FOREST, Va. – Just weeks after earning the automatic berth to the 2021 NCAA Men’s Golf Tournament the Guilford golf team earned seven individual awards from the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) on Friday, May 7th. The Quakers had four players named All-ODAC first team—Louis Lambert, Jack Lee, Addison Manring and James Mishoe—along with Sam Davidson earning All-ODAC Third Team honors. Additionally, James Mishoe earned ODAC Golfer of the Year honors and Quakers’ coach Adam Crawford was named Jack Jensen Coach of the Year.
Mishoe earned his third straight ODAC top player award featuring a conference-best 70.6 per round scoring average and current ranking as the #1 player in NCAA Division III by Golfstat. Mishoe finished no higher than 11th in six events competed this season. He won the Savannah Invitational after posting a 13-under 203 (65-67-71) and added a second individual medal at the Jekyll Island Invitational at 8-under 208 (70-69-69). He tied for second at the Wynlakes Intercollegiate at 3-under 141 (67-74). Mishoe carded a 6-under 66 in the final round of the ODAC Championships in an attempt to catch leader and eventual medalist Hunter Martin from Hampden-Sydney, only to come up one stroke short and chime in as the runner-up at 4-under 212 (73-73-66). He and Martin were the only players to finish under par for the championship.
Crawford enjoys his first ODAC top coaching honor in his third season guiding the Quakers program. Guilford captured its ODAC-best 18th championship trophy at Bryan Park Golf & Conference Center, marking its first conference title since earning back-to-back crowns in 2017 and 2018. The Quakers enter the 2021 NCAA Division III Championships as the second ranked team in the country by Golfstat. They trail only Methodist University on a list that features a top-five composed of all South Region schools.
Lee posted the second-lowest scoring average on the team (74.3) behind only Mishoe’s 70.6. Lee opened the season with a 39th-place performance after firing rounds of 74, 75 and 77 at The Savannah Invitational, helping Guilford finish second on the team leaderboard. Lee placed 16th overall at The Tiger Invitational with a 146, following consecutive rounds of 73. Key in helping the Quakers finish first at The Jekyll Island Invitational, Lee was fourth overall with a score of 214 (70-68-76) that left him 2-under-par. Lee followed up that performance by finishing 16-over-par with a 232 at The Golfweek Division III Spring Invitational on April 1-4. In his final regular season match of the season, Lee closed out The Wynlakes Intercollegiate with a 1-under-par score of 143. An 11th-place finish for Lee came at The ODAC Championship, where he was 10-over-par with a score of 226 after rounds of 79, 73 and 74.
Manring logged the third-lowest scoring average for the Quakers (74.8). Manring opened the season with an even-part score of 216 (73-71-72) placing 12th at The Savannah Invitational. He followed that by placing in a tie for eighth at The Tiger Invitational after a 1-over-par score of 143 (75-68). Manring’s third tournament of the season, Jekyll Island Invitational, resulted in an 11-over-par score of 227 (71-74-82). At The Golfweek Division III Spring Invitational, Manring had the third-best score of any Quaker, closing 15-over-par with a 231. Manring was 47th overall in The Wynlakes Intercollegiate, finishing 9-over-par score of 153. An 11th-place finish for Manring came at The ODAC Championship, where he was 10-over-par with a score of 226 after rounds of 76, 74 and 76.
Lambert played all 16 rounds for Guilford this season, averaging 75 on the season. His season opened with a combined score of 234 (82-81-71) where he was 18-over-par at The Savannah Invitational. In his second tourney, The Tiger Invitational, Lambert was 5-over-par with a 149 (76-73). Lambert’s second Top-20 of the slate came at The Jekyll Island Invitational where he was 4-over-par with a score of 220 (73-74-74). He put together a 13-over-par score of 229 at The Golfweek Division III Spring Invitational. Lambert joined Mishoe among Top-10 finishers at The Wynlakes Intercollegiate, placing ninth with a score of 143, resulting in a 1-under-par. Lambert, one of five Guilford players inside the Top-15 of The ODAC Championship, came through with a 9-over-par score of 225 (76-74-75).
