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MEN'S GOLF: Scots Finish 3rd at Second MIAA Jamboree

Alma, Mi.- The Men's Golf team played well from top to bottom on their way to a third place finish in the second MIAA Jamboree hosted by Olivet College yesterday.

Leading the way for the Scots was senior Evan Kay (St. Albert, Alberta/Paul Kane) who shot a team low 74, the fourth best round of the day. Sophomore Rob Ronk (Clarkston/Clarkston) had a pretty good day of his own, shooting a 76 for the Scots. Junior Kyle Travis (Shepherd/Shepherd) and freshman David Moilanen (Brighton/Brighton) each finished with a 78 respectively.

The Scots finished 11 strokes behind Olivet College who came home with the win. Besides Olivet, the Scots were the only team to have four golfers finish below 80 on the day.

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Posted: Wed, September 12th, 2007 at 10:03AM

 

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Terry Smith

Terry Smith

Smith graduated from Michigan State University with a B.S. in Physical Education in 1984. After graduating, Smith got his start in coaching when he was the boy’s basketball coach at Fulton High School while working as a teacher at Ithaca High School. From there he moved to Cedar Springs High School were he coached and taught and won his first district championship in 1987.

The following year, Coach Smith got his first taste of coaching in the college ranks when he was an assistant men’s basketball coach at Ferris State University and was part of the team that won a GLIAC Championship and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA DII Tournament.

After a year at FSU, Coach Smith left for Lake Superior State University where he served for three years as an assistant coach before being promoted to the head coach position in 1991. In five years time, Coach Smith had turned around the LSSU program. In 1996 his team won the first League Championship for LSSU since joining the GLIAC in 1978. During this time, Coach Smith also earned his M.A. in Physical Education from Central Michigan University.

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