SAND SHARK GOLFERS TO OPEN SPRING SEASON
2/5/2010 2:41:10 PM
BLUFFTON, SC-The USCB Sand Sharks men's and women's golf team will open up the spring portion of their 2009-10 schedule as both teams travel to Lake Wales, FL for the sixth annual Start 2 Finish Sports & More Classic to be held at the Lake Wales Country Club on Sunday and Monday.
Both teams are ranked in the NAIA National Preseason Poll. The Lady Sharks ranked 13th, hope this tournament will get them started in the right direction as they try to play their way toward their first NAIA National Tournament which will be held in late May in Rapid City, SD. USCB's line-up for the opening tournament will include sophomores Adrianna Saavedra, Sophie Henke, and Brittany Cheek along with first year students Jenny Payne and Kelli Nakano.
The men's team ranked 3rd in the national preseason poll, will feature veteran senior Jon Pannone and junior George Thacker. Also playing for the Sand Sharks will be sophomores Chris Lane and Jack Bingham. All four were members of the USCB team that placed seventh in 2009 at the NAIA National Tournament. They will be joined at Lake Wales by freshman Travis Cashion.