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Gavin Smith and Cory Stelick Named to PING All-East Region Golf Team

IUP freshman Gavin Smith and sophomore Cory Stelick have been selected to the PING Division II All-East Region team by the Golf Coaches Association of America.  Smith and Stelick are eligible for PING All-American honors, to be announced following the NCAA national tournament.

The honor is the second during the postseason for Smith, who was named the PSAC Rookie of the Year earlier this week.  Stelick is on the all-region team for the second time in as many seasons at IUP. 

Smith, from Stirling, Scotland, had a 75.75 stroke average over the fall and spring seasons.  He had two of his top efforts at the PSAC tournament in October and the NCAA East Region tournament earlier this month. 

At the PSAC tournament, Smith finished in a tie for sixth with a two-day score of 150 and at the region tournament he tied for third with a three-round total of 223, aided by a 72 that matched the best round of the final day of the tournament.  At both the PSAC and East Region events, Smith finished tied with fellow IUP first year player Nic Milito.

Including his finishes at the conference and regional tournaments, Smith placed in the top 10 at six of the 10 events in which he competed, including third at the Ohio Valley Invitational and sixth at the Lonnie Barton and West Virginia Wesleyan tournaments.

Stelick, a graduate of Groton (N.Y.) High School, led the Crimson Hawks during the 2006-07 season with a stroke average of 75.33 and finished in the top 10 in five of the nine tournaments in which he competed.  Stelick won the Burger King/Ohio Valley Invitational in September with a 4-under par score of 138 and earned PSAC Golfer of the Week honors.

Stelick was also second at California’s Vulcan Invitational, fourth at the Goldey-Beacom Invitational, tied for seventh at St. Vincent and tied for 10th at IUP’s Cecil Spadafora Invitational.  He was tied for 12th at the PSAC tournament and tied for 11th at the regional tournament.

A year ago, Stelick earned all-region honors by placing ninth at the East Region tournament at the end of his freshman campaign.

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