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NEC Men's Golfer of the Month: Max Palmer, RMU
NEC Women's Co-Golfers of the Month: Carolina Ronchel, LIU & Chelsea Sedlar, SHU
NEC MEN’S GOLFER OF THE MONTH
Max Palmer, Robert Morris
So., Novi, MI/Detroit Catholic Central
Palmer, the 2016-17 NEC Rookie of the Year, is off to a solid start to his sophomore campaign after collecting the NEC’s best individual finish at a tournament so far this year. Palmer placed second out of 88 golfers with an even-par 213 (70-75-68) at the Northern Kentucky Fall Classic. The highlight of his weekend in Kentucky was shooting a three-under and career-low 68 in the final round to move him up six spots on the leaderboard and just one shot behind the individual champion. Palmer went on to claim a 13th place finish at the Cleveland State Invitational the following weekend.
NEC WOMEN’S CO-GOLFERS OF THE MONTH
Carolina Ronchel, LIU Brooklyn
So., Huelva, Spain/Huelva
Ronchel posted an NEC-best 76.0 stroke average over the first month of the fall season, including a third place finish in a field of 66 at the Dartmouth Invitational. She shot even par (144), highlighted by a three-under 69 in the first round, a career-low and the second lowest score in school history. Ronchel, who was named to the All-NEC second team last spring, alsofinished 12th at both the Hartford Invitational and the Rutgers Invitational.
Chelsea Sedlar, Sacred Heart
Jr., Merrimack, NH/Bishop Guertin
Sedlar, a two-time first team All-NEC selection, won her first tournament of the year at the Hartford Invitational this past weekend to cap a strong month. The junior finished the event five-over par after shooting a 73 (+1) on the final day to secure the individual title in a field of 66 golfers. Sedlar also shot five-over 149 (72-76) to finish 11th at the Dartmouth Invitational and posted two other top-20 finishes in September. She ended the month with a 76.5 stroke average.
NEC PRIME PERFORMERS
Saint Francis U senior Brandon Mihalo (Ontario, CA/Canada Holy Names Catholic) shot an average of 73 through six rounds in the season’s first month. The Ontario native finished at even par at the Hartford Invite to tie for 20th before shooting six-over par for an eighth place result at the Cleveland State Invitational.
Bryant junior Ryan Brown (Bedford, NH/Bedford) placed third overall with an even par (70-74) at the Ryan T. Lee Memorial. He finished the season’s first month with an NEC leading 72.4 stroke average.
CCSU senior Anthony Sebastianelli (Clark Summit, PA/Abington Heights) began his final season as a Blue Devil with a 72.7 stroke average over the course of three tournaments so far this fall. His best tournament finish came at the Quechee Club Collegiate Challenge hosted by Dartmouth where he shot a 143 (+1) for second place. He also placed 13th at the MacDonald Cup while posting a round of 69.
CCSU freshman Meghan McLean (Port Williams, Nova Scotia/Horton) recorded a 76.7 strroke average in her first month of collegiate completion. She posted two top-15 finishes at the Dartmouth Invitational (13th) and the Towson Invitational (14th). McLean improved in each round with scores of 79, 78, 77 and 73.
Wagner junior Pascalle Tego (Mexico City, Mex/Colegio Monteverde) averaged 76.9 strokes per round in the first month of the fall season. She recorded a second round score of one-over par (73) to finish tied for 11th out of 71 golfers at the Navy Fall Invitational. Tego then shot a 73 in her final round at the Boston College Intercollegiate to pass 16 other golfers and finish 17th out of 87 competitors.