The Tennessee State University mens team celebrate their win with PGA Director of Business and Community Relations Ernie Ellison and Vice President of The PGA of America Allen Wronowski. (Photo: The PGA of America)

May 10, 2009 -- PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Tennessee State University made a furious comeback in the final round to capture the Division I men's title and the University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg cruised to victory to claim the women's team division crown at the 23rd PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship.

Tennessee State made up ten-strokes on the final day, with three of their five players firing under-par rounds. Chris Seibel of Indianapolis, Ind., who fired a final round 1-under par 71, birdied the 17th hole and saved par on No. 18 to seal the victory.

The Tigers won the division by one-stroke over defending champion Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Fla. The University of Texas-Pan American finished in third place overall.

"We had a feeling it would be close and could feel the tension building the whole day," said Seibel, a junior. "Our team is young and has been struggling all year but we came out and played well and can not wait to come back next year."

Head Coach Chip Taylor, a PGA Professional, knew his team would have to be aggressive all day.

"We had a rough start, really," said Taylor, who is in his third year with the program. "I knew going into the final round there was going to be some pressure but I told them go out and play their game. They finished very strong."

Taylor understood how close the competition was heading into the final few holes.

"I knew our team was either one ahead or tied, and we just happened to be one ahead," said Taylor. "I do not see why our team, which is so young, can not come out again and do this again next year."

Roberto Cacho of South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, S.C., won the Division I men's individual standings title after carding a final round even-par 72.

In the women's division, the University of Texas-Pan-American won for the first time since 2005, defeating Bethune-Cookman University by 22-strokes. Hampton (Va.) University finished in third place overall.

Majo Camey from the University of Texas-Pan American claimed the women's individual medalist honors with a three-day-total of 225.

"I am really glad for our team," said Camey, a freshman. "We were playing with everything we had all year and we made enough putts to come out on top."

Fayetteville (N.C.) State University took home their fourth consecutive Division II title with a three-day total of 6-under-par 858. Lincoln University of Jefferson City, Mo., finished in second place, 34-strokes behind. Virginia State University finished in third place overall.

Joel Lynn, from Sanford, N.C., led the Broncos with a 7-under-par 209 total.

Head Coach Raymond McDougal was very proud of how his team fared.

"This is probably the best group we have ever had at this university," said McDougal. "We had a full schedule of tournaments leading up to this event but my players wanted to make it here to compete and win."

Edward Waters College, the only team competing in the NAIA division, cruised to the 2009 title after carding a final round 329. The Tigers were led by Kipp Jones of Greenville, Wyo., who recorded a three-day total of 236.

"We wanted to gain confidence in ourselves and play against individuals in other divisions to see where we stood," said Jones, who was competing in his first Championship. "This helps us in the future when we play in other tournaments."

Sara Young of Florida State University in Tallahassee captured the women's independent division with a final-round 76, defeating first-round leader first round leader Etivise Latu from California State University, Monterey Bay by four-strokes Rebecca DeLeon of the University of Texas-Pan American finished in third place overall.

"Playing with my closest competition [Etivise Latu] worked out perfect," said Young, a junior from Jacksonville, Fla. "I could pay attention to what she was doing but also just play my game and not worry too much."

Young emphasized the importance of the Minority Championship in her career.

"I would recommend this Championship to anyone who gets invited; it has given me confidence throughout my college career," said Young, who was competing in her third and final Championship. "They treat us like celebrities and it was a really positive experience."

In the Independent men's division, Dustin Thompson from the University of North Carolina, carded a final round 71 to win the men's independent division. Christian Heavens of Georgetown College finished in second place, two-strokes behind. Amit Odaiyar of Florida Atlantic University finished in third place overall.

Nearly 150 contestants from 30 colleges and universities comprised the field for the 2009 PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship.

The debut broadcast of the 2009 highlight show on Golf Channel will air on Thursday, July 9 at 7:30 pm ET. Additional airing times will be released at a later date.

