Mercer University
Southern Conference Championships
Rule Finishes Fourth to Lead Men's Golf at SoCon Championship
4/21/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
PINEHURST, N.C. – Senior Trey Rule finished fourth overall at the 2015 SoCon Championship, earning All-SoCon honors along with teammate Emmanuel Kountakis to lead the men's golf team on the final day of action. Freshman Jerry Ren joined the tandem on the SoCon awards list, earning All-Freshman Team recognition.
"Manny and Trey had some very solid tournaments this season and it was great to see them honored for their hard work with recognition on the all-conference team," said head coach Kirk Kayden. "It's also exciting to have Jerry on the all-freshman team, he is very detailed oriented in all aspects of his game and the future looks bright for him."
The Bears finished their SoCon Championship debut in seventh place, carding a 17-over-par 305 to close the tournament with a total tally of 895. ETSU defeated UNCG in a playoff to win the team title with a three-round score of 862.
Rule carded a 3-over 75 in Tuesday's final round to end the tournament with a 2-under total of 214. The Eatonton, Ga. native shined once again in postseason play, notching a team-high 12 birdies and one eagle this weekend after taking home the individual crown at the 2014 Atlantic Sun Championship.
Kountakis shot a team-best even-par 72 to finish 21st overall with a 10-over score of 226, as the sophomore earned all-league accolades for the first time in his career. Jeffrey Heinicka, Jr. finished third on the team on Tuesday, posting a 4-over 76 to push his event total to 235 strokes.
Ren and Sean Smothers tied for 30th overall with three-round scores of 232. Ren, one of five league freshmen to be honored, recorded a score of 84 in the final round, after firing rounds of 73 and 75 to open the tournament. Smothers closed the tournament with an 8-over 82, following rounds of 73 and 77 in the first two rounds.
SoCon Player of the Year
Adrian Meronk, ETSU
Andrews Weathers, Chattanooga
SoCon Coach of the Year
Fred Warren, ETSU
All-Southern Conference Team
Chris Hickman, ETSU
Adrian Meronk, ETSU
Wehman Hopke, Furman
Bryce Howell, Furman
Emmanuel Kountakis, Mercer
Trey Rule, Mercer
Roy Dixon, UNCG
Liam Johnston, Chattanooga
J.T. Poston, Western Carolina
Jeremy Grab, Wofford
All-Freshman Team
Cayman Ratliff, ETSU
Jerry Ren, Mercer
Josh Stockwell, UNCG
Andrew Weathers, Chattanooga
Evan Grenus, Wofford
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