Results- Men’s Golf Nationals
By Jennifer Sills | June 4, 2009
The golf team traveled to Owens Crossroads, AL May 16 – 23 to participate in the NJCAA Division 1 Men’s Golf National Championship.
Wake Tech finished 20th in the nation with a team score of 1258. Scott Colley finished with the lowest individual score (305) for the Wake Tech team.
The scores (according to golfstatresults.com):
T1.McLennon Community College – 1185
T1. New Mexico Junior College – 1185
3. Midland College – 1195
4. Indian Hills Community College- 1197
5. Central Alabama Community College – 1200
6. Meridian Community College – 1204
7. Lon Morris College – 1207
8. Hutchinson Community College – 1209
T9. Frank Phillips College – 1211
T9. Odessa College – 1211
11. Brevard Community College – 1213
12.Wallace State Hanceville – 1217
13. Walters State Community College – 1222
14. Scottsdale Community College – 1228
15. Hill College – 1234
16. Johnson County Community College – 1240
17. Iowa Western Community College – 1244
18. Paris Junior College – 1245
19. Dodge City Community College – 1253
T20. Pima Community College – 1258
T20. Kansas City Community College – 1258
T20. Wake Tech Community College – 1258
23. Pratt Community College – 1266
24. North Idaho College – 1319
Congratulations WTCC Golf on a great season!
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Wake Tech Names Softball Coach
By Jennifer Sills | May 13, 2009
RALEIGH, N.C. (May 11, 2009) -
Barry Street, Athletics Director at Wake Technical Community College (WTCC), has tapped Nicole Dobbins to coach the Wake Tech Eagles’ women’s softball team. Dobbins, an accomplished softball player, previously served as head coach at St. David’s High School in Raleigh and as assistant coach at Peace College. The Wake Tech women’s softball team (as well as the men’s baseball team) will start competitive play next spring. Home games for the women will be played at Middle Creek Park in Cary, while the men’s team will play at the USA Baseball Complex, also in Cary.
Dobbins was captain of the Peace College team in 2004, 2005 and 2006 and was selected for the All-Conference team each year. She was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Atlantic Regional Team in 2005 and 2006. She also played on teams competing in the World University Games in Sydney, Australia, in 2005, and the Spanish Cup in Barcelona, Spain, in 2006. Dobbins got her start on the varsity team at Southeast Raleigh High School. She is currently working toward her master’s degree at N.C. State University.
Wake Tech’s athletics program started last fall with men’s soccer and women’s volleyball, and the program continues to grow each semester. Golf was added this spring; basketball starts this fall. Teams play as Region 10, Division I members of the National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA). The program is funded solely by student fees and private donations. Additional information and team tryout schedules are available at http://athletics.waketech.edu.
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Wake Tech’s First Golf Tournament A Success!
By Jennifer Sills | May 6, 2009
Raleigh, NC (April 28, 2008) - A “hole in one” highlighted Wake Tech Community College’s (WTCC) first annual Athletic Scholarship Golf Tournament. Forty golfers teed it up on Monday, April 27 at Devil’s Ridge Golf Club in Holly Springs, home course for WTCC golf teams.
The money raised will help athletes with tuition costs, as state funds can not be used for scholarships. More:
http://communications.waketech.edu/news_releases/2009/20090428-golf-tourney.php
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Golf Team Returns Region X Division 1 Champions!
By Jennifer Sills | April 30, 2009
On Tuesday, April 21, the golf team won the Region X Division 1 Men’s Golf Championship! The 54 hole event was held over two days at Terri Pines Country Club in Cullman, Alabama. Wake Tech also competed in the District V Championship and finished 5th out of 12 teams.
Wake Tech shot a combined score of 924. Scott Colley, Wake Tech golfer, won Medalist for the Region Championship, 2nd place in the District Championship, was named to the District V All American Team for 2009, and won Player of the Year for Region X. Wake Tech’s golf coach, Andrew Wilkinson, was also named Coach of the Year for Region X.
The scores are as follows:
Region X
1. Wake Tech- 924
2.Spartanburg Methodist- 932
3. Cape Fear- 949
4. USC Lancaster- 965
5. Tri-County- 970
6. Pitt- 998
7. Surry- 1023
District V
1. Brevard- 899
2. Central Alabama- 904
3. Meridian- 914
4. Wallace State- 922
5. Wake Tech- 924
6. Spartanburg- 932
7. Faulkner- 944
8. Cape Fear- 949
9. USC Lancaster- 965
10. Tri-County- 970
11. Pitt- 998
12. Surry- 1023
Congratulations to Coach Wilkinson and the entire golf team! GO EAGLES!!
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