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The 23rd PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship

The PGA Golf Club

Ryder and Wanamaker Courses
Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Final Round Scores

Men's Team Division I
1 Tennesse State (-4) 288-290-282---860
Chris McKay 84-70-83--237
Chris Seibel 70-72-71--213
Dorian Vauls 79-77-69--225
Richard Gill 69-75-73--217
Ryan Smith 70-73-69--212
2 Bethune-Cookman (-3) 287-281-293---861
Andrew Heesom 70-69-71--210
Dan Venema 70-77-73--220
Juan Ronderos 74-72-81--227
Sean Edey 77-74-74--225
Willie Mack III 73-66-75--214
3 Texas-Pan American (+15) 291-292-296---879
A.J. Gonzalez 77-82-77--236
Armen Kirakossian 67-66-71--204
High Wongchindawest 78-79-84--241
Orlando Moreno 76-81-79--236
Shane Pearce 71-66-69--206
4 Florida A&M (+25) 301-298-290---889
Elijah Jackson 77-77-79--233
Gallop Franklin 80-81-87--248
James Petty 70-71-70--211
Shephard Archie III 74-75-67--216
Wesley Yates 80-75-74--229
T5 South Carolina State (+28) 301-293-298---892
Alejandro Bernardini 76-80-74--230
Bryon Bush 85-99-85--269
Hector Manuel Arroyave 78-71-73--222
Robert Biggers 79-79-79--237
Roberto Cacho 68-63-72--203
T5 North Carolina Central (+28) 296-294-302---892
Braden Cox 78-74-76--228
Chris Winters 70-69-72--211
Josue Garza 74-75-77--226
Juan Pablo Sanchez 74-76-77--227
Ronald Royster 82-86-83--251
7 Savannah State (+43) 294-298-315---907
Corey Brown 73-72-79--224
Jamie Montgomery 80-78-81--239
Ricky Williams 73-84-86--243
Riley Baxter 75-79-74--228
Tripp Walker 73-69-81--223
8 Alabama State (+85) 327-302-320---949
Brendan Prouse 85-80-83--248
Greg Keafer 84-81-91--256
John Montgomery 81-72-74--227
Kyle Demeester 77-69-72--218
9 Alabama A&M (+92) 323-320-313---956
Andrew Chase Kennedy 73-75-74--222
Cody Calvert 76-78-78--232
Matthew Lay 87-93-84--264
Tyler Kirby 94-86-80--260
William Miller III 87-81-81--249
10 Hampton (+102) 321-327-318---966
Arturo Saro 80-85-86--251
Geoffrey Napper 81-78-79--238
Jason Sherer 82-85-83--250
Javier Lopez 85-79-81--245
Sidney Fields 78-90-75--243
11 Winston-Salem State (+104) 320-319-329---968
Devin Cherry 83-75-87--245
Jerell Fields 75-81-78--234
Kenneth Lathan 78-82-78--238
Michael Asbury 84-81-92--257
Steven Mason 86-82-86--254

Mens Team Division II
1 Fayetteville State (-6) 280-283-295---858
Derek Scott 74-69-73--216
Jeremy Ringled 68-75-73--216
Joel Chip Lynn 67-67-75--209
Kevin Lyles 71-72-74--217
William McClure 85-76-86--247
2 Lincoln (+28) 298-292-302---892
Aaron Murphy 73-71-77--221
Anisul Huq 77-76-79--232
Josh Roller 74-75-78--227
Justin Watkins 75-74-72--221
Kortland Ware 76-72-75--223
3 Virginia State (+31) 305-298-292---895
Brian Wood 78-76-74--228
Dustin Kelley 74-77-70--221
Greg Hunt 72-69-74--215
Kalani Britos 81-76-74--231
Tommie Sides 81-77-76--234
4 Morehouse (+41) 302-289-314---905
Bryan McElderry 76-70-76--222
Darian Bouie 83-90-101--274
Olajuwon Ajanaku 74-71-80--225
Phillip Allen 77-73-78--228
Thaddaeus Hill 75-75-80--230
5 Benedict (+85) 324-311-314---949
Calvin Mason 78-80-81--239
Devereaux Burnett 113-116-105--334
Galen Aldrich 77-72-75--224
Kevin Burroughs 87-82-83--252
Shane Phillips 82-77-75--234
6 Paine (+155) 348-336-335---1019
Brad Freeman 88-85-80--253
Chauncey Davis 88-80-79--247
Jerry Rapp 85-75-89--249
Justin Hines 100-96-97--293
Kyle Radford 87-DQ-87

