Young University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s golfers have done well in a variety of events in Europe and Ohio in recent weeks. Freshman Maria Pineiro rebounded from an opening 81 in the Campeonato de Catalunya Absoluto in Spain with a 73 and a 70 for a second-place finish, two strokes out of first, and freshman Maddy McDanel tied for second in the Hudson (Ohio) Junior Invitational with a 54-hole 221. UTC sophomore Monica San Juan was seventh with a sterling 280 for 72 holes in the Biarritz Cup in France, closing with a 69 and a 67. And freshman Holly Morgan tied for eighth in the St. Rule Trophy tournament at St. Andrews in Scotland and later tied for 20th in the English Women’s Amateur.
‘ Scott Stevens from Chattanooga and the University of South Carolina shot even-par 72 Monday at Eagle Creek Golf Club in the first round of the Canadian Men’s Amateur at Gatineau, Quebec, and is tied for 26th place in relation to par. UTC’s Etienne Brault opened with a 6-over 76 at the Royal Ottawa course in his country’s national championship.
‘ UTC’s Wes Gosselin, Phillip Hickam, Lake Johnson, Oliver Simonsen, Brooks Thomas, Stuart Thomas and Andrew Weathers begin play today in the 101st Tennessee State Amateur tournament at Blackthorn Club in Jonesborough. Gosselin was the State Am runner-up last year at Holston Hills in Knoxville, and he was third with Stuart Thomas tied for fifth and Weathers and Brooks Thomas also in the top 20 at the recent Chattanooga Choo Invitational at Council Fire. Johnson was the Tennessee Match Play runner-up last week at Bear Trace at Harrison Bay. The Mocs as a group earned Golf Coaches Association of America all-academic honors with their 3.474 aggregate grade point average for 2015-16, led by Stuart Thomas with a 4.0 for both semesters and Gosselin’s 3.897 with a 4.0 in the spring. All seven UTC players on the 2015-16 roster made the dean’s list at least one of the semesters.
Auto Racing
‘ Five drivers shared the prize money from the Super Pro class after rain ended competition Saturday night at the Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip. Still in the running for the first-place $1,500 when the racing stopped were Ron Lane, Jake Clayton, Mike Clayton, Chris Whittle and Josh Rolen. The Foot Brake winners were David Bigham, Ray Zumstein and Steve Holloway, and the Junior Dragster winners were Bryson Kaiser and brothers Adrian Wilson and Malone Wilson. Austin Patrick of Dalton had the low elapsed time (4.71 seconds) and top speed (145.75 mph) of the meet in his 598-cubic-inch big-block Chevrolet dragster.
Volleyball
‘ Dalton State was picked fifth out of 11 Southern States Athletic Conference volleyball teams in coaches’ voting announced Monday. The Roadrunners received 78 points, following Coastal Georgia (116), Mobile (112), Faulkner (96) and Bethel (88). Loyola of New Orleans was sixth with 67, trailed by Martin Methodist, Brenau, William Carey, Middle Georgia State and Brewton-Parker. Dalton State will open its season Aug. 27 in a tri-match at Covenant College with two seniors, libero/defensive specialist Karly Newman from Ooltewah High School and setter Clarissa Weber from Brazil, plus four other returners, three new transfers and three freshmen. One of the freshmen is 6-foot middle blocker Kayla Renee Wimpee from Ridgeland.
Triathlon
‘ Nicholas McCormick won the Sportsbarn Sprint Triathlon held Sunday, beginning at the Chickamauga Dam recreation area, with a time of 42 minutes, 41 seconds for the 0.25-mile swim, 8.2-mile bike ride and 2-mile run. Daniel Loveless, 34, was second in 43:44 with a 13:22 run compared to the 11:31 concluding discipline for the 20-year-old McCormick. A relay team including Katie Alford finished third in 43:49, and Tim Bell, Drew Streip and Lane Hollis were the third- through fifth-place individuals at 43:52, 44:56 and 45:00, and Taylor Davidson was the first-finishing female and 25th individual in 50:43.
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