Tereshko Lifts Transy Golfers to 5th Place Finish at Gordin Classic

Release courtesy of Transylvania University

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Justin Tereshko followed his first round 72 with a 71 Monday, earning medalist honors for himself and leading Transylvania to a fifth place showing in the 20th annual Greensboro Gordin Classic, a preview of next May's NCAA Division III Championship.

Defending tournament champion Methodist, the first-round leader, fell all the way to sixth place as Guilford won the team title with a score of 591, five shots ahead of runnerup Huntingdon. St. John's was third at 592 and Oglethorpe finished fourth at 600.

Transy was next at 602, one shot clear of Methodist.

The 36-hole competition was held on the East Course of the Grandover Resort and Conference Center, a par-72, 6,800-yard layout in southern Greensboro. The event featured 18 of the top NCAA Division III programs in the country.

Transy's Tereshko, a junior from Madison, Ind., and Hunter Frazier, a sophomore from Lexington, each shot even par 72s on Sunday. Frazier had a 79 Monday to finish at 151, eight strokes back of Tereshko and Centre's Chris Morris. Stephen Montgomery had a second straight 76 for Transy for a 152 total while James Dawson had a 79 for a total of 157. Jantzen Latham completed the Transy scores with an 83 which left him at 160.

Tereshko won medalist honors on a scorecard tie-breaker.

In the team standings, Wisconsin Stout followed Methodist in seventh place at 607. Next came Greensboro (611), Emory (611), and Centre (615) in the top 10.

This year's event is dedicated to the memory of longtime Guilford golf coach Jack Jensen, who died suddenly last March in the midst of his 33rd season as the Quakers’ golf coach. The tournament serves as a preview of the 2011 NCAA Division III Championships, which will be held at Grandover May 10-13. It featured 14 of NCAA Division III's top-25 teams, according to the Oct. 4 Golf World/NIKE Golf Division III Coaches’ Poll, including all of the top-five squads.

Top-ranked Greensboro, second-ranked Huntingdon, third-ranked Methodist, fourth-ranked Skidmore, and fifth-ranked St. John’s (Minn.) makes this Division III's top fall tournament. Guilford is the nation's seventh-ranked team in the poll while Transy is No. 18.

Hosted by the Greensboro Sports Commission, Guilford College and Ohio Wesleyan University, the tournament is named for longtime Ohio Wesleyan golf coach Dr. Richard Gordin.