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Matt Kachurak placed second overall earning All-Freedom Conference honors

WILKES MEN’S GOLFERS FINISH 7TH AT FREEDOM CHAMPIONSHIPS; KACHURAK EARNS FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS

4/27/2014 7:10:00 PM

WILKES MEN'S GOLFERS FINISH 7^TH AT FREEDOM CHAMPIONSHIPS; KACHURAK EARNS FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS

HERSHEY, PA – The Wilkes University men's golf team finished 7^th at the Freedom Conference championships Sunday afternoon at the Hershey Country Club. Matt Kachurak (Mountain Top, PA/Crestwood) placed second overall earning First Team All-Freedom honors after shooting a 78 in round two after carding an 80 in the first round on Saturday.

As a team the Colonels combined for a 348 on day two, 15 points less than the 363 Wilkes shot on Saturday. Darren Mensch (Muncy, PA/Muncy) and Dalton Milam (Blakely, PA/Valley View) each carded an 87 on day two while Michael Daubert (Thornhurst, PA/Coughlin) shot a 96 on Sunday.

Kachurak combined to shoot a 158 (+16) for the tournament, two behind the leader Matt Molinari of FDU-Florham who carded a 156 (+14) for the event.

Eastern University captured the team title (674) while DeSales University followed in second (675) and Manhattanville College third (680).

Freedom Special Awards:
Coach of the year: Mark Birtwistle (Eastern)
Player of the year: Matt Molinari (FDU)
Rookie of the year: Ryan Tracy (King's)

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