1998 Miracle Yearbook

by Mark Womack Jackets' Trio Offers a Bright Future The freshmen newcomers give Coach Jim Kragel a good foundation on which to build The Cedarville College men'sgolfteam provedto be notice- ably more competitive in 1998 with theadditionofatriooffreshmen who took over the top three spots on the squad. The Yellow Jackets still have some work to do beforejoin- ingtheeliteopponentsonthesched- ule, but the newcomers certainly give head coach Jim Kragela good foundation upon to which to build. Russ Toms ended up with the lowest average on the team at 81.1 strokesper18holes. Sixofhis seven rounds were 82or lower in- cluding a season-best 77 that he fired at the 11-team Walsh In- vitational which placed him in a fifth-place tie individually. He also carded a 78 at the Heidelberg/Tiffin Classic and paced the linksters in the Mid- OhioConferenceChampionships with rounds of 82,80, and 82. Toms'freshman classmate MattDunn averaged 81.3 with two scoresin the 70's and it could have been more. He turned in an 80 in fiveofhis ten rounds. Oneofthose was the 17th Annual Cedarville InvitationalatBeavercreek'sCoun- try Club of the North which was won by Mt.Vernon Nazarene. His 247 total in the MOC was second- best on the team. Dunn's season-opening 77 at the Urbana Invitational placed him third individually in the tour- namentandthescorematchedToms for low round of the year. The Jackets ended up fifth out of 13 schools at Urbana which was their highest finish ofthe season. Joe Mulvaney, the third newcomer, averaged 85.1 strokes. His low score was a 79in the sec- ond round of the Mt. Vernon Nazarene Invitational. Senior Troy Page carded an 81 in the Cedarville Invitational and averaged 85.8 for the season. Classmate Steve Burchett carried an 86.2 average,but his rounds of 83-83-82in theMOCwerethirdon the team. Additionally, Burchett was named to the All-MOC Scholar-Athlete Team which in- cludes juniors and seniors who maintain a minimum 3.50cumula- tive grade point average. Kragel summarized the campaign by saying,"We're head- ing in the right direction. I appre- ciated the leadership ofour seniors andthe young players gained valu- ableexperience atthe varsity level. We are not far away from having the overall talent to challenge for some tournament titles." Coach ICragel(right)congratulates Matt Dunn(left)on his season-best77 at the Walsh Invitational. Blackburn men's golf 25z.--