round of 67 to move to two-over par for the tournament.

Petit, the former MCC Eagle, was a model of consistency throughout the tournament. The senior posted back-to-back rounds of two-over par 74 to enter the final round in 18th. Petit carded a two-under par round of 70 to move into a tie for sixth place and earn All-Conference praise.

While at Meridian, Petit was the 2006 MACJC/Region 23 medalist after shooting 66-69 in that championship. He was named the Mississippi junior college Player of the Year his freshman season at MCC. He led Meridian to a third-place finish in the 2006 NJCAA national championship and was named to the national All-Tournament team his freshman season while playing for Coach Lou Hart.

In 2007, under then rookie head golf coach Sean Covich, Petit continued to flourish his sophomore season, posting eight rounds of even-par or better. He was named to six All Tournament teams, was medalist-runner up four times, and was named First Team All State and All Region. Petit’s MCC team captured the school’s third consecutive MACJC State/NJCAA Region XXIII Championship as he was the low MCC golfer at that event shooting 69-76 (145).

During the 2007 NJCAA National Championship, Petit shot four consecutive under-par rounds for MCC (71-68-70-71) and claimed national runner-up medalist with his 8-under par performance. Petit was named to the NJCAA national championship all –tournament team for the second consecutive year and was named first team NJCAA All-America. He was also named first team PING All-America by the Golf Coaches Association of America.

2009 Sun Belt Men’s All-Conference Team
Lloyd du Perez (Arkansas State)
Tyler Thompson (Arkansas State)
Espen Kofstad (Denver)
Daniel Wax (Denver)
Chas Narramore (Middle Tennessee)
Jason Millard (Middle Tennessee)
Nathan Sheen (North Texas)
Clarke Kincaid (North Texas)
Kyle Pritchard (Louisiana)
Dustin Petit (Louisiana)
Marc-Ettienne Bussieres (South Alabama)
Jack Hiluta (South Alabama)