Davidson capped off a solid freshman season for Guilford, averaging a 76.6 scoring average in 16 rounds of play. Davidson grabbed a 25th-place finish in his collegiate debut, firing a 6-over-par score of 222 (73-75-74) at The Savannah Invitational. Davidson capped off The Tiger Invitational with a 10-over-par 154 after rounds of 81 and 73. He fired a 16-over-par score of 232 (79-75-78) in his third collegiate tournament, The Jekyll Island Invitational. Davidson closed out The Golfweek Division III Spring Invitational with a 22-over-par score of 238. Davidson’s final tournament of the regular season, The Wynlakes Intercollegiate, resulted in an 11-over-par score of 155. Davidson put together his best performance of the season at The ODAC Championship, finishing eighth overall with a 9-over-par score of 225 after rounds of 74, 74 and 77.
ALL-ODAC FIRST TEAM
LOUIS LAMBERT | Guilford College
Rounds Played: 16 | Stroke Average: 75.0
Low Round: 71 at the Savannah Invitational and Wynlakes Intercollegiate | Golfstat Ranking: 22
JACK LEE | Guilford College
Rounds Played: 16 | Stroke Average: 74.3
Low Round: 70 at the Jekyll Island Invitational | Golfstat Ranking: 16
ADDISON MANRING | Guilford College
Rounds Played: 16 | Stroke Average: 74.8
Low Round: 68 at the Tiger Invitational | Golfstat Ranking: 36
JAMES MISHOE | Guilford College
Rounds Played: 16 | Stroke Average: 70.6
Low Round: 65 at the Savannah Invitational | Golfstat Ranking: 1
HUNTER MARTIN | Hampden-Sydney College
Rounds Played: 13 | Stroke Average: 74.5
Low Round: 69 twice at the ODAC Championships | Golfstat Ranking: 25
PIERCE ROBINSON | Washington and Lee University
Rounds Played: 12 | Stroke Average: 73.2
Low Round: 67 at the Hill City Invitational | Golfstat Ranking: 9
ALL-ODAC SECOND TEAM
RONNIE USZENSKI | Bridgewater College
Rounds Played: 12.5 | Stroke Average: 75.3
Low Round: 73 at the VSGA Intercollegiate | Golfstat Ranking: 43
JOHN HATCHER FERGUSON | Hampden-Sydney College
Rounds Played: 5 | Stroke Average: 74.4
Low Round: 71 at the ODAC Championships | Golfstat Ranking: 39
MEADE SLONAKER | Hampden-Sydney College
Rounds Played: 16 | Stroke Average: 75.3
Low Round: 71 at the Tiger Invitational and Jekyll Island Invitational | Golfstat Ranking: 27
ALLEN SMITH | Randolph-Macon College
Rounds Played: 16 | Stroke Average: 76.1
Low Round: 67 at the Tiger Invitational | Golfstat Ranking: 65
OWEN MALCOLM | Washington and Lee University
Rounds Played: 12 | Stroke Average: 75.2
Low Round: 71 at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate | Golfstat Ranking: 52
ALL-ODAC THIRD TEAM
JACOB LAUGHLIN | Bridgewater College
Rounds Played: 17.5 | Stroke Average: 76.9
Low Round: 70 at the Royal Lakes Invitational | Golfstat Ranking: 90
JASON SPAAR | Bridgewater College
Rounds Played: 14.5 | Stroke Average: 77.2
Low Round: 71 at the BC Shootout and VSGA Intercollegiate | Golfstat Ranking: 108
SAM DAVIDSON | Guilford College
Rounds Played: 16 | Stroke Average: 76.6
Low Round: 73 at the Savannah Invitational and Tiger Invitational | Golfstat Ranking: 76
ANDREW WATSON | University of Lynchburg
Rounds Played: 16 | Stroke Average: 76.0
Low Round: 72 at the Hill City Invitational | Golfstat Ranking: 38
CALEB CHOE | Washington and Lee University
Rounds Played: 9 | Stroke Average: 76.2
Low Round: 72 at the H-SC Invitational | Golfstat Ranking: 83