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America East Tournament

May 1, 2001

 Blue Hens Rally to Place Third; Hoffman Leads UD in 9th Place

Freshman Mike Hoffman led the Hens with a ninth place fnish

CRISFIELD, MD - The University of Delaware moved up in the standings for the second straight day and finished third overall after the final round of the America East Golf Championships Tuesday at Great Hope Golf Club.

Hartford won the team title and the automatic NCAA Tournament berth with a three-day team total of 900, well in front of two-time defending champion Towson (936) and Delaware (942). Hofstra was fourth followed by Drexel, Vermont, Maine, and Boston University in the eight -team field.

Delaware, which placed third for the third time in the last four years, placed three golfers in the top 15 and had all five golfers place in the top 30. Delaware was sixth after the first round before moving up to fourth Monday.

Freshman Mike Hoffman (Prospect/Mt. Pleasant, IL) led the Blue Hens with a ninth place finish, carding scores of 80-74-78 over the 7,047-yard par 72 course.

Junior Terry Maguire (Cornwall/Cornwall, NY), who placed 18th a year ago, placed tied for 12th at 83-72-78=233 while junior Cory Sheldon (Newark/Newark, DE) tied for 15th with a score of 80-77-78=235.

Also for the Blue Hens, freshman Jerry Newell (Salesianum/Wilmington, DE) placed tied for 25th with a score of 80-85-79=244 while junior Jason Phinney (Milton/Milton, MA) was 30th with a score of 84-83-79=246.

Hartford, which placed all five of its players in the top seven, had the tournament's individual medalist as Jeff Campbell led from start to finish, carding a five over par score of 74-71-76=221 to finish six strokes ahead of teammate Miroslay Holub and Towson's Josh Upton (both at 227). Defending champion Greg Cote of Towson placed tied for fifth at 230.

AGATE:

Final Team Standings (54 holes): 1. Hartford - 900; 2. Towson - 936; 3. Delaware - 942; 4. Hofstra - 945; 5. Drexel - 947; 6. Vermont - 964; 7. Maine - 973; 8. Boston University - 983.

Top 10 Individuals: 1. Jeff Campbell (Hartford), 74-71-76=221; 2. JoshUpton (Towson), 76-75-76=227 & Miroslay Holub (Hartford), 76-75-76=117; 4. Greg Folsom (Hartford), 77-73-79=229; 5. Greg Cote (Towson), 75-74-81=230 & Chris Holmes (Hartford), 76-79-75=230; 7. Dean Carrigan (Hartford), 78-81-72=231 & Ryan Yelen (Drexel), 76-77-78=231; 9. Mike Hoffman (Delaware), 80-74-78=232, Dave Hirschorn (Drexel), 82-78-72=232, & Tom Coakley (Vermont), 77-78-77=232.

Delaware Finishers: 9. Mike Hoffman, 80-74-78=232; 12. Terry Maguire, 83-72-78=233; 15 Corey Sheldon, 80-77-78=235; 25. Jerry Newell, 80-85-79=244; 30. Jason Phinney, 84-83-79=246.

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