Men's golf team places third at the final MIAA Jamboree

The Olivet College men's golf team placed third today at the seventh and final Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association jamboree of the 2003 season at the Watermark Country Club. In the final MIAA team standings, Olivet finished in third-place.

Today, the Fighting Comets carded a team score of 311 strokes to finish five strokes behind Calvin College. In the seasonal standings, Olivet had a 312.3 stroke average. Calvin was second with a 310.3 average and Hope College captured the 2003 championship with a 304.0 average.

Individually, junior Mike Dinner (Oakville, Ontario/St. Ignatius of Loyola) was third in the seasonal standings and earned first-team All-MIAA honors for the second consecutive season with a 76.6 stroke average. Sophomore Steve Ross (Rockford High School) earned second-team All-MIAA honors for the second straight season with a 78.7 average. Golfers must participate in six of seven league jamborees to qualify for all-league recognition.

Junior Stew Halstead (Kelowna, Ontario/Mount Boucherie) led the Comets today with a 76. He was followed by Ross with a 77, Dinner and junior Jon Stapleton (Oakville, Ontario/Oakville-Trafalgar) with a 79, and senior Ryan Spencer (Chatham, Ontario/Chatham-Kent) with an 83.