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A few college kids in Alliance were featured in the number one spot on SportsCenter’s “Top Plays” segment of last night and this morning’s broadcasts of ESPN’s flagship show. Members of the Mount Union golf team executed a perfect three-person trick shot that show how golfers have significantly better hand-eye coordination than the rest of us. It was uploaded by junior computer science major Justin Schoen.

The 15-second video ends with a joyous yell familiar to anybody who’s pulled off an amazing feat. Take a look:

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This article appears in Oct 29 – Nov 4, 2014.

Doug Brown is a staff writer at Scene with a passion for public records laws and investigative reporting. A native of Ann Arbor, Mich., he has an M.A. in journalism from the Kent State University School of Journalism and Mass Communication and a B.A. in political science from Hiram College. Prior to joining Scene, Doug was a contributing writer for Deadspin.com, reporting behind-the-scenes stories about college sports through public records and developing sources. Doug's work as an enterprise reporter for the Daily Kent Stater was recognized by the Cleveland Press Club (2013 Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards), Society of Professional Journalists (regional and national Mark of Excellence Awards), and the Associated Collegiate Press. He spent the summer of 2012 working for the Metro desk of the Cleveland Plain Dealer and spent previous summers working for Outside Bozeman Magazine and Crain's Detroit Business. His website is dougbrown8.com.