By Steve Carpenter

HCC Sports Information Director

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Hutchinson Community College freshman golfer Nicky Maddison was named a first-team PING/NJCAA Division I All-American for the 2009 season.

Since 2006, Ping has announced an All-America team that is different from the NJCAA Coaches’ All-America team, which is earned by a golfer’s finish at the NJCAA National Championship.

Maddison joins fellow freshman teammate Dale Middleton as Blue Dragons who earned All-America honors in 2009. Middleton finished sixth at the 2009 NJCAA Championships in Huntsville, Ala., to earn second-team Coaches’ Association All-America honors.

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Friday, May 22, 2009

HUNTSVILLE Ala. – Freshman Dale Middleton became the first Hutchinson Community College men’s golfer to finish in the top 10 of a national tournament on Friday.

Middleton shot even par in the final round to place sixth at the 2009 NJCAA Men’s Division I Championship at Hampton Cove Golf Club.

Hutchinson’s had four Top 15 golfers in national tournament history.  Finley Halsig finished 11th in the 1995 Division II championship and Grady Pauls finished 11th in the 2007 championship. Adam Young was 12th in 2004 and Jeremiah Nelson was 12th in 2003.

Middleton topped those Blue Dragon greats with a steady four days at the 2009 championship. Middleton finished 4-over par 292 over 72 holes, finishing seven strokes of the pace of individual champion Tommy Sikes of Midland College.

Middleton had rounds of 72, 73, 75 and 72, finishing the tournament with 12 birdies, 10 bogeys and just two double bogeys.

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