BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The No. 2 ranked Parkland College golf team continued its conference supremacy with a seventh straight Mid-West Athletic Conference title on Monday, October 2. The Cobras combined for a team score of 613 (+37) over two rounds at the par-72 Crestwicke Country Club in Bloomington, Illinois, defeating second-place Danville Area Community College 629 (+53) 16 strokes. Parkland led by four after shooting a 311 (+23) in round one, and the Cobras followed that up with a 302 (+14) round two in the win.
 
Sophomore Jack Sciaudone won the individual title with a two-round score of 151 (+7), while freshman Jason Runbom (152, +8) ended up one shot behind in second place, and sophomore Lucas Park (153, +9) finished in a four-way tie for third. All three Cobras earned All-Conference honors with their top-5 finishes. Parkland Freshman Juan Besoain (158, +14) also finished in a tie for 12th, and freshman Will Ross (162, +18) placed 18th on Monday.
 
"Today was a total team effort," Parkland College head coach Corbin Sebens said after the win. "Two days ago, we didn't even have enough players to field a team due to injuries and illness, and the boys played with an incredible amount of guts today to win our seventh straight conference title. I couldn't be more proud of Jack for getting his first win."
 
"Having three guys finish in the top three to earn All-Conference was huge to get us the win," Sebens added. "Today was a great learning experience for us with our backs against the wall and facing adversity all day, and we kept fighting."
 
After the tournament, Sebens was named the 2023 M-WAC Coach of the Year for the ninth time in his career at Parkland College.
 
Up next, the Cobras enter the off-season ranked No. 2 in the Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA DII Coaches Poll, with the spring season set to begin in late March.
 
Team Results:
1          Parkland College                    +37      613 (311, 302)
2          Danville Area CC                   +53      629 (315, 314)
3          Heartland CC                          +56      632 (323, 309)
4          Illinois Central College          +60      636 (316, 320)
5          Vincennes University             +67      643 (326, 317)
6          Lewis & Clark CC                  +80      656 (330, 326)
7          Lincoln Land CC                    +116    692 (351, 341)
 
Individual Results:
1          Jack Sciaudone           +7        151 (77, 74)
2          Jason Runbom            +8        152 (75, 77)
T3        Lucas Park                  +9        153 (78, 75)
T12      Juan Besoain               +14      158 (82, 76)
18        Will Ross                    +18      162 (81, 81)