Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

The Maroon Tigers were led by Olajuwon Ajanaku who finished the three-day event with a total score of 224, just eight strokes above par. Ajanaku, who shot rounds of 75, 72, and 77 respectively, was named the classic’s most valuable player. In addition, he was named to the all-tournament team, named first team all-conference, and was selected as the SIAC Player of the Year.Teammates Bryan McElderry, Thaddaeus Hill and Earl Cooper joined Ajanaku with their selection to the all-tournament team. McElderry and Hill shot identical scores of 235 for the tournament while Cooper finished with a score of 242. The golfers finished third, fourth, and fifth on the leader board.  Morehouse’s Bruce Cousin finished the tournament in seventh place with a score of 246 and was selected second team all-conference.

 

Morehouse Head Coach Bill Lewis was named SIAC Coach of the Year and the Maroon Tigers also won the all-academic team award with a combined grade point average (gpa) of 3.72. Hill, a business administration major, was named to the all-academic team with a 3.51 gpa. He was joined on the all-academic team by Malcolm Parrish, a business administration major with a 3.94 gpa.

 

Tigers of Benedict finished second in this year’s classic with a team score of 999. Benedict’s Anthony Wik finished second on the leader board with a tournament score of 232, just eight strokes behind Ajanaku. Wik was named first team all-tournament and all-conference and the business administration student was also named to the all-academic team with a 3.3 gpa.

 

The Tigers also got a strong tournament showing from Jordan Buchanan. The freshman finished the classic with the sixth lowest score (244). He was named second team all-conference and SIAC Freshman of the Year.  Teammate Eddie Smith, III finished the tournament with an overall score of 255 (11^th) and was also named second team all-conference.

 

The Thorobreds of Kentucky State University finished third in the classic. With rounds of 352, 346, and 338, the team total of 1,036 outpaced Paine College and LeMoyne-Owen College for the third place finish. Josh Jackson was the team’s low scorer with a total of 248 strokes over the three days. He was named second team all-conference.

 

For the Lions of Paine College, their fourth place finished was highlighted by the play of Lucus Gunn and Jordan Bailey. Gunn shot a score of 247 and Bailey scored 255 in tournament play. Finishing eighth and 10^th respectively, they both were named second team all-conference.

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