HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker College men's golf team moved up two more spots and is ranked No. 8 in the country for NCAA Division II by Golfstat. It is a jump from the No. 10 ranking the program received in the previous poll.

The Cobras have completed their fall season after competing in four events, with the final a fourth-place finish at the Matt Dyas Memorial Oct. 29. In the other tournaments, Coker notched third-place finishes in both the Kiawah Island Invitational and the Jay Jennison Memorial in September before taking fifth in the Cougar Invitational Oct. 1.

For more information, contact Chris Dougherty, manager of athletics media relations, at 843-383-8018 or cdougherty@coker.edu.

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Coker College readies undergraduates for personal and professional success through a distinctive four-year program that emphasizes a practical application of the liberal arts as well as hands-on and discussion-based learning within and beyond the classroom. Coker is ranked among the "Best Colleges" in the South by U.S. News & World Report as well as The Princeton Review. Located in Hartsville, S.C., Coker is within two hours of the cultural, financial and recreational resources of Charlotte, Columbia, Charleston and Myrtle Beach.