Men's NAIA
1 Edward Waters College 324-339-329---992 (+128)
Kipp Jones 79-80-77--236
Alex Moscinski 76-83-86--245
Cobie Lunsford 79-88-81--248
Charlo Riney 90-88-85--263

Women's Team
1 Texas Pan American (+58) 307-307-308---922
Ale Camey 81-76-72--229
Majo Camey 71-74-80--225
Haley Hocott 74-76-78--228
Sarah Kothny 86-81-85--252
Bronwyn Sandberg 81-85-78--244
2 Bethune-Cookman (+80) 315-317-312---944
Fern Grimshaw 78-162-81--321
Emma Tayler 76-76-80--232
Kimberly Wong 81-77-83--241
Hannah Bews 80-84-74--238
Maria Garrido 81-80-77--238
3 Hampton (+163) 345-336-346---1027
Jessi Mitchell 100-96-94--290
Dionne West 87-77-89--253
Sydnee Mack 85-90-88--263
Iman Ellis 82-84-89--255
Haley Hill 91-85-80--256

Mens Individual
1 Dustin Thompson, North Carolina, 72-73-71--216
2 Christian Heavens, Georgetown, 73-76-69--218
3 Amit Odaiyar, Florida Atlantic, 73-78-76--227
4 Josh Bain Liberty 76-78-75--229
T5 Allen Kelley New Mexico State 81-75-76--232
Jonathan Coleman Grambling State 80-76-76--232
Matthew French Incarnate Word 81-73-78--232
T8 Chris Nieto New Mexico State 77-81-77--235
Martin Jimenez Incarnate Word 84-72-79--235
T10 Bryeson Lance East Central 81-82-79--242
Josh Salmon New Mexico State 86-78-78--242
Justin Ford Clemson 88-80-74--242
13 Jeremy Williams Prairie View A&M 85-74-84--243
14 Minsoo Soh Maryland Eastern Shore 83-83-81--247
15 William Foust New Mexico State 82-88-79--249
16 Frankie Martinez New Mexico State 80-86-85--251
T17 Ryan Cancino New Mexico State 80-91-84--255
Steven Young Georgetown 78-92-85--255
19 Jordan Pacheco New Mexico State 88-80-90--258
20 Anthony Long Maryland Eastern Shore 94-90-93--277
21 Deandre Stinson Winston Salem State 112-104-98--314
22 Donald McKinnon, II Maryland Eastern Shore 106-111-107--324
23 Cleveland Andrews Paine College 112-131-117--360

Womens Individual
1 Sara Young, Florida State, 78-75-76--229
2 Etivise Latu, California State Monterey, 76-80-77--233
3 Rebecca DeLeon, Texas-Pan American, 80-82-78--240
4 Mackenzie Mack, Indiana State, 81-79-82--242
5 Natalie Guidry, California Riverside, 83-82-78--243
6 Sasha Kiger, Incarnate Word, 84-84-78--246
7 Peni Sanjoto, Prairie View A&M, 83-87-80--250
T8 Aziza Glass, Prairie View A&M, 85-86-88--259
Maria Urquiola, Bethune-Cookman, 90-86-83--259
10 Raine Lounis, Drury, 83-91-88--262
11 Deztany Jackson, Old Dominion, 86-88-90--264
12 Danielle Robinson, Alabama State University, 86-91-93--270
13 Vonnetta Epps, Savannah State, 92-97-98--287
14 Virginia Gonzalez, Ohio Valley, 98-100-91--289
15 Ericka Ware, Alabama State University, 102-101-101--304
16 D'Andrielle Robinson, Alabama State University, 109-100-100--309
17 Sarita Sharp, Benedict 95-WD