2011-12 Bentley University Men's Golf News

Matt Michel
Michel Receives NE-10 Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award for Golf

July 03, 2012

Bentley University rising senior Matt Michel (Danvers/Danvers) has been selected as the Northeast-10 Conference Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence award winner for golf, based on his combined excellence on the course and in the classroom.

Matt Michel
Michel Adds Ping Division II All-East Region to List of Honors

June 19, 2012

Bentley University rising senior Matt Michel (Danvers/Danvers HS) has been named to the 12-player 2012 Division II PING All-East Region team by the Golf Coaches Association of America.

Matt Michel
Capital One Academic All-America® Honors for Michel

June 06, 2012

Bentley University golfer Matt Michel (Danvers/Danvers HS), a rising senior, has been selected for the 2012 Capital One NCAA Division II Academic All-America® Men’s At-Large third team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). He’s the first golfer in the university’s history to earn the prestigious accolade.

Matt Michel
Capital One Academic All-District Honors for Michel & McQueen

May 17, 2012

Juniors Matt Michel (Danvers/Danvers HS) and Dan McQueen (Topsfield/Masconomet Reg. HS), a duo who helped the Bentley University golf team make a return trip to the NCAA Division II East/Atlantic Super Regional, excel in the classroom as well as on the course. As a testament to that, both were among ten student-athletes selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) for the 2012 Capital One NCAA Division II Men’s At-Large Academic All-District 1 team. District 1 is comprised of the Northeast-10 Conference, the East Coast Conference and the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference.

Richie Powers
Bentley Ties for 13th in NCAA Division II East/Atlantic Super Regional

May 09, 2012

Turning in its best round of the three-day, 54-hole tournament, the Bentley University golf team tied for 13th out of 20 teams in the 2012 NCAA Division II East/Atlantic Super Regional, which concluded Wednesday at the Hershey Country Club East Course.

Richie Powers
Rain Interrupts Day 2 of NCAA East/Atlantic Super Regional; Powers & Clarke Lead Falcons

May 08, 2012

A three-hour weather-related suspension of play and darkness prevented 12 of the 20 teams, including Bentley University, from completing their second round, in the 2012 NCAA Division II East/Atlantic Super Regional Tuesday at the Hershey Country Club East Course.

Richie Powers
Bentley Finishes Day 1 of NCAA Super Regional in 12th Place; Kirkpatrick Paces Falcons

May 07, 2012

The Bentley University Falcons finished the opening day of the NCAA Division II Golf East/Atlantic Super Regional in 12th place, in a field of 20, after posting a 323 score at the rainy Hershey Country Club East Course Monday.

Dan McQueen
Boston Globe:" Bentley golfers make 2d trip to tourney"

May 05, 2012

Nick French, a sports correspondent for the Boston Globe North, recently spoke with Matt Michel and Dan McQueen about Bentley's upcoming trip to the NCAA Golf Regionals. This article appeared in the May 3 edition of the paper and online at www.boston.com.

2011 Northeast-10 Conference Champions
Field Announced for NCAA Golf Regionals; Bentley Automatic Qualifier

April 27, 2012

The field for the 2012 NCAA Division II Regional Golf Tournaments was announced Friday afternoon with Bentley University the number five seed in the East Regional. The Falcons were an automatic qualifier by virtue of winning the Northeast-10 Conference championship last September.

Dan McQueen
Bentley Golf Finishes 3rd in Palamountain Invitational

April 22, 2012

Powered by top-ten finishes from junior Dan McQueen (Topsfield, Mass./Masconomet Reg. HS) and senior Nick Clarke (Plymouth, Mass./Cape Cod Academy), the Bentley University golf team closed out its regular season by finishing third in the 26th annual Joseph Palamountain Invitational at the rain-soaked Saratoga Spa State Park Sunday afternoon.

Dan McQueen
Bentley 3rd of 11 Following Rainy Day 1 of Paramountain Invitational

April 21, 2012

With four of its five golfers surviving a driving rainstorm and very cold winds to shoot 76 or better, Bentley University turned in a 300 to finish day of the Joseph Palamountain Invitational tied for third among 11 teams. The tournament will conclude Sunday at the Saratoga Spa State Park.

Richie Powers
Clarke, Powers Lead Bentley to a Tie for 3rd in AIC Yellow Jacket Invitational

April 17, 2012

Senior captains Nick Clarke (Plymouth/Cape Cod Academy) and Richie Powers (Leominster/Leominster HS) each finished in the top five as Bentley University tied for third place in the six-team American International College Yellow Jacket Classic, which concluded Tuesday at the Ludlow Country Club.

Clarke at Top of Leaderboard at Midpoint of AIC Yellow Jacket Classic
Clarke at Top of Leaderboard at Midpoint of AIC Yellow Jacket Classic

April 16, 2012

Following the first round of the two-day American International Yellow Jacket Classic, Bentley University senior Nick Clarke (Plymouth/Cape Cod Academy) has a share of the individual lead after firing a two-under 70 Monday at the Ludlow Country Club.

Matt Michel
Michel Named NE-10 Golfer of the Week

April 16, 2012

Bentley University junior Matt Michel (Danvers/Danvers HS) has been named the Northeast-10 Golfer of the Week after his outstanding performance over the weekend in the UMass-Lowell River Hawk Invitational.

Matt Michel
Michel Captures Medalist Honors at River Hawk Invitational; Bentley Ties for 2nd

April 15, 2012

Bentley University junior Matt Michel (Danvers/Danvers HS) won his first career tournament as a collegian in convincing fashion, with his even-par 140 giving him a five-stroke margin of victory in the two-day UMass-Lowell River Hawk Invitational which concluded Sunday at the Meadow Creek Golf Club.

Matt Michel
Behind Michel’s 67, Bentley Grabs Day One Lead at River Hawk Invitational

April 14, 2012

With junior Matt Michel (Danvers/Danvers HS) firing the program’s first 67 in nearly ten years, the Bentley University golf team grabbed the day one lead at the River Hawk Invitational, hosted by UMass-Lowell at the Meadow Creek Golf Club on Saturday.