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ECCC Men’s Golf Program Reinstated

from 2011-2018, prior to the program being suspended, and earned confer- ence Golf Co-Coach of the Year in that final season. Clark is also the college’s workforce development coordinator. Some changes have taken place in the state since the Warriors last hit the links. The team will now compete in the Mississippi Association of Com- munity Colleges Conference and the seasons are split between the fall and spring semesters. ECCC joins Itawam- ba, Northeast, Hinds, Meridian, Co-Lin, Southwest, and Mississippi Gulf Coast as the only community colleges in the state to offer the sport.

said President Dr. Brent Gregory. “East Central has a tradition of producing competitive teams and we look for- ward to great days ahead with our golf program.” The storied tradition of East Cen- tral’s golf team goes back decades as the program originally started in the late 1970s by Joe Clark, who coached the team for 30 years. Joe’s son, Chris Clark, was again named head coach of the program. He will be assisted by Scott Hill, physical education instruc- tor and former ECCC women’s softball coach Chris Clark led the men’s golf team

The college’s men’s golf program has been reinstated and began play this fall. The program was suspended in November 2017, but play continued through the spring of 2018 as the War- riors traveled to the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II Golf Championships at Glen Lakes Golf Club in Foley, Ala. where the team finished in 12th place. The trip was East Central’s first-ever appearance in the event and highest finish. “We are excited to bring this pro- gram back as it will provide students yet another way to participate in athletics and grow as individuals,”

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