DALLAS, PA – The Wilkes University men's golf team finished in seventh place at the 2021 Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Freedom Championships Sunday afternoon at the Huntsville Golf Club.
 
The Colonels finished with a two-day team score of 730 (366/364).
 
Michael Sherrick (Shickshinny, PA/Northwest Area) led all Wilkes players finishing tied for fourth overall over the two-day tournament. After firing in a personal-best low 74 (+2) in round one Saturday, Sherrick followed that up with an 81 in round two for a two-day total of 155 (+11). For his fourth place finish, Sherrick earned First Team All-MAC Freedom honors.
 
Andrew Finke (West Milford, NJ/West Milford Twp.) followed in 17^th place with a two-day total of 167, firing in an 80 in round two. Michael Gurska (Revere, MA/The Rivers School) finished 35^th overall (194) followed by Jay Gallagher (Reading, MA/Kents Hill School) (40^th/214) and Zack Nesheiwat (Hackettstown, NJ/Hackettstown) (41^st/223).
 
Stevens Institute of Technology won the team title with a score of 609. Arcadia finished second with a score of 632 while DeSales rounded out the top three with a score of 663.
 
The major award winners are listed below.
 
2021 MAC Freedom Individual Champion/Golfer of the Year
Vincent Cortese, Stevens
 
2021 MAC Freedom Rookie of the Year
Eegan McDermott, Stevens
 
2021 MAC Freedom Coach of the Year
Charles Papendick, Stevens
 
First Team All-MAC Freedom
Vincent Cortese, Stevens
Egan McDermott, Stevens
Gus Vickers, Stevens
Luke Labenski, Stevens
M. Sherrick, Wilkes
 
Second Team All-MAC Freedom
Chris D'Alessandro, Arcadia
Eddie Sot, Stevens
Ryan O'Neill, Arcadia
Shawn McKnerney, Arcadia
Robby Meredith, Delaware Valley