Camp, Wagner 1st Team All-NESCAC; Killea, Valle 2nd Team & Pohle Coach of the Year

HADLEY, MA -- The 2009 NESCAC Golf All-Conference teams, selected based upon individual finish at the championship qualifier, had a total of six players make the cut for the First Team, while eight individuals had Second Team recognition bestowed upon them.

Representing Williams on the First Team were juniors Robert Camp (Raleigh, N.C.) and Jacob Wagner (Wilmette, Ill.). The duo was part of a four-way tie for fourth along with Hamilton’s Brad Roche with a score of 148 (+6). This year marks the second time in their careers that Camp and Wagner have received All-Conference recognition after both were honored as freshmen in 2007; Wagner on the First Team and Camp on the Second Team.

Over the past weekend, Wagner shaved two strokes off his day one score of 75 to finish with 148 while Camp turned in carbon-copy scores of 74.

The Ephs put together two consistent days of golf at Waubeeka this past weekend and were rewarded with first place and the right to host the 2010 NESCAC Golf Championship on April 24-25.

It should come as little surprise that four of the Ephs’ five linksmen earned All-NESCAC this year, as junior Jack Killea (Katy, Texas) and sophomore Chris Valle (Victor, N.Y.) finished among the top 12 to secure Second Team honors. Killea earned All-Conference honors for the third year in a row as he was previously named First Team in 2008 and named Second Team in 2007.

Eph head coach Rick Pohle was named the Coach of the Year. Now in his 27th season with the Ephs, Pohle’s squad will have the opportunity this spring to add to their legacy, as Williams has won the conference championship more than any other team in tournament history with 10 titles, the most recent coming in 2008. It is the fourth time this decade that Pohle has earned Coach of the Year, as he was also recognized in 2001, 2004 & 2005.