Men’s Golf Places Second at NECC Championship

Final Results

BROCKTON, Mass. – Elms College sophomore Henry Fall (Harpswell, Maine) shot an even-par 70 and freshman Nicholas Smith (Enfield, Conn.) shot a 78 to earn rookie of the year honors following Sunday afternoon's round two action at the 2011 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) men's golf championship hosted by Babson College at DW Field Golf Course.

Babson's Joe Young (Westwood, Mass.) outdueled teammate Wesley Tryhane (Stamford, Conn.) in a two-hole playoff to earn NECC Golfer of the Year honors as the duo helped the Beavers claim the 2011 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) championship with a score of 592. With its second NECC title in three years, Babson also secured the league's first-ever automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.

Elms shot a 310 on day two (608 overall) led by Fall's 70 and Smith's 78, while junior Philip Rurak (Wilbraham, Mass.) carded an 80 on day two. Sophomores Tyler Cudnik (Hampden, Mass.) and Kyle Simard (Thorndike, Mass.) each registered a score of 82.

Smith notched a collegiate career-best round of 72 in day one action of the NECC Championship and his 78 on day two gave him a two-round total of 150 en route to earning conference rookie of the year honors. He was also named First Team All-NECC along with Fall who finished with a combined score of 146 (76+70), while Rurak was named Second Team All-NECC with a total score of 155 (75+80).

Springfield College finished third overall (619), followed by Becker Colelge (656), Newbury College (670), Daniel Webster College (684) and Mitchell College (no team score) to round out the seven-team field.

Elms concludes the 2011 fall portion of its season on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at the Emmanuel College Invitational.

2011 NECC Men's Golf Championship
Team Champion: Babson College 
Golfer of the Year: Joe Young, Babson College
Rookie of the Year: Nicholas Smith, Elms College
Coach of the Year: Garrett Quinn, Newbury College
Sportsmanship Award: Newbury College 

NECC All-Conference First Team
T1. Joe Young, Babson College                                69-75--144 (wins in playoff)
T1. Wesley Tryhane, Babson College                       71-33—144
3. Henry Fall, Elms College                                       76-70—146
T4. Nicholas Smith, Elms College                              72-78—150
T4. Kyle DiFranco, Springfield College                       73-77—150

NECC All-Conference Second Team
6. Will Weimar, Babson College                                73-78—151
T7. Kenny Chong, Babson College                            76-78—154
T7. Ryne McEvoy, Springfield College                        77-77—154
T9. Phil Rurak, Elms College                                      75-80—155
T9. Michael Fuller, Daniel Webster                            77-78—155
T9. John Lento, Becker College                                 80-75--155