As a team, the Pride finished 38th of 42 teams that competed in the championship with a combined score of 690 strokes. The winner of the tournament was the University of Rhode Island with a combined score of 600 strokes. The Rams were followed by the University of Connecticut, which finished with a combined score of 608 strokes.
The Pride was led by junior Greg Levings (Averill Park, N.Y.) who tied for 141st overall out of 209 competitors with a combined score of 169 strokes (88, 81). The Pride was also led by freshman Craig DiFranco (East Longmeadow, Mass.) who tied Levings with a combined score of 169 strokes (84, 85).
Others who competed for the Pride were junior Mike LaJoie (Enfield, Conn.), who finished tied for 171st with a combined score of 175 strokes (88, 87), junior Kyle Hicks (Enfield, Conn.) who finished tied for 182nd with a combined score of 177 strokes (89, 88), and sophomore Aaron Simons (Enfield, Conn.) who finished 203rd with a combined score of 187 stokes (90, 97).
LaJoie also won the bunker contest, besting the competition with his chipping ability.
Joe Eadie enters his 19th season as the head men's golf coach at Springfield College in the fall of 2012. Eadie is the head golf professional at the Fenway Golf Range in nearby East Longmeadow, and is in the process of becoming a PGA Professional. Read more.