CENTRAL ALABAMA COACH AND GOLFER HEADED TO WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES
February 8, 2010
Central Alabama Community College standout golfer, Zach Primavera will be broadening his golf resume with a trip to Spain and an opportunity to represent the United States this summer. Primavera, a CACC sophomore and NJCAA All-American, along with CACC Head Golf Coach, Dave Jennings, will team up the week following NJCAA Men's Golf National Championships to represent the school on an international stage.
Primavera was selected to travel to Malaga, Spain to compete in the World University Golf Championships June 7-11, 2010 at the Antequera Golf Club. Jennings, along with St. Ambrose University Head Golf Coach Jeff Griebel, were picked by the NJCAA and the NAIA to coach the men's team. The team of six golfers were selected by the two coaches based on individual record and national college ranking. Primavera finished runner-up at last year's NJCAA National Championship.
Primavera, a 2007 graduate of Mosley High School, had a remarkable freshman year at CACC, earning him top nods by the Alabama Sports Writers Association with the Community College "Athlete of the Year" award, as well as national recognition earning NJCAA D1 All-American First Team, PING All-American First Team, PING All-Region Player of the Year, and Southeast PING All-Region First Team honors. Primavera's 13 All-Tournament Team honors and 3 wins earned him CACC Trojan Golf Player of the Year. Primavera got off a strong start his sophomore year, earning 3 All-Tournament Team honors during the Fall season. Primavera added another All-Tournament Team honors when he began his Spring Golf season last week in Melbourne, Florida at the Titan Winter Invitational.
Primavera will be joined on the team by NJCAA golfers Kurt Slattery (Indian Hills CC) and Spencer Baldwin (Brevard CC) and NAIA representatives Dusty Drenth (St. Ambrose University), Justin Lower (Malone College) and Austin Conroy (Indiana Wesleyan).
Diana Thomason, the Women's Head Golf Coach at the University of Iowa and the head of the delegation for the USA National Team, will coach the women's team, made up of six NCAA Division I golfers.
The World University Golf Championships, sponsored by the International University Sports Federation, are held every two years. The 2008 event was held in South Africa. Team USA won the women's gold medal in a 13-country field while the Team USA men took fifth out of 14 countries. Japan won the gold, Spain took silver and Great Britain finished with the bronze.
More information on the World University Championships is available at www.wucgolf2010.com.
2010 World University Golf Championship USA National Team
Men's TEAM USA
Zach Primavera - Central Alabama Community College Spencer Baldwin - Brevard Community College (Fla.) Kurt Slattery - Indian Hills Community College (Iowa) Dusty Drenth - St. Ambrose University (Iowa) Justin Lower - Malone College (Ohio) Austin Conroy - Indiana Wesleyan University
Coach: Dave Jennings - Central Alabama Community College
Coach: Jeff Griebel - St. Ambrose University
Women's TEAM USA
Laura Anderson - University of Louisville (Ky.) Stefanie Kenoyer - Furman University (S.C.) Catherine O'Donnell - University of North Carolina Laura Kueny - Michigan State University Ashley Bauer - University of Michigan One player to be determined
Coach: Diana Thomason - University of Iowa
