Emory Golf Finishes Eighth At NCAA Championships -- Raindre, Dagerman & Chen Earn All-America Honors

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The No. 10-ranked Emory University golf team concluded play at the NCAA Division III Championships on Friday and posted an eighth-place finish. This year’s Championships were held at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro, NC.

The Eagles of head coach Mike Phillips posted a Friday score of 302 on the 7.045-yard, par-72 East Course to finish the 72-hole tourney with a mark of 1187.  Greensboro College, ranked fourth nationally heading into the Championships took home first place with a showing 1167.  No. 5 Illinois Wesleyan claimed the runner-up spot at 1173 while St. John’s (MN), Methodist University and Texas Lutheran all deadlocked for third at 1180. The Eagles’ eighth-place finish represented the program’s first top-10 performance since 2006 when the squad came in ninth.

Senior Charles Raindre paced the Eagles’ effort at the Championships with a three-over par 291 (70-75-71-75), good for 10^th place on the leader board.  By virtue of his finish, Raindre garnered Second Team All-America honors. 

Junior Ryan Dagerman was the next Emory entry to appear on the scoreboard with with his 296 (70-75-73-78) tying for 20^th place.  Dagerman brought home All-America honors for the second straight season with a third-team nod after this year’s Championships.

Freshman Johnathan Chen closed out an impressive rookie campaign with a third-team All-America berth after tying for 22^nd place with an effort of 297 (74-72-75-76).  Chen becomes the first freshman in school history to garner All-America status.

Sophomore David Collura churned out the team’s best round of day with a one-over par 73, leaving him with a four-day score of 303 (75-75-80-73). 

Senior Nick Szem competed at the Championships and recorded a score of 317 (77-76-81-83).

Claiming medalist honors was Chris Morris of Centre College with a 14-under par 274 (67-65-71-71).

This year’s appearance at the national championships marked the final tournament for Phillips who earlier this season announced his plans to retire following the conclusion of the 2011 campaign.  The only golf coach in school history, Phillips directed the program to 16 NCAA Tournament appearances during his 26-year stint as the head man and directed the team to a total of six top-10 finishes at the national tournament.