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Golden Rams win first-ever SIAC men’s golf championship

PEACHTREE CITY, Ga.- Albany State men's golf team has been making history all year as the first program at the institution. On Wednesday, in its first year of competition, ASU claimed its first Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Men's Golf Championship at the Flat Creek Golf Course in Peachtree City, Ga.

The Golden Rams led throughout the three-day event and finished with a combined team total of 888 over the par-72, 6677-yard course. Albany State was led by Dominic DiGiacomo who finished with a total of 214 (71, 68, 75). DiGiacomo was named the 2017 SIAC Men's Golf Tournament MVP. Tyler George (71, 75, 71, 221) and Tyler Hanson (74, 73, 76, 223) were also named to the all-tournament team. Davis Verner (79, 75, 76, 230) and Russell Sabol (79, 77, 81, 237) finished in the top ten for the Golden Rams.
 
Hanson was also named to the SIAC All-Conference first team and voted the league's Freshman of the Year.
 
Albany State's Gary Hilton was tabbed as the 2017 SIAC Men's Golf Coach of the Tournament.
 
Miles, who won the title last year, finished second (940). 
Kentucky State was third overall with a team score of 945. Morehouse (966) finished fourth ahead of LeMoyne-Owen (1046), Benedict (1104), and Paine (1105).
 
The 2017 NCAA Division II Men's Golf Selection Show will air on April 28. Albany State will represent the SIAC in the NCAA South Regional set to take place May 8-10 and will be hosted by North Alabama at the Shoals Golf Club.  
 

2017 SIAC Men's Golf Championship Results- http://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=team&tid=13159

2017 SIAC Men's Golf All-Tournament Team
Dominic DiGiacomo Albany State
Tyler George Albany State
Tyler Hansen Albany State
Jacob McCurry Miles College
Neal Wells Kentucky State
 
Tournament MVP: Dominic DiGiacomo, Albany State
Coach of the Tournament: Gary Hilton, Albany State

 
2017 SIAC Men's Golf All-Conference Team
Jesse Redman* Spring Hill College
David Kirkman* Spring Hill College
Kyle Kearns* Miles College
Tommy Swearingen* Morehouse College
Tyler Hanson* Albany State University
Nalle Nilson^ Spring Hill College
Rajai Cousley^ Benedict College
Matthew Peavler^ Paine College
Kareem Muhammed^ LeMoyne-Owen College
Jeremy Kimbrough^ Kentucky State
*Indicates first-team selection
^Indicates second team selection

 
2017 SIAC Men's Golf Player of the Year: Jesse Redman, Spring Hill

2017 SIAC Men's Golf Freshman of the Year: Tyler Hanson, Albany State

2017 SIAC Men's Golf Coach of the Year: Lenard Smoot, Miles College
 

 
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Players Mentioned

Dominic DiGiacomo

Dominic DiGiacomo

5' 10"
Junior
Tyler George

Tyler George

5' 9"
Freshman
Davis  Verner

Davis Verner

6' 3"
Junior
Russell Sabol

Russell Sabol

5' 7"
Junior
Tyler Hanson

Tyler Hanson

5' 10"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Dominic DiGiacomo

Dominic DiGiacomo

5' 10"
Junior
Tyler George

Tyler George

5' 9"
Freshman
Davis  Verner

Davis Verner

6' 3"
Junior
Russell Sabol

Russell Sabol

5' 7"
Junior
Tyler Hanson

Tyler Hanson

5' 10"
Junior