Apr. 22, 2008 – Chris Kovach earned the MIAA Men’s Golf Freshman of the Year award after placing third at the conference championship tournament. Kovach also was named all-MIAA, while junior Scott Danielsen earned honorable mention all-conference.
The tournament was held at Branson Creek Golf Course in
The Bulldogs finished the first 18 holes with a 314 score and was in a battle with five other schools for third place. The team dropped off a bit in the second round to a 323 and finally finished with a 322 to place seventh in the event.
Kovach was in second place after the first two rounds after carding a two-over par 73 and a one-over 72. He had seven birdies over the first 36 holes.
On the final day, Kovach was two-under with five holes to play but after a weather delay, bogeyed four of those five to finish with a two-over 73. He finished just one shot back of Ryan Deutsch of Washburn and Justin Yoder of
The Bulldogs finished in sixth place overall in the conference standings with 16.5 points and now will await word from the NCAA regarding a berth to the NCAA Division II Super Regional tournament. The top eight teams in the region along with the top five individuals of non-advancing teams will play May 5-7 in
Kovach becomes the first recipient of the MIAA Freshman of the Year award in golf. He had three top-10 finishes in the five conference scoring events this season.