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Panther Briefs: Men's golf places 12th at Samford Invite
Issue date: 3/11/09 Section: Sports
The Eastern men's golf team opened its season with a 12th-place showing at the Samford Invitational at the 6,000-yard par-72 Limestone Springs Golf Course in Oneonta, Ala.
The Panthers wrapped up the three-round invitational on Tuesday.
The Panthers are 12th of 14 teams with 922 strokes. Tuesday was the worst day for the Panthers. They shot a 317 in the final round.
Freshman Gino Parrodi led the Panthers with an 11-over-par 227.
He finished tied for 35th individually.
Sophomore Francisco Cherizola was second for the Panthers with a 235. Junior Lucas Mannix and junior Matt Bird each finished with a score of 236.
Ohio Valley Conference member Murray State won the invitational with 859 strokes.
Kennesaw State finished second with 868 strokes. Eastern Kentucky finished third with 882 strokes.
Clayton State senior Will Wilcox won the individual title on the second hole of a playoff with Murray State sophomore Cameron Carrico. They both shot par on the first hole before Wilcox won it on the 18th.
Wilcox and Carrico shot a 209 through the first three rounds.
Softball hosts Indiana State
The last time the Eastern softball team tried to play Indiana State - their game was canceled.
The Panthers (9-7) were supposed to play the Sycamores last week at Williams Field, but the game was canceled because of wet conditions.
Eastern's home opener against the Sycamores is set for 4 p.m. today at Williams Field.
"It'll be good to have a game on our field before we open this weekend," said Eastern head coach Kim Schuette.
The Panthers host Tennessee State as part of the opening weekend of Ohio Valley Conference play. Eastern plays TSU in a doubleheader at 4 p.m. Friday at Williams Field. They conclude the series at noon Saturday at Williams Field.
Eastern is coming off a 1-3 showing at the Kansas Tournament. The Sycamores (4-6) are coming off a 1-4 showing at the Georgia Tech Buzz Classic. Two of the losses were by one run including a loss to Purdue and Kennesaw State. Indiana State also took an 8-6 loss to preseason OVC favorite, Jacksonville State.
Eastern leads the all-time series against Indiana State 42-26.
Former tennis player earns national honor
Former Eastern tennis player Fernando Velasco of Austin, Texas, was named the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) Male Player of the Year as the awards were recently handed out at the 2009 PTR International Tennis Symposium in Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Velasco played tennis at Eastern from 1962-65. He is currently ranked No. 1 in Texas and No. 20 in the National USTA 65 and over Singles.
He ended his year with a 32-10 and he was a member of the team that won both the 65-and-over Division and Overall Team National Championship at the Intersectional Tournament held in Arlington, Texas.
He was also named Senior Player of the Year by the Capital Area Tennis Association. Velasco, a PTR Master Professional, is the General Manager and Director of Tennis of the Circle C Tennis Club in Austin.
PTR is the largest global organization of tennis teaching professionals with more than 13,000 members in 122 countries.
Women's cross country earns academic award
The Eastern women's cross country team was named one of the nation's All-Academic squads by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association after Eastern's squad maintained a 3.12 team GPA for Fall 2008.
Eastern had three team members, junior Jessica Blondell, sophomore Martha Pedziwiatr and freshman Jenna Wise, post 4.0 GPA's for the semester. Eastern was one of three Ohio Valley Conference schools to make the list as 162 NCAA Division I teams nationwide maintained a team GPA of 3.00 or better.
Eastern's squad was honored with the OVC Team Sportsmanship Award for the 2008 season.
Washington was the national All-Academic squad of the year after the Huskies won their first NCAA Division I cross country title and posted a 3.28 team GPA.
-Compiled by Sports Editor Kevin Murphy. He can be reached at 581-7944 or at kjmurphy@eiu.edu.
The Panthers wrapped up the three-round invitational on Tuesday.
The Panthers are 12th of 14 teams with 922 strokes. Tuesday was the worst day for the Panthers. They shot a 317 in the final round.
Freshman Gino Parrodi led the Panthers with an 11-over-par 227.
He finished tied for 35th individually.
Sophomore Francisco Cherizola was second for the Panthers with a 235. Junior Lucas Mannix and junior Matt Bird each finished with a score of 236.
Ohio Valley Conference member Murray State won the invitational with 859 strokes.
Kennesaw State finished second with 868 strokes. Eastern Kentucky finished third with 882 strokes.
Clayton State senior Will Wilcox won the individual title on the second hole of a playoff with Murray State sophomore Cameron Carrico. They both shot par on the first hole before Wilcox won it on the 18th.
Wilcox and Carrico shot a 209 through the first three rounds.
Softball hosts Indiana State
The last time the Eastern softball team tried to play Indiana State - their game was canceled.
The Panthers (9-7) were supposed to play the Sycamores last week at Williams Field, but the game was canceled because of wet conditions.
Eastern's home opener against the Sycamores is set for 4 p.m. today at Williams Field.
"It'll be good to have a game on our field before we open this weekend," said Eastern head coach Kim Schuette.
The Panthers host Tennessee State as part of the opening weekend of Ohio Valley Conference play. Eastern plays TSU in a doubleheader at 4 p.m. Friday at Williams Field. They conclude the series at noon Saturday at Williams Field.
Eastern is coming off a 1-3 showing at the Kansas Tournament. The Sycamores (4-6) are coming off a 1-4 showing at the Georgia Tech Buzz Classic. Two of the losses were by one run including a loss to Purdue and Kennesaw State. Indiana State also took an 8-6 loss to preseason OVC favorite, Jacksonville State.
Eastern leads the all-time series against Indiana State 42-26.
Former tennis player earns national honor
Former Eastern tennis player Fernando Velasco of Austin, Texas, was named the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) Male Player of the Year as the awards were recently handed out at the 2009 PTR International Tennis Symposium in Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Velasco played tennis at Eastern from 1962-65. He is currently ranked No. 1 in Texas and No. 20 in the National USTA 65 and over Singles.
He ended his year with a 32-10 and he was a member of the team that won both the 65-and-over Division and Overall Team National Championship at the Intersectional Tournament held in Arlington, Texas.
He was also named Senior Player of the Year by the Capital Area Tennis Association. Velasco, a PTR Master Professional, is the General Manager and Director of Tennis of the Circle C Tennis Club in Austin.
PTR is the largest global organization of tennis teaching professionals with more than 13,000 members in 122 countries.
Women's cross country earns academic award
The Eastern women's cross country team was named one of the nation's All-Academic squads by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association after Eastern's squad maintained a 3.12 team GPA for Fall 2008.
Eastern had three team members, junior Jessica Blondell, sophomore Martha Pedziwiatr and freshman Jenna Wise, post 4.0 GPA's for the semester. Eastern was one of three Ohio Valley Conference schools to make the list as 162 NCAA Division I teams nationwide maintained a team GPA of 3.00 or better.
Eastern's squad was honored with the OVC Team Sportsmanship Award for the 2008 season.
Washington was the national All-Academic squad of the year after the Huskies won their first NCAA Division I cross country title and posted a 3.28 team GPA.
-Compiled by Sports Editor Kevin Murphy. He can be reached at 581-7944 or at kjmurphy@eiu.edu.
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