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 Steve Cuzzort is the 2008 GLIAC Championship medalist. |
Oct. 6, 2008
BAY CITY, Mich. - The Wayne State University golf team finished in third place at the 2008 GLIAC Championship, hosted by Saginaw Valley State University at Bay City Country Club.
Steve Cuzzort (Grosse Ile, Mich.) became the third GLIAC medalist in school history and the first since Ryan Johnson in 2004 (head coach Mike Horn was the first in 1985). He carded an eight-under par 208 (67-70-71), breaking the 54-hole school record of 213 set by Joe Spatafore in 1983 and Joe Juszczyk (Dearborn Heights, Mich./Divine Child) last season.
Juszczyk also came in under his old 54-hole mark, tying for second with a four-under 212 (71-74-67). Cuzzort and Juszczyk's respective rounds of 67 also matched the 18-hole school record.
As a team, Wayne State finished in the top three for the third time since 1989 and the first since WSU won the league title in 2003. The Warriors, who led the field with a first-round score of 284, shot 292 in the second round and 290 in the third for a total of 866, one stroke over par. Grand Valley State won the tournament (289-289-285--863), followed by 2007 champion Findlay (293-285-286--864).
David Anderson (Sarnia, Ont./St. Clair Secondary) tied for 20th (75-72-75--222), Michael Wouters (Sterling Hts., Mich./Henry Ford II) placed in a tie for 25th (71-76-76--223), and Chad Johnson (Plymouth, Mich./Canton) finished 37th (75-78-81--234).
Wayne State is off from competition until the Ashland Invitational on March 28-29.
