T8th of 12 at Gordin Collegiate Classic

Oct. 14-15, 2007

Juniors Andy Schillig (Pataskala/Licking Heights) and Jeff Nieman (Maineville/Cincinnati Moeller) led Ohio Wesleyan at the Gordin Collegiate Classic, hosted by Ohio Wesleyan on Sunday and Monday at the Members Club at Grand Dunes in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Oglethorpe won the tournament with a total of 579, defeating Rhodes by a 9 shots. Huntingdon finished third with a 589, followed by Wisconsin-Eau Claire (590), St. John's (Minn.) (592), Nebraska Wesleyan (597), Transylvania (600), and Ohio Wesleyan and Texas Lutheran (603). Guilford rounded out the top 10 with a 606, followed by LaVerne (607) and Carthage (626).

Schillig and Nieman finished in a tie for 19th place among individuals at 149. Sophomore Jordan Benner (Beavercreek) tied for 30th place at 151, sophomore Tommy Harman (Perrysburg) tied for 41st place with a 154 and junior Adam Claytor (Columbus/Wellington) tied for 54th place at 159.

The Gordin Classic annually matches 12 of the best NCAA Division III teams in one of the nation's most prestigious small-college tournaments. The tournament is named after longtime Ohio Wesleyan coach Dick Gordin. Gordin, who served as the Bishops' golf coach from 1955-93, guided 22 of his last 25 teams to the NCAA Division III or College Division tournaments, bringing home 6 top-5 finishes in his last 8 years, including runner-up finishes in 1990 and 1993 and thirds in 1989 and 1991. Ohio Wesleyan won a total of 12 league titles in 5 different decades under Gordin. His teams won 7 Ohio Athletic Conference championships and 5 North Coast Athletic Conference crowns. Gordin was named NCAA Division III Coach of the Year in 1987 and 1993.