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Chad McDaniel, inducted 2015 |
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As a Track and Field Athlete at Mt. de Sales Academy, Chad McDaniel excelled in distance running, specifically the two mile. As a freshman he set a new school record in the event and when he had completed his high school career he had established a school record time of 4:42 in the mile run and a time of 10:15 in the two mile. He won the region title in the two mile all four years and was he GISA state AAA two mile champion in 1992 and 1993. His senior year he defeated the second place finisher by over a minute and a half. After completing his undergraduate degree at Samford and his Master's at Georgia College and State University, Chad embarked on a coaching career beginning at First Presbyterian Day School. He founded the Cross Country program at FPD and won 11 region titles (7 boys and 4 girls) and six state (5 boys, l girls) championships. After taking over the Track and Field teams in 2005, he led them to five region (2 boys, 3 girls) and five state (2 boys and 3 girls) championships. He moved to the Wesleyan School in Atlanta in 2007 and success followed there as well winning region and state titles on numerous occasions. His overall coaching mark at FPD and Wesleyan show 26 region and 17 state titles. Between track and cross country, Chad has been recognized as region coach of the year 25 times and state coach of the year 15 times. |
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Lee Gerdes
Macon has produced its share of top amateur golfers through the years, and Lee Gerdes is certainly included in that group. He had a stellar high school career at Mount de Sales Academy, where he was a three-time all-region selection, a three-time region medalist and a state runner-up. Inducted into the Mount de Sales Hall of Fame in 2008, he set program records in career scoring average, season scoring average and match score. His high school success earned him a golf scholarship to the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, where he continued to excel. As a four-year letterwinner for the Mocs, he was a two-time All-Southern Conference selection and a two-year team captain. His college record shows one individual tournament title, 18 top-20 finishes, 10 top-10 finishes and six top-five finishes. He was a member of Chattanooga’s first Southern Conference championship. But Gerdes really has made his mark as an amateur in Middle Georgia and around the state. He is an eight-time Cherry Blossom champion, five-time Honors champion, five-time City of Macon champion, four-time Macon-Middle Georgia champion, three-time Golden Isles champion and a one-time Peach Blossom winner. Overall, he has captured more than 25 amateur titles. He qualified for the 1989 U.S. Amateur in the Atlanta qualifier as the low qualifier and made it to match play. He has been the club champion at three Macon area country clubs. He has won the Healy Point Club title 10 times, the River Forest championship seven times and the title at Idle Hour once. (more)
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