September 20, 2011

CASCO, ME – Husson University featured four of the top five golfers and posted a 296 team card to win the 9th Annual John Queenan Memorial Tournament, hosted by Saint Joseph's at Point Sebago Golf Resort on Tuesday.

Eagles senior Tim Carlson (Mars Hill, Maine) collected medalist honors with a 73 card (37-36) while three golfers shared the runner-up spot as Husson's Chris Hamel '12 (Waterville, Maine) and David Dubois '15 (Island Falls, Maine Southern Maine's A.J. Simokaitis '15 (Falmouth, Maine) all shot a 74 in the yearly event. Matt Loubier '12 (Winslow, Maine) - also from Husson - rounded out the top five scorers with a 75 card.

University of New England (321), University of Southern Maine (334), Saint Joseph's (341), University of Maine-Farmington (346) and Daniel Webster College (368) rounded out the group of participating institutions.

For Husson, the Queenan crown is the sixth in nine tries. An Eagles' player has garnered medalist accolades for four consecutive years and seven of the nine years in which the tourney has been hosted by St. Joe's overall. Also, the 296 team score ties the tournament-low originally registered by Husson in 2007.

For the host Monks, Kevin Richardson '14 (Coventry, Conn.) shot a 79 (38-41), Jake Brown '13 (Lewiston, Maine) turned in an 84 (42-42), T.J. Garske '12 (Federal Way, Wash.) carded an 85 (44-41), Colin Finn '14 (North Easton, Mass.) posted a 93 (44-49), and Kyle Bennett '12 (Yarmouth, Maine) added a 95 (49-46).

The tournament is hosted by St. Joe's on an annual basis in memory of John Queenan, a 2003 graduate of Bow High School who died tragically in an automobile accident just prior to the beginning of his freshman year at Saint Joseph's.