Men's Golf | 10/19/2024 11:18:00 PM
ELIZABETH CITY, NC --
Teams accolades
This team shot the best 2day score at Nationals - 653 - all players contributed (beat the old score by 18 strokes)
The team shot the two best team rounds ever - 322 on day 2 and 331 on day 1 (old record was 332 set last year on day 2)
| Peacock/Valachovic/Williams/Sheppard/Bleckely |
2024 (2) |
322 |
| Valachovic/Peacock/Williams/Bleckely/Sheppard |
2024 (1) |
331 |
Team finished 7th of 17 - best finish by place and percentile of teams.
Day 2 was the
first time that all MACU scorers AND players shot below 90.
Individual accolades
2day scores
Both Valachovic and Peacock shot the 3rd best 2day scores at Nationals - 156 (
They earned 2nd team All-American honors.)
Williams tied the 10th best 2day score (tied 3rd best by a freshman) - 162
by Round
Peacock tied the 2nd best round at nationals with a 75 on day 2, also the lowest round for MACU this year. (Personal best at nationals)
Valachovic tied the 4th best round at nationals with a 76 on day 1 and followed up tying the 15th best round with 80 on day 2. (Both personal bests at nationals)
Williams tied the 13th best round at nationals with a 79 on day 2, that also tied for the 4th best round by a freshman.
Bleckely and Sheppard both contributed scoring rounds (Sheppards as a personal best at nationals)
Official scores
Coach Dave Lawson commented on the team's performance saying, "It was amazing to see the growth and progress the golf team made over the course of a season and how all the players came together and played well at Nationals. I am very proud of these fine young men."
