Rende, Jaeger Earn PING All-Region Honors
Marks back-to-back years, third straight for Rende, for the duo to be receive All-Region recognition
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- Chattanooga golfers Stephan Jaeger and Derek Rende were named to the PING Division I All-East Region team announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America. It is the third straight year Rende has garnered All-Region recognition and the second for Jaeger.
Rende completed his eligibility this Spring and is about to start his professional career. The Chattanooga area native (Soddy Daisy) is playing later this summer on eGolf Professional Tour with all the events based in North Carolina.
Jaeger just completed his sophomore season and is off to arguably the best start in school history for men’s golf. He followed up his 2009 SoCon Freshman of the Year and All-East Region campaign by grabbing the 2010 SoCon Player of the Year award while repeating All-Region recognition. He finished 2010 ranked No. 75 on Golfstat and No. 74 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index. Jaeger is currently among the top 100 in the world (No. 98) in the R&A World Golf Rankings.
“Both are very deserving,” said head coach Mark Guhne. “Derek was vital in putting this program on the map, and Jaeger is building a reputation as one of the top collegiate golfers in the country.”
This is the third straight year the Mocs have had All-Region selection. In 2008, Rende was joined by current Hooters Tour pro Jonathan Hodge. In 2009, current assistant coach Ben Rickett was honored along with Rende and Jaeger.
Zabroske Named Division I PING All-Region
Ryan Zabroske leads the team with a 72.56 stroke average.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. ? The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) announced the 2010 Division I PING All-Region honorees Wednesday afternoon (June 2) with Georgia Southern senior Ryan Zabroske named to the East region team. Zabroske was one of three representatives on the list from the Southern Conference.
In all, 153 players across six regions ? Northeast, East, Southeast, Midwest, Central and West ? earned all-region honors for the 2010 season.
Zabroske, an Alpharetta, Ga., native is one of only two Eagles to have competed in all 12 tournaments for Georgia Southern this season. The senior was named to the All-Conference team at the conclusion of the SoCon Championship and was recognized as the SoCon Golfer of the Week for all competition March 31-April 6.
With four top-five finishes and an extra top-10 placement, Zabroske broke his career-low 54 hole total and career-low round within the first three tournaments of the season. In the season-opening Golfweek Conference Challenge, Zabroske collected his first top-five finish with a career-low 214 (-2) three-round total. He topped his performance three weeks later placing second at the Adams Cup of Newport Collegiate with a 7-under 209, compliments of three rounds of 70-70-69.
He carded a career-low 67 at the Mizuno Savannah Intercollegiate and tied the mark at the Augusta State Invitational in the spring campaign. At the Mizuno Savannah, the senior tied for second posting a 5-under 211 and then tied for sixth at the Augusta State Invitational with a 9-under 207.
With a 2-under 214 at the Southern Conference Championship, Zabroske tied for fifth place and earned the 16th All-Conference honor under the direction of head coach Larry Mays.