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June 6, 2010: Augusta State wins national golf championship

Staff Writer
Augusta Chronicle
ASU golfer Carter Newman shows his champions ring after a banquet in honor of the ASU Men's Golf team at Christenberry Fieldhouse Thursday evening  August 19, 2010.  MICHAEL HOLAHAN/staff

JUNE 6, 2010

Augusta State University captured the first national championship in school history when its Jaguars defeated traditional power Oklahoma State in collegiate golf.

Mitch Krywulycz's match proved key as he overcame a 4-down deficit to Oklahoma State's Kevin Tway at The Honors Course near Chattanooga. An Australian, Krywulycz won four consecutive holes -- the last three with birdies.

The national title was the first for the Jaguars in any of its 11 university-sponsored, varsity sports.

The following year, they did it again, defeating the University of Georgia and earning the school’s second national golf championship.