Lincoln University Athletics - Men's Golf Wraps Up Fall Season With 12th Place Finish

Men's Golf Wraps Up Fall Season With 12th Place Finish

Junior Justin Watkins once again paced the Blue Tigers firing a 148 to finish in a tie for 16th overall.

Brian Kortz, Sports Information Director

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10/22/2009 3:28:57 AM

DESTIN, FL. -- The Lincoln University men's golf team concluded their fall slate finishing 12th out of 17 teams at the Indian Bayou Classic that finished up late Tuesday.

The Blue Tigers tallied a 615 (308-307) finishing seven-strokes ahead of both Faulkner University and University of Montevallo, who each placed in 13th. Host North Alabama cruised to a 10-stroke victory over Valdosta State to win the Classic with a 572.

Junior Justin Watkins kept up the momentum from his first career victory last week at the Lewis Fall Classic to lead the Blue Tigers with a 148 (73-75) to place him in a tie for 16th overall. North Alabama's Brett Munson won the individual title with a 10-under 134 (69-65) to beat out Columbus State's Stephen Swanepoel by five-strokes.

Junior Kyle Brands trimmed four-strokes off his first round score to finish with a 154 (79-75) to finish in a tie for 39th, as nine golfers finished with a 154 for the Classic.

Freshman Dillon Maloney wasn't far behind, as his 157 (76-81) placed him in a tie for 59th overall. Freshman Dustin Harris and sophomore Josh Roller rounded out the scoring for Lincoln, as Harris was just one-stroke behind Maloney, finishing with a 158 (80-78) to place in a tie for 66th, while Roller placed in a tie for 80th with a 162 (83-79).

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Did You Know...

8 time Pro Bowler Lemar Parrish, played football at Lincoln University.

Lincoln University was founded in 1866 by the men of the 62^nd and 65^th United States Colored Infantries.

that the men's basketball team claimed four Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association conference championships (1972, 75, 77, 81)

Lincoln University competes in the Heartland Conference and the Great Lakes Football Conference.

Running Back Leo Lewis, who was nicknamed the Lincoln Locomotive and the Minnesota Express for the Vikings, holds the school records for touchdowns in a season with 22.

Lincoln will be returning to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association in the fall of 2010 after an 11-year absence

Athletes of the Week

Chris Pfau

Baseball

Chris Pfau (LHP, So., Columbia, MO) was named Heartland Conference Co-Pitcher of the Week on Tuesday for his performance this past weekend against Texas A&M International.

Pfau dominated on the mound in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday, limiting Texas A&M International to just six hits in recording the complete game shutout, while also striking out six and walking one. The sophomore left-hander also delivered at the plate, coming through with an RBI groundout in the third inning for the only run scored in Lincoln’s 1-0 victory.

Pfau also started the other three games in the series in centerfield and combined with his pitching performance, posted eight putouts, two assists and no errors as the Blue Tigers took three of four from the Dustdevils.

So far on the season, Pfau has played in all 11 games, starting three on the mound and playing in the other eight games at centerfield and at designated hitter. The Blue Tiger leadoff man holds a .286 batting average, 10 hits, two RBI and three stolen bases, while compiling 19.1 innings pitched, a 2.79 ERA, 17 strikeouts and six walks to record a 1-1 mark on the bump.

Okine Codlyn

Women's Track and Field

Okine Codlyn (Sr., Kingston, St. Andrew, Jamaica) took home the pentathlon overall title this past Friday at the Alumni Classic on the campus of Illinois College. Codlyn took first in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.41 seconds, first in the long jump with a jump of 5.60m, tied for first with teammate Sheri Kaye Campbell in the high jump and then completed the pentathlon with a first place in the shot put with a throw of 9.91m to take the overall title with 3,428 points.

Codlyn also came close in the long jump outside of the pentathlon, placing second with a jump of 5.22m, while teammate Racquel Anderson won the event with a jump of 5.54m.