Men's Golf

SNHU Wins First NE10 Men's Golf Title in Six Years

Penmen Cruise to 15-Stroke Victory

CONCORD, N.H. - Southern New Hampshire claimed its first Northeast-10 Conference Men's Golf Championship title in six years on Tuesday, as the Penmen held on to their hefty Day 1 lead at the Concord Country Club to cruise to victory over the eight-team field. It is the fifth league title in program history and the first since 2018.

The SNHU foursome of Jack Pepin (four-over, 214), Sean Dully (five-over, 215), Evan Rollins (seven-over, 217) and Andrew Surprenant (nine-over, 219) all earned Top 10 finishes on the individual leaderboard to carry the Penmen at the NE10 Championship. Dully and Pepin both earned spots on the All-Championship Team. 

The Penmen shot a 25-over (865) over 54 holes, beating reigning NE10 champion Adelphi by 15 strokes (40-over, 880). Assumption finished third at 52-over (892), Saint Anselm was fourth at 67-over (907) and American International was fifth at 76-over (916). 

Adelphi freshman Mitchell Archer was named the Gordon McCullough Memorial Award Medalist, edging out Pepin in a three-hole playoff following the conclusion of team play on Tuesday. Archer shot a four-over (214) for the Championship, including a three-over, 73 in the final round to tie Pepin atop the leaderboard. He is the first Panther since Ryan Snouffer (2013) to earn individual medalist honors. 

The All-Championship Team was rounded-out by Adelphi's Francis Lanuza, Assumption's Kyle Puchol and Saint Anselm's Michael Papamechail. On Monday, Lanuza tied the lowest 18-hole score in NE10 Championship history, shooting a four-under (66) in the second round of the day to tie six other individuals with that mark, which includes SNHU's Evan Rollins from the 2023 NE10 Championship. 

SNHU led all NE10 programs with a four-under score on Par 5 holes, while tallying a Championship-best 158 pars as a team throughout both days combined. Pepin had more birdies than any other player with 11. 

Rollins represented SNHU as the NE10 Elite 24 Award winner with a 3.985 GPA as an Accounting and Finance major. The Elite 24 honors the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA at the finals site of each NE10 Championship.

GORDON MCCULLOUGH MEMORIAL AWARD MEDALIST
Mitchell Archer, Adelphi

ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
Mitchell Archer, Adelphi
Francis Lanuza, Adelphi
Kyle Puchol, Assumption
Michael Papamechail, Saint Anselm
Sean Dully, SNHU
Jack Pepin, SNHU

ELITE 24 AWARD
Evan Rollins, SNHU

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