RESULTS | NOTES

RICHMOND, Va.---Chattanooga Mocs sophomore Stuart Thomas sat out the 2014-15 season redshirting to work on a swing change. Seems like that was a pretty good plan evidenced by his fourth-place finish today at the Janney VCU Shootout played on the Country Club of Virginia's Tuckahoe Creek Course.

Thomas carded a final round 72 (E) for a 54-hole total of 4-under par 212. That put him six shots off the pace of Maryland's Tom Harris at -10. David Kocher (Maryland) and Nick Voke (Iowa State) tied for second at -5.

"Stuart had a great tournament," coach Mark Guhne said. "He came here with a plan and executed. Honestly, he was picked as the fifth man for the event. He made me look good that's for sure.

"As a team, it's a mix of disappointing and encouraging. We could have won the event instead of finishing fifth. It is encouraging to see where our competition level is with such a young group."

Thomas began his day with four straight pars before a bogey on the par 3 eighth. He turned it around in a hurry with a birdie on 11 and eagle three on the 12th. He got his total to -7 after a birdie on 15, his 12th hole in a shotgun start. That got him to within two of Harris at -9.

Bogeys at 18, one and two dropped Thomas back to -4 ending with a par on three. The fourth-place finish and -4 total are new career bests.

Chattanooga finished fifth overall at 875. That was one ahead of host VCU, nine clear of Maryland and 10 atop Virginia Tech rounding out the top 9. Iowa State was four shots in front of UTC in fourth. James Madison claimed the team title at -7 with East Carolina nine back in second at 866.

The Mocs tallied 295 in the final 18 with Thomas' 72 supported by 74s from Brooks Thomas and Wes Gosselin with Andrew Weathers carding 75. Lake Johnson had the drop score with a 76.

B. Thomas and Weathers tied for 24th at 221 (+5). Gosselin was two off their pace tying for 36th at 223. Johnson turned in a 236. Kory Webb shot 233 playing as an individual.

The Mocs return to the tee October 5-6 at the Wolfpack Fall Open. N.C. State hosts the event on Lonnie Poole Golf Course in Raleigh. Scoring links are available on GoMocs.com and fans can follow @GoMocsMGLF on Twitter.

Janney VCU Shootout
Sept. 21-22 | C.C. of Va. Tuckahoe Creek Course | Richmond, Va.

1) James Madison	278-289-290	857 (-7)
2) East Carolina	287-289-290	866 (+2)
3) UNCG	293-290-286	869 (+5)
4) Iowa State	289-291-291	871 (+7)
5) Chattanooga	283-297-295	875 (+11)
6) VCU	288-288-300	876 (+12)
7) Radford	285-302-297	884 (+20)
tie) Maryland	294-295-295	884 (+20)
9) Virginia Tech	295-289-301	885 (+21)
10) Elon	300-298-290	888 (+24)
tie) Francis Marion	294-301-293	888 (+24)
12) Old Dominion	298-290-304	892 (+28)
13) George Mason	299-307-318	924 (+60)
MOCS:
4) Stuart Thomas	70-70-72	212 (-4)
T24) Andrew Weathers	70-76-75	221 (+5)
T24) Brooks Thomas	69-78-74	221 (+5)
T36) Wes Gosselin	74-75-74	223 (+7)
T74) Lake Johnson	84-76-76	236 (+20)
T66) Kory Webb (Ind.)	76-78-79	233 (+17)

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ABOUT CHATTANOOGA GOLF
The Chattanooga Mocs golf program has won six Southern Conference Championships (1987, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013) since joining the league in 1977-78. The Mocs have twice been ranked No. 1 in the nation during the falls of 2008 and 2009. It boasts:
- 4 NCAA Championships Appearances: 1993 (Individual-Neil Connolly), 2009, 2012, 2014 (Individual-Chris Robb).
- 3 All-Americans: Jonathan Hodge (2008), Stephan Jaeger (2012) and Chris Robb (2014).
- 1 NCAA Regional Team Tile: 2012 Bowling Green.
- 1 NCAA Regional Medalist: Stephan Jaeger (2012 Bowling Green).
- 2 Top 25 season-ending rankings: 2008 (12) and 2009 (25).
- 1 United States Amateur Champion: Steven Fox (2012).
- 1 Scottish Amateur Champion: Chris Robb (2014).
- 4 Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars: Derek Rende (2009, 2010) and Jaeger (2011, 2012).
- 2 SoCon Champions: Donnie Green (1978) and Jaeger (2012).
- 5 SoCon Golfers of the Year: Hodge (2007, 2008) and Jaeger (2010, 2011, 2012).
- 3 SoCon Freshman of the Years – Rende (2007), Jaeger (2009) and Andrew Weathers (2015).