Final 1997 MIAA Men's Golf Standings

  T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 Total Avg.
Olivet 369 377 381 393 400 386 389 403 3098 387.3
 
Hope 389 394 375 405 406 400 399 399 3167 395.9
 
Albion 385 402 383 423 405 414 394 414 3220 402.5
 
Alma 397 406 411 407 402 413 398 421 3255 406.9
 
Calvin 413 395 401 432 415 425 422 435 3338 417.3
 
Kalamazoo 413 408 418 434 427 433 443 449 3425 428.1
 
Adrian 414 424 426 444 447 456 457 452 3520 440.0
 
Defiance 442 452 450 476 447 477 481 481 3715 464.4
 

1997 All-MIAA Men's Golf Teams

1997 Conference Medalist
Olivet College sophomore Mark Raven of Burlrington, Ontario, Canada.

1997 All-MIAA First Team
Based on average strokes per tournament.
** Mark Raven, Olivet, 75.5 (soph from Burlington, Ontario/Lord Elgin)
** Darren Straniero, Olivet, 77.3 (sen from Richland/Portage No.)
* Scott Spencer, Olivet, 77.5 (fresh from Chatham, Ontario/Kent)
* Kevin Freng, Hope, 77.9 (senior from Kalamazoo/ Kazoo Central)
** Tony Keim, Olivet, 78.0 (senior from St. Johns/St. Johns)
** Mark Van Stee, Calvin, 78.0 (soph from Grand Rapids/GR Christian)
* denotes number of years All-MIAA

1997-All MIAA Second Team
Joe Marzano, Albion, 79.1 (sophomore from Jackson/Lumen Christi)
Andy Nietring, Hope. 79.5 (freshman from East Grand Rapids/EGR)
Brett Crosthwaite, Albion, 79.8 (freshman from Jackson/Parma Western)
Joel Jamison, Albion, 79.8 (junior from North Branch/North Branch)
Jon Chapel, Alma, 80.0 (sophomore from Fenton/Linden)
Jay Prasad, Hope, 80.0 (senior from North Muskegon/ N. Muskegon)

1997 Tournament Results

1997 Tournament Medalists
#1 - at Duck Lake Country Club, Albion
Team Scores: 1. Olivet 369, 2. Albion 385, 3. Hope 389, 4. Alma 397, 5. Calvin 413, 5. Kalamazoo 413, 7. Adrian 414, 8. Defiance 442.Medalist:Darren Striero, Olivet, 71.

#2 - at Bedford Valley Country Club
Team Scores: 1. Olivet 377 (course record), 2. Hope 394, 3. Calvin 395, 4. Albion 402, 5. Alma 406, 6. Kalamazoo 408, 7. Adrian 424, 8. Defiance 452.Medalist - Tie:Darren Striero, Olivet & Mark Raven, Olivet 73 each.

#3 - at Lenawee Country Club (Adrian)
Team Scores: 1. Hope 375, 2. Olivet 381, 3. Albion 383, 4. Calvin 401, 5. Alma 411, 6. Kalamazoo 408, 7. Adrian 426, 8. Defiance 450. (Hope score is a course record.)Medalist-Tie:Mike Feyen, Hope & Andy Nietring, Hope, 73 each

#4 - at Kettenring Country Club (Defiance)
Team Scores: 1. Olivet 393, 2. Hope 405, 3. Alma 407, 4. Albion 423, 5. Calvin 432, 6. Kalamazoo 434, 7. Adrian 444, 8. Defiance 476. Medalist: Darren Straniero, Olivet, 75

#5 - at Pine River Country Club (Alma)
Team Scores: 1. Olivet 400, 2. Alma 402, 3. Albion 405, 4. Hope 406, 5.Calvin 415, 6. Kalamazoo 427, 7. Adrian 447, 7. Defiance 447.Medalist: Mark Raven, Olivet, 73.

#6 - at Forest Hills Country Club (Calvin)
Team Scores: 1. Olivet 386, 2. Hope 400, 3. Alma 413, 4. Albion 414, 5. Calvin 425, 6. Kalamazoo 433, 7. Adrian 456, 8. Defiance 477. Medalist - Tie: Mark Van Stee, Calvin and Scott Spencer, Olivet, 75 each

#7 - at Kalamazoo Country Club (Kalamazoo)
Team Scores: 1. Olivet 389, 2. Albion 394, 3. Alma 398, 4. Hope 399, 5. Calvin 422, 6. Kalamazoo 443, 7. Adrian 457, 8. Defiance 490. Medalist - Tie: Kevin Freng, Hope and Scott Spencer, Olivet, 75 each

#8 - at Wuskowhan Players Club (Hope)
Team Scores: 1. Hope 399, 2. Olivet 403, 3. Albion 414, 4. Alma 421, 5. Calvin 435, 6. Kalamazoo 449, 7. Adrian 452, 8. Defiance 481. Medalist: Mark Ravew, Olivet, 74.