Men's golf team finishes in second-place at final MIAA jamboree, places second in the overall league standings

With a second-place finish today at the final Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) jamboree, the Olivet College men's golf team has finished in second in the final 2007 MIAA standings.

Overall, four Olivet golfers have earned 2007 All-MIAA honors. Junior Brock Gleadall (Stratford, Ontario/St. Michaels Catholic), senior Joe Kiss (Battle Creek/Harper Creek) and junior Eric Ross (Burlington, Ontario/International) are first-team selections, while junior Justin Lesansky (LaSalle, Ontario/International) is a second-team selection.

Hope College, who won the 2007 MIAA championship, carded a 285 team score today at the Zollner Golf Course, and beat Olivet by 12 strokes. In the overall league standings, Hope finished 17 strokes ahead of the Comets, 2,390-2,407.

In today's round, Kiss tied for third in the player standings with a 70. Ross was a stroke behind at 71, followed by Gleadall, 76; sophomore Branden Stewart (Barrie, Ontario/Innisdale Secondary), 80; and Lesansky, 82.

In the 2007 league standings, Kiss tied Hope's Matt Lapham for second-place with 589 strokes, only one stroke out of first-place. Ross was fourth at 596, and Gleadall was sixth at 607.