Announces 50th Anniversary Men's Golf Team

(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) – The 2013-14 season serves as the 50th for the USA South Athletic Conference. In an effort to relive 50 Years of great student-athlete performances, each current League institution was given the opportunity to submit names of student-athletes who have competed within the Conference, completed their athletic eligibility and excelled not only on their campuses but in the Conference as a whole.

The maximum amount of athletes an institution could submit for each sport was twice the typical starting lineup of that particular sport. Due to the short length of their presence in the USA South or sport-sponsorship, some current USA South institutions are not included in some of the sports.

The USA South began sponsoring a regular season championship in the sport of men's golf during the 1963-64 season, the same year the Conference officially formed. The Conference's golf teams have produced the most team NCAA Division III national championships for the League, a total of 13. Methodist University leads the pack with ten titles, Greensboro College has won two while Averett University rounds out the group with one. Individually, ten student-athletes have won 13 NCAA Division III national championships. Averett, Greensboro, Methodist and former member Christopher Newport University have each produced individual title holders. Many of those individuals have continued their playing careers in the professional ranks. As for the coaches, Greensboro's Robert Linville and Methodist's Steve Conley have earned a total of seven NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year honors.

The USA South's 50th Anniversary Men's Golf Team Members follow (as chosen by the particular institution):

Averett University
Nathan Daly Brad Efird Greg Fisher Brad Hartman Craig Hosie Jeff Johnston
Toni Karjalainen Sam Mantiply Janne Mommo Nick Sortino    

 

Ferrum College
Ed Alvarez Brian Cox Adam Crawford Kent Doughty Lee Fisher Jeff Greenfield
Matt Jordan Chris Koon Stuart Smith RJ Weaver    

 

Greensboro College
Brock Elder David Horne Rocky Manning Andrew McMurry Jeff Nichols Ben Nihart
Kevin O'Connell Jared Spencer Rich Velluci Ryan Wilson    

 

Methodist University
Mike Adamson Nick Bova Chad Collins Adam Horton John McCullough Brion McLaughlin
Mitchell Morgan Rob Pilewski Mickey Solkaski Mike Wesko    

 

N.C. Wesleyan College
Terry Brit Richard Shannonhouse


To view each of the USA South Anniversary Teams, please click HERE!

To view more ways the USA South is celebrating its 50th year, please click HERE!