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Final MIAA Standings
 
SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. – The Calvin University men's golf team won the MIAA Men's Golf Championship presented by Collegiate Credit Union on Thursday with a big final round of conference play on day two of the MIAA Spring Finale at Hawkshead GC. 
 
The Knights finished the day with a 3-under par team score of 285 strokes to finish the two-day MIAA Spring Finale with an even-par score of 576, eight strokes better than second-place Trine University's total of 584.
 
The Spring Finale was the last of six MIAA rounds during the fall and spring seasons and the Knights finished with an average score of 294.0 to win the program's first MIAA championship since the fall of 2021. The Knights also secured their first bid into the NCAA III Men's Golf Championships since 2017.
 
Along with the team honors, the Knights also had the MIAA Spring Finale medalist winner in Jack Marzolino (Byron Center, Mich./Byron Center), who shot a 4-under par round of 68 to go with his Wednesday round of 70 to shoot 6-under par 138 for the tournament.
 
Matt Turcotte (Grandville, Mich./Calvin Christian) closed his conference season with a round of 75 to clinch first place on the MIAA individual leader board and Most Valuable Golfer honors through the six conference events with an average score of 72.3.
 
Calvin entered the day in first place in the overall standings with a two-stroke lead over Trine and got off to a blistering start. Marzolino played his first four holes in 4-under par with the help of an eagle on the par-5 second hole, while Ethan Tiller (Kalamazoo, Mich./Portage Central) played his first nine holes in 5-under par and finished the day with the lowest round on the course with a 5-under 67 to take second place over the two-day Spring Finale with a total of 139.
 
Behind them, Turcotte, Ford Erickson (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) and Dylan Clark (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) each shot rounds of 75, while wild card entry Josiah McClelland (Vicksburg, Mich./Vicksburg) shot 76.
 
Marzolino and Tiller finished the two-day tournament in first and second place, respectively, while Turcotte tied for sixth place with a two-day total of 145 and McClelland finished in 14th with a total of 150.
 
Trine finished second with 1,770 strokes over the course of the season for a 295.0 average, while Hope College was third with 1,785 for a 297.5 average..
 
Turcotte and Marzolino each earned All-MIAA First Team honors, while Tiller was named All-MIAA Second Team.
 
COACH'S COMMENT: "The team is so filled with joy and satisfaction with this win," Calvin head coach Brian Bolt said. "It's been a long project to develop as a team that could become champions. The players were so focused and dedcated this spring, but a championship like this is very hard to accomplish. The boys showed great courage and stepped up in the biggest moment. Seniors Jack Marzolino won the two-day finale and Matt Turcotte finished as the MIAA MVP. Beyond them this was a team-wide effort and everyone played an important par. Our team is very grateful to our God for this opportunity, regardless of outcome, but winning is a joy all its own." 
 
NEXT UP: Calvin men's golf clinched a spot in the NCAA III Men's Golf Championship, which will be played from May 12-15 at Mission Resort & Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. The NCAA Selection Release announcing all the team entries will take place on Monday, May 4, on NCAA.com.