Eagles Prep For National Tournament

The Husson University golf team won the North Atlantic Conference championship last fall and now it's go time for the NCAA national championship.

The Eagles and 41 other Division III teams will compete in Greensboro, North Carolina tomorrow through Friday for the national title.

Last year, the Husson finished in 36th place as a team but Gavin Dugas finished in a tie for 16th place for individual honors.

This year's team includes Gavin Dugas, his younger brother Eric, both from Pittsfield, Mackenzie Clow (PEI), Taylor Morang (Winthrop) and Daulton Wickenden (Camden Hills).

The Eagles have been throughout the spring regionally and have received votes in the national rankings.

NORTHEAST REGIONAL RANKING
1 Trinty (Connecticut)
2 NYU
3 Babson
4 Rochester (NY)
5 Husson
6 Rensselaer
7 Williams
8 Western New England

GCAA Coaches Poll

RANK	SCHOOL	POINTS	PREVIOUS
1	Methodist (4)	380	1
2	Huntingdon (3)	373	2
3	St. Thomas (MN) (6)	365	4
4	Emory (1)	357	3
5	UT Tyler	320	6
6	Illinois Wesleyan (1)	219	5
7	Guilford (1)	309	8
8	Concordia (TX)	285	7
9	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	270	9
10	Southwestern (TX)	246	10
11	Hope	235	11
12	Saint John's (MN)	226	12
13	North Carolina Wesleyan	211	15
14	Washington & Lee	190	13
15	Greensboro	178	14
16	Wittenberg	151	16
17	Rhodes	137	17
18	La Verne	111	19
19	Kenyon	91	18
20	California Lutheran	79	20
21	Oglethorpe	69	21
22	Sewanee	53	22
23	Redlands	42	23
24	NYU	28	NR
25	Pacific Lutheran	26	T24

Others Receiving Votes: Gustavus Adolphus, 25; Trinity (CT), 21; RPI, 16; Hampden-Sydney, 13; Ohio Wesleyan, 11; LaGrange, 9; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 8; Carnegie Mellon, 6; Rochester, 5; Mary Hardin-Baylor, 4; Transylvania, 4; Franklin & Marshall, 3; Husson, 3; Mary Washington, 3; Augsburg, 2; Piedmont, 2; Babson, 1; Calvin, 1; Texas Lutheran, 1; Trinity (TX), 1

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