No. 1 MGCCC dominates MACCC awards
PERKINSTON — It was no surprise No. 1 Mississippi Gulf Coast cleaned up in the MACCC postseason awards when the conference championship wrapped up Wednesday in Pass Christian.
The Bulldogs won all six regular-season events plus the MACCC Championship at The Oaks Golf Club, led by Tommy Snell Award-winner Chase Kaiser. The sophomore from Natchez got that award for winning medalist by firing 10-under over 36 holes.
He also won the Hubert Tucker Award given to the low average over all MACCC play. Kaiser averaged 70.29 strokes per round, which earned him the top spot on the All-MACCC First Team.
Will Burnham (Fr., Jackson/Jackson Prep), Alessio Graziani (So., Johannesburg, South Africa/Beaulieu College) and Andrew Zielinski (Fr., Ocean Springs/Ocean Springs) joined him on the First Team.
Jackson Wise (Fr., Pontotoc/North Pontotoc) made the All-MACCC Second Team.
Kaiser, Graziani and Burnham made the All-Tournament team at the conference championship.
Here's a complete rundown of winners, as well as the qualifiers for the NJCAA Gulf District Tournament, which will be played April 20-21 at Beau Pre' Country Club in Natchez.
MACCC Tournament Champion: Gulf Coast
MACCC Tournament Runners-up: Meridian
Tommy Snell Award (Medalist): Chase Kaiser, Gulf Coast
All-Tournament Team
- Chase Kaiser, Gulf Coast
- Alessio Graziani, Gulf Coast
- Will Burnham, Gulf Coast
- Alex Navarro, Copiah-Lincoln
- Connor Mitchell, Jones
All-MACCC First Team
- Chase Kaiser, Gulf Coast
- Will Burnham, Gulf Coast
- Alessio Graziani, Gulf Coast
- Noah Bumgarner, Meridian
- Andrew Zielinski, Gulf Coast
All-MACCC Second Team
- Alex Navarro, Copiah-Lincoln
- Lexton Ford, Meridian
- Jackson Wise, Gulf Coast
- Navid Mousavi, Copiah-Lincoln
- Wesley Pippens, Meridian
Hubert Tucker Award (Low Season Average): Chase Kaiser, Gulf Coast
Chris Clark Sportsmanship Award: River Maskew, East Central
NJCAA Region 23 Qualifiers (Team)
- Gulf Coast
- Meridian
- Northeast Mississippi
- Jones
- Copiah-Lincoln (host)
NJCAA Region 23 Qualifiers (Individual)
- Matthew Phillips, East Mississippi (Low season average)
- Gage Miller, East Central (Low season average)
- Timmy Turnage, Pearl River (Low season average)
- Quinton Baker, Pearl River (Low MACCC Tourney score)
- Carter Martin, East Mississippi (Low MACCC Tourney score)
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