Mav Men Finish Fall Schedule in Texas
Oct 19, 2012 | Men's Golf
Weekly Release
OMAHA, Neb. - The Omaha men's golf team will finish the fall half of its schedule next week when it heads south to the Houston Baptist Husky Invitational on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 22 and 23. The tournament will be played at the Quail Valley Golf Club in Missouri City, Texas. The Omaha women's golf team has the week off.
The Coaches
Tim Nelson is in his 10th season at UNO, the second as Director of Golf, leading both the men's and women's teams. Nelson has led the UNO women's golf team to four conference championships including three straight Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association titles before the Mavericks began their reclassification to Division I in 2011. The 1980 UNO grad also has guided the women's team to three NCAA regional titles and three appearances in the NCAA Championship. He is assisted by Seth Porter who is in his second year coaching the UNO men's team. The 2002 graduate of Nebraska was a four-year letter winner there and a former professional player on the Gateway and Canadian Tours.
In Case You Missed It
The Mavericks are coming off a pair of tournaments on Oct. 15 and 16. The men rode a third-round surge to an eighth-place finish at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate at Kansas City. Karl Krieser paced the Mavs with a 54-hole score of 222 that included a round of 72 which is UNO's low round of the year. Krieser finished in a tie for 18th overall in the 78-player tournament. Mitch Ryan (223/T-21st), Alex Overfelt (227/T-42nd), Taylor Sidzyik (229/T-52nd) and Michael Shukis (230/T-57th) also competed. On the women's side, Sophie Peters shot the second-best 54-hole score in school history to lead the Mavs to 12th place at the Payne Stewart Memorial at Missouri State. Peters finished at 225, just three strokes off the school record set by Sara Wolfe at the NCAA North Regional in 2008. She was in a three-way tie for fifth in the 93-player tournament. Brooke Thilges (246/T-53rd), Britany Seda (247/T-56th), Elizabeth Havekost (250/T-64th), Katie Kesti (253/68th) and Melyssa Doerr (259/T-77th) also competed for the Mavs.
Everyone is Back
The UNO men return all five starters from their 2011-12 team, the first of the Division I era. Freshmen Mitch Johnson (78.7) and Mike Shukis (78.7) tied for the team scoring lead while fellow freshmen Taylor Sidzyik (79.0) and Karl Krieser (79.0) were right behind. Another freshman, Alex Holtan, was fifth in team scoring with an average of 81.0. Shukis posted UNO's only medalist finish last year, winning the Nebraska Kearney Invitational on Sept. 9-10.
Change at the Top
The UNO women lost two seniors off of last year's roster in Rebecca Pollock and Armana Christianson who left the team after the fall season. However, the Mavericks return three letter winners including junior captain Brooke Thilges who was third on the team in scoring with an average of 85.0. Senior Elizabeth Havekost (85.3) and redshirt junior Melyssa Doerr (85.5) were 4-5 in scoring. Junior transfer Danielle Kuchar did not return to the team.
New Faces
The men's team added two freshmen and two junior college transfer to their roster. Omaha native Mitch Ryan comes to UNO from Millard North high school while Reid Weibe is a graduate of Sutton high school in Sutton, Neb. Weibe is no longer with the team. Mike Muller is another Omaha native and Millard North grad who played two years at Hutchinson Community College in Kansas. Alex Overfelt played for Papillion-Lavista high school before competing at Southeast Community College for the last two seasons. The women's team welcomes five new players this year including four freshmen and a transfer. Sophomore Sophie Peters comes to UNO from Fremont high school by way of a year at Morningside College. Freshmen Gentry Carveth and Makenna Kroeker both played at Lincoln Southwest high school while Albion, Neb. native Britany Seda played for Boone Central high school. Katie Kesti is UNO's only freshman not from Nebraska. She starred at Red Wing high school in Red Wing, Minn.
Next Up for the Mavs
The women will finish the fall season next week at the Braun Intercollegiate at Evansville on Oct. 29 and 30.
