May 7, 2008

(Middletown, De.): Clarion University's Jared Schmader (Fr. Cooperstown - Maplewood) won the medal championship and Justin Moose (Sr. North Huntingdon - Norwin) finished in a tie for second at the NCAA Division II East Regional Golf Tournament held in Middletown, Delaware.

A 54-hole event held at Back Creek Golf Club, Schmader shot a final round 76 on Wednesday, to go with his 72 on Monday and 74 on Tuesday for a winning total of 222. On the par 71, 6,585 yard course, he won the overall competition by three shots. There were 45 competitors in the East Region Field.

His teammate, senior Justin Moose, carded the best round of the day, an even par 71 to give him a total of 225. He fired bookend 77's on the first two days. Moose was three under on the front nine, and actually had his score to 4-under on the day, but bogeys at the last four holes put the Clarion senior in at 225. He was tied for second with Trevor Hedges (Fairmont State) and Matt Hicks of West Liberty.

Other Clarion individual players included Sean Foust (So. Emlenton/A.C.Valley), Justin Cameron (Jr. Punxsutawney) and Preston Mullens (Sr. Emporium/Cameron County).

Foust had a final round 86 to go with an opening round of 79 and a second round of 80, for a final total of 245 (32nd).

Cameron had an 81 today to go with rounds of 86 and 80 for a final total of 247. He was 35th.

Mullens posted an 85 today to go with a pair of 87's the first two days of the competition. He was 43rd with a 259.

In the team competition Indiana won the Regional with a three-day total of 924, just ahead of West Liberty who finished with a 926. Fairmont State was third with a 935, Clarion fourth at 938, Ohio Valley fifth with a 948, Charleston sixth at 950, Millersville seventh with a 971 and Concord eighth at 972.

Clarion head coach Al Lefevre is in his 9th season at Clarion and has led the Golden Eagles to the Regionals the last seven straight years.

CLARION NOTES: There was one individual NCAA qualifying spot on the line ... Both the East Regional and the Northeast Regional are combined at one site and called a "Super" Regional ... Jared Schmader ended the day tied with Brian Mackey of Dominican College, who also finished with a 222 and won the Northesat Regional... As a matter of fact, Mackey chipped in on 18 for birdie to finish at 222... Mackey and Schmader, the two champions, played off for the NCAA Automatic Qualifying Playoff spot - and played #9 - Mackey posted a bogey 5 and Schmader a 7, so Mackey will go to the NCAA's on May 14-17 in Houston, Texas.