Eagles dominate at Windance, win third event of fall season

Williamson wins medalist title

(GULFPORT) -The Meridian Community College golf team closed out their fall season in style as sophomore Cory Williamson drained a 15 foot birdie putt on the final hole to win medalist honors and help MCC sweep the Hilton Garden Inn Invitational by 16 strokes.

The win was the third victory in the last four events by the Eagles.

MCC shot a 294 on the final day, their 11th consecutive sub-300 team score this season, to lead the event wire to wire.

Williamson, from Collins, MS, also led the event wire to wire with rounds of 70-72 to finish at 2-under par for his first college medalist title.

Sophomore Garrett Westbrook shot rounds of 71-74 to finish in a tie for third place and was named to his fifth career All Tournament team.

Freshman Clemens Dvorak shot rounds of 72-74 to finish in a tie for fifth and was also named to the All Tournament team.

Freshman Adam Monsen shot rounds of 74-73 and finished in a tie for eighth.

Freshman Brandt Garon shot rounds of 74-74 and sophomore Nick Hawkes rounded out MCC scoring with 80-78.

18 teams from across the nation participated in the event held at Windance Country Club in Gulfport.

MCC won the event with 581 total while John A. Logan (IL) College, the defending national champions, and South Mountain Community College, out of Phoenix, AZ, tied for second 16 shots behind the Eagles. Central Alabama shot 598 to claim fourth place.

"It was an amazing effort by our team," said MCC coach Sean Covich, who has now led the Eagles to 13 victories in four seasons.

"This is quite possibly the strongest field we've played against minus the national championship. This win will give us a lot of confidence and momentum for the spring."

The event, hosted by Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, wrapped up the fall season for MCC as the Eagles went 48-9-0 (W-L-T) versus all competition with three team victories and two individual medalist titles this fall.

MCC will take the winter months off and return to competition in February when they start the spring portion of their schedule. The season will officially conclude in May at the 2010 NJCAA Division I National Championship in Huntsville, AL.