NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The Dayton Flyers were picked to finish in fifth in the 2011 Atlantic 10 Men’s Golf Preseason poll as voted on by the league’s head coaches.

Last season at the Atlantic 10 Men's Golf Championship the Flyers finished in fourth.

UD will be led by sophomores Brenten Blakeman and Sean Keating, junior Michael Oberschmidt and senior Chris Woeste.

Blakeman led the team in the fall with a 74.8 stroke average, while Keating earned an A-10 All-Rookie Team selection last season.

Oberschmidt had a solid fall as well averaging 75.6 strokes per round during the fall campaign. Woeste is a two-year team captain who earned the 2008 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year and was a First Team All-Atlantic 10 selection.

The Flyers will begin the spring season in March as Dayton travels to compete in the North Georgia Spring Invitational on March 4.

Charlotte, who has captured the last five conference championships, garnered seven first-place votes to lead all schools with 114 points. Richmond was the coaches’ pick to finish second as the Spiders tallied 99 points including two first-place votes, while Xavier rounded out the top three with 97 points and one first-place.

Rhode Island (65) was selected to finish fourth at the A-10 Championship followed by Dayton (61) and Temple (57). George Washington and St. Bonaventure each tallied 52 points to tie for seventh. Rounding out the field was Saint Joseph’s (33) in ninth, Fordham (25) and La Salle (15).

The 2011 A-10 Men’s Golf Championship will be held April 29 – May 1 at the Mission Inn Golf & Tennis Resort in Orlando, Fla., for the second year in a row.

For more information on the Atlantic 10 Golf Championship, stay tuned to the A-10 official athletic website at www.atlantic10.com.

2011 A-10 MEN’S GOLF PRESEASON POLL
Preseason Poll (# first place votes), Total Points
1 – Charlotte (7), 114 points
2 – Richmond (2), 99 points
3 – Xavier (1), 97 points
4 – Rhode Island, 65 points
5 – Dayton, 61 points
6 – Temple, 57 points
7 – George Washington, 52 points
7 – St. Bonaventure, 52 points
9 – Saint Joseph’s, 33 points
10 – Fordham, 25 points
11 – La Salle, 15 points