Mountain East Conference Full Release
 
Charleston, W. Va – The Golden Eagle Men's Golf team placed second in the MEC Spring Classic on Tuesday, March 28 at Edgewood Country Club. Head Coach Will Johnson was awarded Mountain East Conference Men's Golf Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season.
 
MEC teams came to Sissonville, WV to take on Charleston's home course, Edgewood Country Club. The par 71 course boasts a 73.2 course rating, a slope rating of 129 and spanning 6,927 yards from the tips.
 
Charleston opened on Monday shooting a 288, finishing tied for first after the first day of play. Rory Gorman was three-under on Monday, carding a 68 to lead the Golden Eagles. The freshman finished in a tie for third overall as he shot even 142 over both rounds.
 
On Tuesday, the Charleston squad shot a 294, which was second in the field of nine teams. Davis and Elkins College ran away with the lead on Tuesday, however, carding a 282 beating the Golden Eagles by eight strokes.
 
Four players were honored with All-MEC awards for 2023. The five combined rounds from the MEC Championships in the fall and the MEC Spring Classic were used to calculate all conference finishers.
 
Rory Gorman was named First Team All-MEC as a freshman. Erik Ulvang and Cole Darbyshire both earned second team recognition. Pau Sanchez was All-MEC honorable mention.
 

Player	Round 1	Round 2	Total	Place
Rory Gorman	68	74	142 (E)	T3
Pau Sanchez	73	73	146 (+4)	T8
Erik Ulvang	73	74	147 (+5)	T13
Cole Darbyshire	76	73	149 (+7)	T16
Alex Verges	74	77	151 (+9)	T18

 
2023 Mountain East Conference Men's Golf Award Winners
 
Player of the Year: Alex Easthom, West Liberty
Freshman of the Year (co-): Juan Monckeberg, Glenville State
Freshman of the Year (co-): Francisco Taboada, West Virginia Wesleyan
Coach of the Year: Will Johnson, Charleston

First Team
Alex Easthom, West Liberty
Juan Monckeberg, Glenville State
Francisco Taboada, West Virginia Wesleyan
Rory Gorman, Charleston
Jack Coleman, Davis & Elkins
Bo Orecchio, West Liberty
Lewis Beeden, Davis & Elkins

Second Team
Jordan Hyland, Davis & Elkins
John Logan Taylor, Fairmont State
Erik Ulvang, Charleston
Evan Lewis, Davis & Elkins
Cole Darbyshire, Charleston

Honorable Mention
Alex Turowski, Fairmont State
Shaydon Johnson, Glenville State
Pau Sanchez, Charleston
Mathias Nunez, Glenville State
Bumin Choi, Glenville State
Jimmy Graham, Notre Dame College