Adam Mitchell hits from the fairway on the ninth hole in this file photo.A trio of golfers with Chattanooga connections earned various statuses on the Web.com Tour for the 2016 season based on their finishes Sunday at the Web.Com Tour qualifying school in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Former McCallie School and University of Georgia golfer Adam Mitchell tied for 21st at 4-under-par 282. Steven Fox, who played at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and won the 2012 U.S. Amateur, tied for 45th at 2-under 284. Mitchell and Fox will have full status until the second re-shuffle for priority into tournaments.
Former Baylor School and Georgia golfer Keith Mitchell (no relation to Adam) shot 6-over 292 and will have limited status on tour. Adam Svensson of Canada was the medalist at 20 under. Former Middle Tennessee State University golfer Jason Millard tied for runner-up.
Academics
‘ Three members of the UTC cross country teams were among six student-athletes who graduated with honors Saturday at McKenzie Arena, where 30 total former or current Mocs were among those accepting diplomas, according to a release from the UTC athletic department. Rebecca Greenwall (nursing), Paul Stuart (accounting) and Keeley Stewart (education) were the runners who walked with honors. Also graduating with honors were football’s Kevin Niethammer (accounting), women’s soccer’s Skylar Brewer (biology) and men’s tennis’ Gino Delavalle (economics). Fourteen of the student-athletes graduating were from the football program, which this season won its third straight Southern Conference championship.
Men’s basketball
‘ Darrius Fugh had 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists in Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s 70-61 defeat of Florida’s Trinity Baptist this past weekend in GNTC’s inaugural Tim Walthour Memorial Tournament, and he also led the Bobcats (6-4), with 10 points, in their 69-50 loss to Welch. Christopher Ellis had 14 points against Trinity. Walthour played for GNTC coach David Stephenson at North Georgia Christian, assisted him one year at GNTC and served with him on the area Fellowship of Christian Athletes board before dying of a rare lung disorder at the age of 34 in October 2014.