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.
