Men's golf adds signees Griffin, Schrock for 2010
Tennessee Tech men's golf coach Craig King has announced the signing of two standout high school golfers with the addition of Mason Griffin and Sam Schrock to the Golden Eagle roster beginning in 2010-11.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Tech golf coach Craig King has
announced the addition to two signees for the Golden Eagle roster
beginning in 2010-11 with the inking of Mason Griffin, a senior at
Oak Ridge High School, and Sam Schrock, a senior at Roane County
High School.
While the pair are attending different high schools, they both hail
from Kingston, Tenn., and frequently play golf together, a
friendship that will continue for the Golden Eagles.
"I am very excited about adding Mason and Sam to the Golden Eagle
golf team next fall," King said. "Their friendship with each other,
as well as with current redshirt freshman Greg Kitts, should bring
a level of competition internally that will positively boost our
team tournament performance. I think they will make an immediate
impact next fall and vie for a starting spot."
Mason Grifin is the son of Chris and Suzanne Griffin and plans to
major in electrical engineering. His father, Chris, competed for
two years on the Golden Eagle golf team in the 1980s. Mason is a
senior at Oak Ridge High School where he has been a fixture on the
golf team for coach Jody Wadell.
As a junior, Griffin finished second in the district and region
tournaments for the Wildcats, and went on to capture second place
in the TSSAA state tournament. He has also competed in numerous
AAJGT events and was named the 2009 Player of the Year. He has been
selected to play in the Wiley Cup the past two years for the
Roane/Anderson County team in competition against Knox County.
Sam Schrock is the son of Todd and Jill Schrock and will study
chemical engineering. He is a senior at Roane County High School
where he has played No. 1 all four years for coach Mike Neal.
He qualified individually for the TSSAA state tournament as a
sophomore and junior, finishing 31st in 2007 and 16th as a junior
in 2008. As a senior, Schrock helped the Yellowjackets capture the
district championship. He has also competed in several AAJGT events
and in 2009 qualified for the Tennessee State Junior Amateur where
he placed 15th at Champions Run Golf Course in Murfreesboro.
The 2010 Golden Eagles get the spring season underway Feb. 21-22 at
Choctaw, Miss., in the Frito Lay - AT&T Intercollegiate hosted
by Jackson State University.
