Greensboro, NC (05/26/00) - Three Guilford College golfers recently received special recognition from the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) at events held in conjunction with the NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championship May 15-17 in Battle Creek, MI. Sophomores Andrew Biggadike (Ridgewood, NJ/Ridgewood) and Andy Eversole (Greensboro, NC/Northwest Guilford) both earned third team All-America honors by virtue of their 18th-place finish at the national tournament, while senior Nathan Stambaugh (Millersburg, OH/Millersburg) received GCAA Scholar-Athlete recognition at a pre-tournament banquet. South region Division III coaches also placed Biggadike on their GCAA All-District 3 team.

Biggadike posted Guilford's lowest stroke average (74.88) and won the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Player of the Year Award. He shot 226 over three rounds at the NCAA Championships and shared medalist honors at the ODAC Championships with Eversole and junior teammate Clint Fields (Siler City, NC/Jordan-Matthews) by shooting a two-over-par 146. The Quakers' Most Valuable Player, Biggadike carded the team's lowest score in eight of 13 matches, including medalist performances at the league championship and at a seven-team ODAC match September 7. He finished among the top eight individuals in six of his 12 competitions.

Eversole bounced back from a disappointing 105th-place finish at the 1999 national tourney and matched Biggadike's 226 at this year's event. He ranked third on the team with a 77.36 stroke average in 25 rounds and earned his second selection to the All-ODAC team in as many years. Eversole overcame a sluggish fall season and won the third collegiate tournament of his career with his medalist showing at the ODAC Tournament. He matched his career low round with rounds of 70 at the Camp Lejeune Intercollegiate and in the league championship.

Stambaugh was one of 20 junior and senior Division IIl golfers recognized as GCAA Scholar-Athletes for the 1999-2000 season. Honorees must maintain an 3.0 grade point average or higher, compete in 75 percent of their team's matches and average under 80 strokes per round. Stambaugh concluded his collegiate career as the Quakers' number-four player and posted a 79.13 stroke average, the lowest of his career. He recorded his personal low round (74) at this year's Camp Lejeune Intercollegiate and placed 20th at the ODAC Championship.

Coach Jack Jensen's golfers captured 11th at the 23-team NCAA Championships May 15-17. The Quakers averaged 306.08 as a team and won the ODAC title for the fourth time in nine years. Jensen expects four letter winners back from this year's club next season.