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Meridian Community College Meridian CC Eagles
Men's Golf Program
910 Highway 19 North
Meridian, Mississippi 39307
Organizations: NJCAA Div I
Conferences: Mississippi ACJC (MACJC)

Golf Scholarships: Yes Yes
Academic and Financial Need Scholarships:Yes Yes


Demographics Information
City/Town Pop. Type Founded Enrollment Gender Mix
20K - 50K Public 1937 4,000 30% M - 70% F

Tuition, Room, and Board
Area Resident State Resident Non-resident R & B
$ 1,600 $ 2,900 $ 2,950
Meridian CC Eagles 2009 - 2010 Tournaments
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  Tournament Name Start Date Tournament Type Course Location Finish Place
1 Wallace State Fall Invite 09/14/2009 season Cullman GC Cullman, AL 3
2 Jim Redgate Invitational 09/28/2009 season Briarwood CC Meridian, MS 1
3 Mississippi College Inv. 10/06/2009 season Patrick Farms Brandon, MS 1
4 NJCAA DI National Cham.Preview 10/12/2009 season Hampton Cove / River Huntsville, AL 8
5 MGCCC HGI Fall Invite 10/19/2009 season Windance C.C. Gulfport, MS 1
6 Wynlakes Wynter Nationals 02/22/2010 season Wynlakes C.C. Montgomery AL 2
7 FSCC Spring Invitational 03/01/2010 season Rock Creek Fairhope, AL 4
8 9th Annual Goosepond Spr.Fling 03/18/2010 season Goosepond Colony Scottsboro, AL 2
9 Lou Hart Invitational 04/05/2010 season Northwood CC Meridian, MS 5
10 ASU Red Wolf Classic 04/12/2010 season Ridge Point C.C. Jonesboro, AR 17
11 NJCAA D1 Region XXII Champ. 04/19/2010 conf Cambrian Ridge GC Greenville, AL 2
12 NJCAA Men’s National Champ. DI 05/18/2010 champ Hampton Cove /River Huntsville, AL 2
Meridian CC Eagles 2010 - 2011 Tournaments. (Note: Events & scores added as played)
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  Tournament Name Start Date Tournament Type Course Location Finish Place
Head Coach: Sean Covich
Office Phone: 601-484-8663
Fax: 601-484-8635
Email: scovich@meridiancc.edu
Coach Sean Covich (since 2006) is also sports information director for Meridian Community College.  He played for the Meridian CC golf team (1998-2000).
 
Meridian CC held off Indian Hills to finish second at the 2010 NJCAA D-I National Championship at Hampton Cove/River in Huntsville, Ala.  McLennan beat Meridian by nine strokes in the 54-hole tournament.  The tourney was scheduled as a 72-hole event, but the final round was cancelled by officials because of severe thunderstorms.  A total of 22 teams and 115 players competed in the tournament.  The average 18-hole individual score was 76.8.  The course was par-72, measuring 7,192 yards.
 
The Eagles individual highlight was the medalist performance of Brandt Garon, who shot a 5-under par 211 (71-72-68) to win the tournament by two strokes.  Garon trailed by three shots heading into the third round, when he fired a tourney-tying best 68.  Garrett Westbrook tied for 14th (72-73-73=218), while Cory Williamson tied for 16th (71-71-77=219).
 
Garon earned a first-team berth on the NJCAA All-American team. Westbrook was an honorable mention selection.

Meridian CC finished second at the 2010 NJCAA D-1 Region 22 Championship at Cambrian Ridge Golf Club in Greenville, Ala. Central Alabama beat the Eagles by 11 strokes in the 11-school, 54-hole tournament. The course was par-71, measuring 6,785 yards. The average 18-hole score was 75.6 strokes, though the average score during the opening round was 77.1, and 73.9 during the final round.

Low scorer for Meridian was Cory Williamson, who tied for fourth (74-68-70=212). Brandt Garon tied for seventh (77-69-68=214), and Clemens Dvorak tied for 11th ((72-72-73=217).

The Eagles finished sixth at the 2009 NJCAA D-I Men's National, while finishing third at the D-I District 5 Championship.

Meridian CC finished in the top-ten at the NJCAA D-II National Championship eight times between 1998 and 2008.  They moved from NJCAA D-II to D-I beginning 2008-09.

Covich was named NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) Region 23 Coach of the Year in 2007. He was also named MACJC (Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges) Coach of the Year in 2007.

Covich received his B.S. (sports communication) and M.S. (sports administration) from Mississippi State University.
Facilities:
Team Home Course: Briarwood Country Club, Northwood Country Club, Lakeview Golf Course, Ponta Creek Golf Course
Practice Facilities: The MCC golf team has a putting green on campus.
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