Salem State Claims 2024 MASCAC Men's Golf Team Title, MCLA's Gover Repeats as Individual Champion
The Salem State Vikings claimed their third MASCAC Men's Golf team title in the last four years at the conference's golf championship on Sunday at the Ranch Golf Club in Southwick, Mass. hosted by Westfield State.
2024 MASCAC Men's Golf Tournament Results
The Salem State Vikings claimed their third MASCAC Men's Golf team title in the last four years at the conference's golf championship on Sunday at the Ranch Golf Club in Southwick, Mass. hosted by Westfield State.
The Vikings defeated runner-up MCLA with a two-day team total of 619 while the Trailblazers carded 627 as a team. With the victory, Salem State earns the MASCAC automatic qualifier into the 2025 NCAA Division III Championships, which will be held May 20-23 at Midvale Country Club in Penfield, N.Y.
MCLA's Mat Gover earned his second straight MASCAC Individual Champion honors after shooting a two day total of 142 (71-71) to finish two under. Matthew Kumpulanian earned MASCAC Rookie of the Year honors as he finished tied for sixth overall with a 158, which included a 77 on Saturday. In addition to being named the top newcomer in the conference, Kumpulanian secured a spot on the all-conference second team as he totaled 10 pars on Sunday.
The Trailblazers Jeremiah Ketts was voted by his fellow coaches as the 2024 BSN Sports Coach of the Year.
The top five finishers will be officially announced as first team All-Conference honorees later this week while 6-10 will be recognized as second team.
The MASCAC teams continue their season with more fall tournaments, including the New England Intercollegiate Golf Association Tournament October 19-20 while Marymount and Marywood will compete in the LVC Dutchman Invitational on October 21.
Portions of this release courtesy of Springfield Sports Information