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Campus Review
July 7, 2014
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Lindblom Named DII All-American in Golf
Clayton State's Fredrik Lindblom has
been named as a Division II PING All-
American by the Golf Coaches
Association of America. Lindblom is one
of six Peach Belt Conference men's
golfers selected to the All-America teams.
Lindblom was a second team selection,
along with Columbus State's Robert Mize.
"I am very proud of Freddy," says Laker
coach Steve Runge. "He worked extreme-
ly hard to elevate his game to reach this
level. As his game improved, his confi-
dence grew and he began to win."
Lindblom led the Lakers this season to a
top five finish in the Peach Belt and to the
program's first appearance in the NCAA
D-II region championships since 2009.
The senior was named to the All-PBC
squad and was the league's Player of the
Year. A senior from Varmdo, Sweden, he
won two events on the season and turned
in six Top 10's in his 11 events. He fin-
ished the season sixth in the PBC with a
72.74 stroke average.
He becomes the Lakers' fifth golfer to
receive All-America honors and the first
since 2009 when Will Wilcox earned first
team honors and Wade Binfield earned
Honorable Mention.
Athletics
Matthews, Kemboi Compete in
NCAA DII Track and Field Championships
Clayton State University sophomores
Jessica Matthews and Job Kemboi com-
peted in the recent NCAA Division II
Outdoor Track & Field Championships at
Grand Valley State University.
Matthews placed 16th in women's triple
jump and Kemboi finished 18th in the
10,000 meter finals.
Matthews, a Monroe, Ga., native, hit
marks on all three of her preliminary
attempts with a best of 12.08m (39-7.5).
The event was won by Antqunita Reed of
Pittsburg State with a wind-aided 13.33m
(43-8).
"Jessica made consistent jumps in her
attempts, but the competition was pretty
stout," says Lakers head coach Mike
Mead. "Jessica had another strong season
and we just need to get her in more com-
petitive meets during the regular season
next year to better prepare her for this
meet."
Kemboi, from Eldoret, Kenya, finished
his first outdoor championship in
31:15.75, far off from his season and
career-best of 30:02.97. Southern
Indiana's Johnnie Guy won the event in
29:33.31.
"Job was right in the mix the first 12 laps
but another side stitch hit him and he
couldn’t hang with the leaders," says
Mead. "Job had a great year and I'm look-
ing forward to his junior year!"
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