Nationally-Ranked Kent Leads MAC Championship After Three Rounds

5/5/2000

Westerville, Ohio - Jeff Ritchey (Miami) set a course record and tied the MAC tournament record with his third-round score of 63 at the 2000 Mid-American Conference Men's Golf Championship. He moved into second place with an overall score of 209 (72-74-63--209), leading the RedHawks to a solid spot in second place (285-288-278--851).

After entering the second day tied for first with nationally-ranked Kent, Marshall fell to fourth at 888. The Herd is being paced by senior A.J. Riley. The native of Russell, Ky., shot rounds of 68, 76 and 72 to finish the day tied for ninth at 216. Senior Jimmy McKenzie currently stands tied for 13th at 218, while Sam O'Dell's three-round total of 221 puts him in a tie for 19th.

Ben Curtis (Kent State) and the Golden Flashes remain in the lead, both individually and as a team. Curtis turned in two rounds of 69 today for a total of 204 (66-69-69), while the team took a commanding lead at 844 (282-283-279).

Toledo's Tim Rice (69-68-73) and Kent State's Jon Mills (72-71-67--210) and Danny Sahl (69-72-69--210) are tied for third place, shadowed by Miami's Lee Curry (67-69-75--211) in sixth place.

The final round of the championship is set to begin at 8 a.m. Saturday at The Medallion Club in Westerville, Ohio.

Marshall's Three-Round Totals

(4th)  Marshall University           282 298 292   872
T  9   A.J. Riley                     68  76  72   216
T 13   Jimmy McKenzie                 70  74  74   218
T 19   Sam O'Dell                     72  77  72   221
T 23   Aaron Williams                 72  76  74   222
T 28   Jason Witczak                  76  72  76   224


Mid-American Conf. Golf Championship
Medallion Club, Westerville, OH
Tournament Dates: 05/03 - 05/05

Par:        72
Yardage:  6802

Fin Team                        Scores
1 Kent                          282  283  279    844   -20
2 Miami of Ohio                 285  288  278    851   -13
3 Toledo, U. of                 286  286  293    865    +1
4 Marshall University           282  298  292    872    +8
5 Eastern Michigan U.           294  291  293    878   +14
6 Bowling Green State           293  289  299    881   +17
7 Ohio University               292  296  300    888   +24
8 Ball State Univ.              297  303  296    896   +32
Northern Illinois U.            292  309  295    896   +32
10 Akron, U. of                 313  308  299    920   +56