OMAHA, Neb. - The Omaha men's golf team will finish the fall half of its schedule next week when it heads south to the Houston Baptist Husky Invitational on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 22 and 23. The tournament will be played at the Quail Valley Golf Club in Missouri City, Texas. The Omaha women's golf team has the week off.
The Coaches
Tim Nelson is in his 10th season at UNO, the second as Director of Golf, leading both the men's and women's teams. Nelson has led the UNO women's golf team to four conference championships including three straight Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association titles before the Mavericks began their reclassification to Division I in 2011. The 1980 UNO grad also has guided the women's team to three NCAA regional titles and three appearances in the NCAA Championship. He is assisted by Seth Porter who is in his second year coaching the UNO men's team. The 2002 graduate of Nebraska was a four-year letter winner there and a former professional player on the Gateway and Canadian Tours.
In Case You Missed It
The Mavericks are coming off a pair of tournaments on Oct. 15 and 16. The men rode a third-round surge to an eighth-place finish at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate at Kansas City. Karl Krieser paced the Mavs with a 54-hole score of 222 that included a round of 72 which is UNO's low round of the year. Krieser finished in a tie for 18th overall in the 78-player tournament. Mitch Ryan (223/T-21st), Alex Overfelt (227/T-42nd), Taylor Sidzyik (229/T-52nd) and Michael Shukis (230/T-57th) also competed. On the women's side, Sophie Peters shot the second-best 54-hole score in school history to lead the Mavs to 12th place at the Payne Stewart Memorial at Missouri State. Peters finished at 225, just three strokes off the school record set by Sara Wolfe at the NCAA North Regional in 2008. She was in a three-way tie for fifth in the 93-player tournament. Brooke Thilges (246/T-53rd), Britany Seda (247/T-56th), Elizabeth Havekost (250/T-64th), Katie Kesti (253/68th) and Melyssa Doerr (259/T-77th) also competed for the Mavs.
Everyone is Back
The UNO men return all five starters from their 2011-12 team, the first of the Division I era. Freshmen Mitch Johnson (78.7) and Mike Shukis (78.7) tied for the team scoring lead while fellow freshmen Taylor Sidzyik (79.0) and Karl Krieser (79.0) were right behind. Another freshman, Alex Holtan, was fifth in team scoring with an average of 81.0. Shukis posted UNO's only medalist finish last year, winning the Nebraska Kearney Invitational on Sept. 9-10.
Change at the Top
The UNO women lost two seniors off of last year's roster in Rebecca Pollock and Armana Christianson who left the team after the fall season. However, the Mavericks return three letter winners including junior captain Brooke Thilges who was third on the team in scoring with an average of 85.0. Senior Elizabeth Havekost (85.3) and redshirt junior Melyssa Doerr (85.5) were 4-5 in scoring. Junior transfer Danielle Kuchar did not return to the team.
New Faces
The men's team added two freshmen and two junior college transfer to their roster. Omaha native Mitch Ryan comes to UNO from Millard North high school while Reid Weibe is a graduate of Sutton high school in Sutton, Neb. Weibe is no longer with the team. Mike Muller is another Omaha native and Millard North grad who played two years at Hutchinson Community College in Kansas. Alex Overfelt played for Papillion-Lavista high school before competing at Southeast Community College for the last two seasons. The women's team welcomes five new players this year including four freshmen and a transfer. Sophomore Sophie Peters comes to UNO from Fremont high school by way of a year at Morningside College. Freshmen Gentry Carveth and Makenna Kroeker both played at Lincoln Southwest high school while Albion, Neb. native Britany Seda played for Boone Central high school. Katie Kesti is UNO's only freshman not from Nebraska. She starred at Red Wing high school in Red Wing, Minn.
Next Up for the Mavs
The women will finish the fall season next week at the Braun Intercollegiate at Evansville on Oct. 29 and 30.
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