Men's Golf Releases (2005-06) - Guilford Places Four on All-ODAC Golf Teams - Guilford College

  • GUILFORD GOLFERS EARN ODAC HONORS

 

      Greensboro, NC (4/26/06) -- League champion Guilford College placed four student-athletes on the 2005-06 All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) golf teams Wednesday. Juniors Colin Clark and Joseph Poplin joined senior Jeff Osberg as first-team honorees while senior Chris Lowman won second-team laurels. The league's head coaches choose the all-conference squads. Guilford has had 42 All-ODAC golf selections since the Quakers joined the league in 1991-92.

 

Colin Clark Chris Lowman Jeff Osberg Joseph Poplin

 

      Clark, the defending NCAA Division III national champion, earned First Team All-ODAC laurels for the third straight season. He ranks fourth in the league and second on the team with a 75.61 stroke average through 23 rounds. Clark won the season-opening NCAA Division III Preview Tournament Sept. 20 in Lincoln, Neb., and has five other top-10 finishes, including his second straight runner-up showing at the ODAC Championship earlier this week, which gained All-ODAC Tournament recognition.

 

      Lowman gleaned Second Team All-ODAC honors for the second time and was a first-team pick in 2004. He had the league's eighth-lowest stroke average and Guilford's fourth-best figure (76.04) after 23 rounds. Lowman joined Clark and Osberg in second place at the 2006 league championship, securing his second career All-ODAC Tournament honor. He won medalist honors at the 2004 ODAC Championship. Lowman has finished among the top-16 competitors in five tournaments this season, including third at the Division III Preview.

 

      Osberg returns to the All-ODAC first team for the second straight year. He stands fifth in the league and third on the team with a 75.83 stroke average in 23 rounds. Osberg also shared second place at the ODAC Championship with a two-day 149, which secured his second career All-ODAC Tournament honor. He has finished among the top-16 finishers in five of 10 events this season.

 

      Poplin received his first all-league commendation after leading the Quakers and standing second in the league with a 74.91 stroke average in 22 rounds. He shared fifth place at the ODAC Championship, which yielded his second career All-ODAC Tournament honor. Poplin placed third at the Emory Spring Invitational April 11, one of his six top-nine showings in 10 tournaments this season. He has placed no lower than fifth in each of his last three events.

 

      Coach Jack Jensen's Quakers won their ninth ODAC title Monday by 12 strokes over second-place Washington and Lee. Guilford has won six of the last seven ODAC golf crowns. The Quakers are ranked first in the current Golf Coaches Association of America/Bridgestone Poll and Division III Golfstat.com rankings. Guilford should receive a bid to defend its NCAA Division III championship May 8-11 at the Firethorn Golf Club in Lincoln, Neb., when bids are announced May 2.