Guilford Collects Three Top Awards

SALEM, Va. --- Guilford College collected three major 2009 Old Dominion Athletic Conference Golf awards after finishing second overall at the ODAC Championship in Cape Charles, Va. last weekend.  Guilford's Peter Latimer collected Player of the Year honors, Brian Creghan was honored as the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete and Quaker head coach, Jack Jensen, was named Coach of the Year.  Hampden-Sydney's Ronnie Fultz and Lynchburg's Ryan White collected the final two top awards and Rookie of the Year and Sportsman of the Year, respectively.

Latimer carried the best average in the conference throughout the season (74.4) and was named the ODAC Golfer of the week three times.  He adds this year's top player honor to the ODAC best rookie award he earned during the 2006-07 campaign, and also held a spot on the All-ODAC First Team for the third time in as many years.  Latimer won the individual title in West Regional Invitational two weeks ago after shooting a 72-72-74-218.  The Scotland-native won individual medalist honors by 10 strokes at the ODAC Championships at Bay Creek Resort & Club, firing rounds of 73, 76, and 76 for a nine-over-par total of 225.

Guilford teammate, Creghan, was voted  ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete by the conference's Sports Information Directors.  Creghan averaged 76.2 on the season and managed to finish ninth at the 2009 ODAC Championship after shooting 81-80-78-239.  Creghan not only makes his mark out on the links, but the junior manages to carry a 3.77 grade point average in the classroom while majoring in business management.

Hampden-Sydney newcomer, Ronnie Fultz, was tabbed at this year's ODAC Rookie of the Year.  Fultz maintained an average of 77.3 over the course of the season and has one top five finish and two top ten finishes during is rookie campaign.  Additionally, Fultz finished 14^th overall at the ODAC Championship after shooting a three-day total of 244 (81-81-82).

White headlined Lynchburg's efforts on the links this season.  The senior from Round Hill finished 20^th at the ODAC Championships (247).  His efforts at Bay Creek saw him make up 19 strokes from his first round by shooting a 73 in round two, tying Latimer for the overall best round of the tournament.

Jensen completed his 33^rd season coaching golf at Guilford.  This latest conference coaching honor brings Jensen's total to nine ODAC Coach of the Year awards, a league record.  The Quakers were ranked in the top 10 teams in the nation for most of the season, according to the Golf World/Nike Golf Division III Coaches' Poll as well as Golfstat.com's Division III rankings.  He has won three national titles with the Quakers, most recently in 2005.

Listed below are the entire 2009 ODAC Golf All-Conference Teams.  For more information on these athletes as well as the rest of the golf season, visit the ODAC on the Internet at www.odaconline.com.

Player of the Year: Peter Latimer, Guilford
Coach of the Year: Jack Jensen, Guilford
Rookie of the Year: Ronnie Fultz, Hampden-Sydney
ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete: Brian Creghan, Guilford
Sportsmen of the Year: Ryan White, Lynchburg 

All-ODAC First Team
Brian Creghan, Guilford
Ralston King, Randolph-Macon
Peter Latimer, Guilford
Mike Redwood, Bridgewater
Ryan White, Lynchburg
Robert Womble, Washington & Lee
Burton Wood, Guilford

All-ODAC Second Team
Richard Adams, Hampden-Sydney
Michael Butzgy, Lynchburg
Nick Dean, Bridgewater
Ronnie Fultz, Hampden-Sydney
Joe Gibson, Washington & Lee
Trae Kresinske, Virginia Wesleyan
Ryan Robertson, Roanoke

Honorable Mention
Conrad Anguera, Lynchburg
John Phillips, Bridgewater
Tyler Sharpe, Virginia Wesleyan
Adam Skaff, Roanoke
Sam Wallace, Hampden-Sydney
Brad Watts, Washington & Lee
Max Wyndorf, Randolph-Macon