Greensboro College - Elder and Nihart Named All Region

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Elder and Nihart Named All Region

Ben Nihart

Pride Sports Info.

5/12/2010 9:39:04 AM

Hershey, Pa. -- Greensboro College golfers Brock Elder and Ben Nihart were named to the Ping All Region team. The announcement came at the awards banquet on Tuesday night at the NCAA Division III golf championships.

Elder leads GC with a 74.2 stroke average and is ranked 10th nationally. He was named to the USA South first team and was the medalist at Pine Needles, which The Pride won.

Nihart was the top finisher for GC in the USA South championship (seventh), He is ranked No. 11 nationally and placed in the top 10 in seven events this year.

The Pride enters the second day of the tournament in fourth place on Wednesday. Nihart led GC with a +1 73 on Tuesday.

To view the full regional teams, click HERE.

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