Weiss earned his honor for his efforts in leading the Yellow Jackets to the team title at the nine-team Nye Intercollegiate Tournament at The College of Wooster and individually earning medalist honors.

 

At Wooster, Weiss fired rounds of 76 and 76 for a 36-hole total of 152 strokes on the par-72 and 6,454-yard Wooster Country Club layout and bested junior teammate Mike Falk (Strongsville) by one stroke for individual accolades. Falk shot rounds of 77 and 76 for a 153-stroke total and the Yellow Jackets won the team title by a whopping 19 strokes over second place Otterbein College.

 

This spring, Weiss has played in all six tournaments and 12 rounds of 18 holes and is third on the squad with a 78.12 stroke average and has recorded a season-best of 76 on five separate occassions.

 

This week, Weiss and his teammates travel to New Albany, Ohio on Thursday, April 30 to compete in the two-day and 36-hole 2009 Ohio Athletic Conference Championship Tournament, hosted by Otterbein College, at the New Albany Country Club.

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact BW Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327 and e-mail at kruple@bw.edu. Also, Assistant SID Nick Minerd at 440-826-2780 and e-mail at nminerd@bw.edu. Head Coach Chris Kibler can be reached by phone at 440-826-2183 and e-mail at ckibler@bw.edu. You also can access the latest athletics news and information by logging onto the BW Athletics Web site at www.bw.edu/athletics.