MEDAILLE'S PANEPINTO TABBED AMCC GOLFER OF THE YEAR; ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM ANNOUNCED

Medaille College senior Chuck Panepinto has been tabbed the 2018 AMCC Golfer of the Year, becoming the first player in program history to earn the honor. Panepinto, a three-time all-conference selection, was runner-up at the 2018 AMCC Championship. During the 2018 season, he recorded one win and four runner-up performances. He was the individual medalist at the Medaille Tri-Match where he shot a season low 70, tied for the best round in the AMCC this year. He recorded runner-up finishes at Keuka, the Medaille Invitational, Hilbert, and the AMCC championship. Panepinto finished the season with the second-best average in the AMCC (77.2) by less than a tenth of a stroke. As a senior, he broke the Medaille single-season scoring record with a 77.2 average and finished the season with six top-10 performances.

Mount Aloysius College freshman Will Hoven picks up Newcomer of the Year honors. Hoven had a 78 scoring average for the year, which tied him for sixth-best in the conference during the regular season. He tied for first place with a 77 at the Westminster Invitational. Hoven also displayed a great showing at the two-day Mountain Classic with scores of 76-77-153. The rookie continued to display hard work and determination throughout the rest of the season that led to a 76-79 showing at the AMCC Conference Championship, which was good for a T-5th place finish. 

Coach of the Year honors goes to Pitt-Bradford head coach Keith Stauffer for the second year in a row. After finishing the regular season ranked in second place as a team with a 319 scoring average, Stauffer led the Panthers to the school's first golf title since 2002.

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