Bowling Green State University Athletics
Men's Golf Tied For Fourth At MAC Championship
May 03, 2001 | Men's Golf
May 3, 2001
Westerville, OH - Sophomore Adam Balls (Woodstock, Ontario) carded a first round total of 72 Thursday at the first round of the Mid-American Conference golf championship, helping the Falcons to a tie for fourth after one round of competition. Balls is also tied for tenth place overall with four other golfers. The tournament, being held at the Medallion Club in Westerville, OH continues on Friday with round two, with the final round set for Saturday.
Kent State leads the way in the team standings with a first round total of 280. The Falcons are tied with Akron, 16 strokes back at 296. Also in the top 20 overall for BGSU is junior Brian Gerken (Napoleon, OH). Gerken fired a first round 74 to tie him for 19th with six other golfers.
Team Scores From Day 1 of the MAC Golf Championship:
1. Kent State 280 2. Miami 283 3. Toledo 289 4. BGSU 296 Akron 296 6. Marshall 297 7. Ohio 298 Ball State 298 Eastern Michigan 298 10. Northern Illinois 316BGSU Results: 10T. Adam Balls 72 19T. Brian Gerken 74 26T. Jon Smarrelli 75 26T. Andy Miller 75 30T. Justin Gillham 76
