BARRY UNIVERSITY WON its first ever men’s national title by winning the NCAA Division II Golf Championships in Allendale, Michigan. The sixth-ranked Buccaneers lead after each day of the competition even holding on after 13 bogeys on the back nine of the final round to defeat South Carolina Upstate by one shot. Fellow Sunshine State Conference member and top-ranked Florida Southern placed third as Columbus State and Washburn were fourth and fifth respectively. Columbus State’s Christian Reis took the individual title. Two players finished in the top ten individually for Barry. Senior Hernan Borja finished second out of 105 individuals with a three-round score of 291 (+7). While senior Juan Weissenberg finished four strokes behind Borja with a four-round 295 (+11) score and tied for 10th overall after being one of the more consistent players with rounds of 74-73-74-74. Borja was named GCAA (Golf Coaches Association of America) First-Team All-American as Head coach Jimmy Stobs was tabbed GCAA National Coach of the Year. The Buccaneers also have national titles in volleyball (3) and women’s soccer (3).