John Killea & Jake Wagner earn GCAA All-Northeast Region honors

First years John Killea (Ridgefield, CT) and Jake Wagner (Wilmette, IL) have been named to the Golf Coaches Association of America All-Northeast Region Team.

This season Eph head coach Rick Pohle parlayed a mix of experienced veterans and an unusually strong first year class into a NESCAC title and a return to the NCAA Championships. By winning the NESCAC automatic qualifier in the spring Pohle's Ephs earned a 10th trip to the NCAAs and their first since 2005. The Ephs tied for 24th at the NCAA Tourney.

Jake Wagner frequently finished among the top three Ephs at many of the competitions throughout the fall and spring as did John Killea. Wagner fired a team best 149 at the Duke Nelson Tournament at Middlebury that helped the Ephs win the event in a field of 25 teams. Classmate Killea was third at the event for the Ephs with a score of 153.

John Killea '11	Jake Wagner '11

Wagner also authored a team-best 72 at the Indian Hills Classic in Ft. Pierce, Florida and Killea was right there with him carding a 74.

Killea shot a 145 at the fall NESCAC qualifier to lead the Ephs and Wagner added a 153.

At the NCAAs Wagner had a terrific first round finishing at a three-over, 75.

Both Wagner and Killea collected All-NESCAC honors previously with Wagner garnering First Team honors and Killea earning Second Team recognition.