Men's golf team is second at MIAA Jamboree #7

The Olivet College men's golf team was second today at the seventh Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) jamboree at the Watermark Country Club in Grand Rapids.

The Fighting Comets tallied a team score of 317 strokes to finish behind Hope College, who had a 314. Tri-State (Ind.) University was third with a 321. Entering Saturday's final MIAA jamboree, the race for the MIAA championship remains tight. Tri-State leads the standings with a 301.14 stroke average, followed by Hope with a 301.43 average. Olivet is third with a 303.86 average.

Individually, juniors Steve Ross (Rockford) and Mike Ward (Caledonia, Ontario) tied for second with a 77. Senior Mike Dinner (Oakville, Ontario/St. Ignatius of Loyola) was next for the Comets with an 80. Freshman Joe Kiss (East Leroy/Harper Creek) had an 83 and senior Jon Stapleton (Oakville, Ontario/Oakville-Trafalgar) recorded an 84.

Saturday's jamboree will be at the Lenawee Country Club in Adrian.