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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2009 Lions move into second place in the MIAA with third place finish at Fort Hays Final Stats Hays, Kan. - The Missouri Southern golf team shot a 306 for the second-straight day and edged out Washburn by three strokes to climb into second place in the MIAA standings after a third place finish at the 2009 Fort Hays State Invitational today in Hays. Junior Seve Smith (Webb City, Mo.) shot a 71 and 74 to finish tied with Washburn's Dustin Yeager and Central Missouri's Zack Van Dolah to force a playoff for the individual title. Van Dolah was eliminated on the first playoff hole (a par four, ninth) that both Yeager and Smith shot par on. Both Yeager and Smith would bogey the next two holes, No. 8 and No. 1, but Yeager again shot par on the ninth and Smith went double-bogey to earn Yeager the individual title. Seniors David Eddy (Carl Junction, Mo.) and Taylor Griffith (Carthage, Mo.) finished tied for 17th with a 154, while sophomore's Jared Essary (Cape Fair, Mo.) and Andy Hogenmiller (Washington, Mo.), as well as junior Stephen Boyd (Springdale, Ark.) were tied for 36th with a 159. Jamie Voegelli (Muskogee, Okla.) shot a 160 to tie for 41st. Central Missouri placed first and continued its streak of tournaments won with a 14-stroke lead over second-place Nebraska-Kearney. Southern was third, followed by Washburn, Missouri Western, Fort Hays, Colorado School of Mines, Pittsburg State, Dodge City CC, Southwest Baptist, Truman State and Fort Hays B team. The Lionsare tied with Washburn for second place in the MIAA and trail Central Missouri by three points in the standings. After the first two points events of the season, the standings in the MIAA are below. Southern will play host to the third points event in the spring, with the final points event, the MIAA Championship, counting double toward the conference title. 2009 MIAA Golf Standings |