Westfield, Mass. — For the second straight year, Mat Gover of MCLA earned MASCAC Men’s Golf Player of the Year honors after finishing as the top overall finisher at the conference championship on Sunday, September 29. His performance also headlines this year’s All-Conference team.
Gover, a sophomore from Atkinson, N.H., earned individual medalist honors, shooting a 71 on both day one and two for a total of 142 for the two day tournament. In the first round of play, he finished with five birdies while collecting four during the second round to help clinch the MASCAC individual title and guide the Trailblazers to
a runner-up team finish.
Matthew Kumpulanian of Springfield took home the 2024 MASCAC Rookie of the Year accolades after finishing tied for sixth over the two day event. The sophomore from Wilbraham, Mass. shot a two day total of 158, which included a 77 and two birdies on Saturday.
After leading the Trailblazers to their second straight runner-up first at the MASCAC Men’s Golf Championship, Jeremiah Ketts of MCLA was named the BSN Sports Coach of the Year as voted on by his peers. Joining Gover on the 2024 All-Conference First Team is Chase Manion of Marymount, Daniel DeLisio and Colin Richmond of Salem State and Jack Ryan of Worcester State.
On the Second Team with Kumpulanian are Paul Roeder of MCLA, Nititorn Chimjiw of Marymount, Ethan Doyle of Salem State, Amir Adonlino of Springfield.
The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, the nation’s oldest Division III men’s and women’s playing conference, has a rich and storied tradition of competitive success while celebrating excellence in the classroom. MASCAC member schools include Bridgewater State University, Fitchburg State University, Framingham State University, MCLA, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Salem State University, Westfield State University and Worcester State University. Two other institutions, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Plymouth State
University, are affiliate members of the conference in the sports of football and men’s ice hockey, while Western Connecticut State University joined the conference as a football affiliate member in 2013. Springfield College joined as a men’s golf affiliate in 2019 while Marymount University and Marywood University joined in men’s golf
in 2024. Castleton University joined the MASCAC as a football affiliate in 2024 while Anna Maria becomes our ninth core member in 2025.