ETOWAH, N.C. --- The Tusculum College men's golf team carded a three-round total of 903 to finish fourth at the 2010 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Championship, Tuesday at the Etowah Valley Country Club & Resort.

After shooting 308 in its opening round yesterday, TC completed its second round by posting 295, which was the second lowest score of the second 18 holes. The Pioneers finished today's final round with 300.

Tusculum rookie Nick York led the charge for the Pioneers, tying for sixth place with his 54-hole tally of 221, including his three-under par 69 in the second round, the lowest 18-hole score of the tournament. By finishing in the top 10, York earned a spot on the SAC All-Tournament team.

Juniors Luke Fullen and Lawson George each fired 223 to finish tied for 13th place. Fullen posted an even par 72 in the final round, while George posted 73. Freshman David Talley finished 31st with 79-77-80=236, while senior Glenn Vicary capped his collegiate career finishing tied for 42nd place with 80-81-87=248.

Lincoln Memorial University captured its first-ever SAC Championship, shooting 873, winning by 14 shots over second place Newberry College (887). By winning the championship, LMU also earns the league's automatic bid to next month's NCAA Division II Tournament.

Wingate University finished third with 899, followed by Tusculum, Carson-Newman College (906), Lenoir-Rhyne University (910), Brevard College (922), Catawba College (927) and Mars Hill College (948).

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Food Lion SAC Men's Golf Championship
Etowah Valley CC
Etowah, N.C.
Dates: April 19-20, 2010
Par 72, 6796 yards

Fin. Team Scores Total Par
1 Lincon Memorial University..... 295 292 286 873 +9
2 Newberry College............... 299 296 292 887 +23
3 Wingate University............. 304 297 298 899 +35
4 Tusculum College............... 308 295 300 903 +39
5 Carson-Newman College.......... 301 308 297 906 +42
6 Lenoir-Rhyne University........ 303 303 304 910 +46
7 Brevard College................ 297 311 314 922 +58
8 Catawba College................ 310 314 303 927 +63
9 Mars Hill College.............. 312 318 318 948 +84

Fin. Player Team Scores Total Par
1 Daniel Stanley....... Newberry College............... 73 71 72 216 E
2 Jamie Chapman........ Lincon Memorial University..... 73 73 71 217 +1
t 3 Joshua Cornett....... Lincon Memorial University..... 74 71 73 218 +2
t 3 Jason Garrett........ Lenoir-Rhyne University........ 72 73 73 218 +2
5 Matthew Campbell..... Newberry College............... 74 71 75 220 +4
t 6 Garrett Heffner...... Wingate University............. 76 71 74 221 +5
t 6 Eric Kennedy......... Lincon Memorial University..... 76 76 69 221 +5
t 6 Nick York............ Tusculum College............... 77 69 75 221 +5
t 9 Brad Cline........... Catawba College................ 75 75 72 222 +6
t 9 Josh Collins......... Lincon Memorial University..... 72 77 73 222 +6
t 9 Jack Garrett......... Lenoir-Rhyne University........ 70 73 79 222 +6
t 9 Joe Migdal........... Mars Hill College.............. 72 76 74 222 +6
t 13 Liam Ashby........... Carson-Newman College.......... 71 78 74 223 +7
t 13 Luke Fullen.......... Tusculum College............... 77 74 72 223 +7
t 13 Lawson George........ Tusculum College............... 75 75 73 223 +7
t 16 Chandler Gruenemeier. Newberry College............... 77 76 72 225 +9
t 16 Parker Lewis......... Brevard College................ 74 82 69 225 +9
t 18 Cory Bartlett........ Lincon Memorial University..... 79 72 75 226 +10
t 18 Scott Caragher....... Wingate University............. 78 75 73 226 +10
t 18 Sean Collard......... Newberry College............... 75 78 73 226 +10
t 18 Braden Jackson....... Wingate University............. 74 74 78 226 +10
22 Adam Holt............ Carson-Newman College.......... 76 75 76 227 +11
t 23 Brian Denton......... Wingate University............. 78 77 73 228 +12
t 23 Gavin Hay............ Carson-Newman College.......... 81 71 76 228 +12
t 23 John Minor........... Carson-Newman College.......... 73 84 71 228 +12
26 Eric Schmehl......... Catawba College................ 77 78 74 229 +13
27 Joshua Davis......... Brevard College................ 71 79 80 230 +14
28 Jonathan Clapp....... Catawba College................ 75 78 78 231 +15
t 29 David Crawford....... Wingate University............. 76 77 81 234 +18
t 29 Rob Golden........... Lenoir-Rhyne University........ 81 76 77 234 +18
31 David Talley......... Tusculum College............... 79 77 80 236 +20
32 Ben Lown............. Newberry College............... 79 79 79 237 +21
33 Tom Rennie........... Brevard College................ 79 79 80 238 +22
34 Brandon Squier....... Lenoir-Rhyne University........ 80 82 77 239 +23
t 35 Thomas Bush.......... Brevard College................ 73 77 91 241 +25
t 35 Lucas Kruk........... Mars Hill College.............. 81 83 77 241 +25
t 35 Sam Pressley......... Lenoir-Rhyne University........ 83 81 77 241 +25
t 35 Seth Sayler.......... Mars Hill College.............. 81 78 82 241 +25
39 Michael Stamper...... Brevard College................ 81 76 85 242 +26
t 40 Chase Conn........... Carson-Newman College.......... 82 86 77 245 +29
t 40 Evan Kilchenstien.... Catawba College................ 83 83 79 245 +29
t 42 Chase Lippard........ Mars Hill College.............. 81 81 86 248 +32
t 42 Ryan Moore........... Mars Hill College.............. 78 85 85 248 +32
t 42 Glenn Vicary......... Tusculum College............... 80 81 87 248 +32
45 Kyle Kegerreis....... Catawba College................ 84 83 83 250 +34