Thursday, August 28, 2008

            JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (August 28, 2008) - Coming off its school record 20^th trip to the NCAA Championships, the ETSU men's golf will enter the 2008-09 campaign as one of the nation's Top 20 programs, according to the first Golf Coaches Association of America's Golf World/Nike Division I Top 25 ranking.

            The Buccaneers are ranked 18^th in the poll, which is a determined in a vote of college coaches. A year ago, the Bucs finished 22^nd in the country. UCLA is picked first again after winning the national championships a year ago, while Oklahoma State, Georgia, Southern California and Stanford round out the Top 5.

            ETSU will return five players from its roster a year ago, including players such as Seamus Power (Waterford, Ireland) and Rhys Enoch (Cornwall, England), who both were major contributors to the Bucs a year ago. Newcomers such as Scottish Boys Champion Michael Stewart (Troon, Scotland) and U.S. Amateur qualifier Devin Komline (Dorset, Vermont) are also expected to compete for positions on the top five this fall.

           The Bucs will open their season Sept. 12 at the Carpet Capital Collegiate in Dalton, Ga. For more on ETSU men's golf throughout the fall and spring semesters, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's golf link.