LeTourneau University

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LeTourneau University, P.O. Box 7001, Longview, TX 75607

Fax:  (903) 233-3495

Contact:  Shane Meling (903)233-3378                                                                           

shanemeling@letu.edu

McCrary and Kok Lead LETU Golf at TLU

            SEGUIN, TEXAS – Nate McCrary (Longview/Spring Hill HS) and Lisa Kok (Lynden, WA/Lynden Christian HS) were the top finishers for the LeTourneau University men’s and women’s golf teams at the Texas Lutheran University Fall Classics completed on Tuesday.

            McCrary shot a YellowJacket record 18-hole round of two-under par 70 in the opening round of the invitational.  Over the 54-hole event, McCrary shot a school record three-over par 219 to finish tied for 14^th.  Adam Harding (Boca Raton, FL/Spanish River HS), Josh Rutland (Gladewater/Sabine HS) and Doug Moorehead (Hamilton, OH/Hamilton HS) rounded out the scoring for the YellowJackets; Harding shot a 225, Rutland a 227 and Moorehead a 228.  “The previous school record was 228, so I feel very good about our team with four guys matching that score,” said head coach Andy Woodring.

            The YellowJackets finished tied for sixth in the team standings with a 54-hole school record 896.  The team finished tied for fourth among the American Southwest Conference teams.  “We wanted to gauge where we stood in the conference and in all NCAA Division III.  I think we earned some respect from this performance.  Teams know that we could go out and win now,” said Woodring.

            Kok led the LadyJackets with a two-day total of 164, which was good enough to tie for 10^th place.  The team finished in 8^th place overall in the 36-hole event.

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