ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced
the
Golfer of the Month for February 2024 on Wednesday, March 13, naming Savannah State's
Jaden Saunders as its honoree.
Golfer of the Month – Jaden Saunders, Savannah State University
Junior | Acworth, Ga.
Saunders won the Division II individual title at the Arcis HBCU Golf Championship at The Club at Weston Hills, February 25-26. Saunders opened the tournament with a 70, making birdies on the second and sixth holes as he shot for par 16 times. In the second round, he made one double bogey and two bogeys but made birdies on the first, eighth, 10th and 11th holes and shot for par 11 times. The final round saw Saunders made bogeys on the fourth, eighth and 14th holes while shooting for par 15 times. He ended the tournament with a score of 217 (70-72-75).
About the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors seven men's and six women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
www.thesiac.com.