CREIGHTON BRINGS HOME HARDWARE; MEN’S GOLF FINISHES SIXTH

Sunday, April 22

Ninety-Six, S.C.

Radford University

Big South Conference Championships

CREIGHTON BRINGS HOME HARDWARE; MEN’S GOLF FINISHES SIXTH

4/22/2018 4:49:00 PM | Men's Golf

Final Results

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CREIGHTON BRINGS HOME HARDWARE; MEN'S GOLF FINISHES SIXTH

NINETY SIX, S.C. – The Radford men's golf team finished sixth at the conclusion of the Big South Championship on Sunday, but Myles Creighton capped off his Radford career with his second Big South Scholar Athlete of the Year Award and was named all-conference.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

Name: Big South Championship
Course (par/yardage): The Patriot at Grand Harbor (Par 72 / 7,120 yards)
Location: Ninety Six, S.C.
Results

KEY STORYLINES

Myles Creighton finished inside the top 10, in a tie for ninth, after shooting two-under in the final day of the Big South Championship.
Creighton was named Scholar Athlete of the Year, just as he was in 2017. He was also named to the All-Conference team.
Not only was Creighton the first Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2017, he is also the first to win it in back-to-back years.
Creighton ends his career finishing inside the top 10 in 10 consecutive spring tournaments.
He also claims the career top-10 scoring average with a 72.97, which ousts Weston Eklund.
Hunter Duncan concluded his freshman season with a one-under (71) in the final day of play.
He was named to the Big South All-Freshman Team. Duncan is the first freshman to achieve the honor since 2014.
The Highlanders finished the final day shooting four-over (292) as a team.
Peter Gasperini shot one-under (71) and finishes in a tie for 14^th place.
No. 1 seed Liberty finished with a team aggregate 12-under (276) to distance itself from the field and win the 2018 Big South Men's Golf Championship by 19 strokes over defending champion Campbell.
Individually, High Point's Brendan MacDougall finished with a five-under (67) Sunday and captured Medalist honors with a 13-under par 203 (73-63-67).

RADFORD LINEUP

T9 - Myles Creighton – 76-71-70 (217)
T14 - Peter Gasperini – 76-73-71 (220)
T25 - Hunter Duncan – 75-81-71 (227)
T33 - Ben Ramsey – 76-75-80 (231)
T35 - Tyler Hull – 78-73-81 (232)

All-Conference Team
Ray Kraivixien, Jr., Campbell
Brett McLamb, R-Soph., Campbell
Brendan MacDougall, Soph., High Point
Jesper Svensson, Jr., Campbell
Ervin Chang, Soph., Liberty
Mickey DeMorat, Sr., Liberty
Myles Creighton, Sr., Radford
Pontus Nyholm, Fr., Campbell
Jacques Wilson, Sr., Charleston Southern
Aaron Thomas, Sr., Gardner-Webb
Brett McLamb, Soph., Campbell

All-Freshman Team
Pontus Nyholm, Campbell
Alexandre Fuchs, Liberty
Hunter Duncan, Radford
Connor Moore, Charleston Southern
Noah Peterson, Winthrop

All-Academic Team
Ray Kraivixien, Jr., Campbell
Art Griffin, Sr., Charleston Southern
Steffen Smith, Soph., Gardner-Webb
Davis Kiger, Jr., High Point
Mickey DeMorat, Sr., Liberty
Nick Contini, Sr., Longwood
Carson Spears, R-Sr., Presbyterian College
Myles Creighton, Sr., Radford
Michael McKee, Jr., Winthrop

Golfer of the Year
Ray Kraivixien, Jr., Campbell

Freshman of the Year
Pontus Nyholm, Fr., Campbell

Coach of the Year
Jeff Thomas, Liberty

Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Myles Creighton, Sr., Radford

All-Championship Team (Top 5 finishers)
Brendan MacDougall, Soph., High Point
Mickey DeMorat, Sr., Liberty
Alexandre Fuchs, Fr., Liberty
Jacques Wilson, Sr., Charleston Southern
Alec Weary, Soph., High Point

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