UNO Golf Team Signs New Recruit
Apr 27, 2009 | General, Women's Golf
OMAHA, Neb. – UNO golf coach #Tim Nelson# announced today the signing of Elizabeth Havekost for the 2009-2010 season. Havekost is a native of Beatrice, Neb. and will join a Maverick team that won the first ever women's championship in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.
Havekost was the Class B individual state champion in 2008 and also finished first at the district tournament and the River Cities Conference tournament. She earned top five finishes in nine of the 10 tournaments in which she competed in 2008. She earned all-state honors in 2008 and was an academic all-state selection in both 2006 and 2008.
In addition, she set a school record for lowest score with a 77 during her junior year. She was a member of two Nebraska Class B State Championship teams (2005 and 2007) and two runner ups (2006 and 2008).
Havekost currently ranks first in her class with a 4.0 GPA. She plans to major in biological systems engineering at UNO.
