Three Tournaments Ahead For UNO Golf
Sep 28, 2012 | Men's Golf, Women's Golf
Weekly Release
OMAHA, Neb. - The Omaha men's and women's golf team begin a busy stretch of play on Sunday, Sept. 30 when both teams tee off in the Jackrabbit Fall Invitational at South Dakota State. The three-round tournament takes place at the Minnehaha Country Club in Sioux Falls, S.D. The men also will play in the Jim Colbert Intercollegiate at Kansas State on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 1 and 2 at the Colbert Hills Golf Course in Manhattan, Kan.
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 women took third place at the SIUE Intercollegiate on Sept. 17-18 at Southern Illinois Edwardsville. The Mavs finished with a team score of 673, trailing only Southern Illinois (641) and Lipscomb (662). Freshman Katie Kesti, in her first collegiate tournament, led the Mavericks in scoring with a two-round total of 163, good for fifth overall in a field of 60 golfers. Brooke Thilges and Melyssa Doerr each fired a score of 170 to tie for second for UNO and 18th overall. Elizabeth Havekost was fourth for UNO at 174, putting her in a tie for 21st. Sophie Peters completed the scoring with a 36-hole tally of 179. The men's golf team was off last week.
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. 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 men will play in the Bill Ross Intercollegiate at Kansas City on Oct. 15-16 while the women take part in the Missouri State/Payne Stewart Memorial on the same days.
OMAHA, Neb. - The Omaha men's and women's golf team begin a busy stretch of play on Sunday, Sept. 30 when both teams tee off in the Jackrabbit Fall Invitational at South Dakota State. The three-round tournament takes place at the Minnehaha Country Club in Sioux Falls, S.D. The men also will play in the Jim Colbert Intercollegiate at Kansas State on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 1 and 2 at the Colbert Hills Golf Course in Manhattan, Kan.
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 women took third place at the SIUE Intercollegiate on Sept. 17-18 at Southern Illinois Edwardsville. The Mavs finished with a team score of 673, trailing only Southern Illinois (641) and Lipscomb (662). Freshman Katie Kesti, in her first collegiate tournament, led the Mavericks in scoring with a two-round total of 163, good for fifth overall in a field of 60 golfers. Brooke Thilges and Melyssa Doerr each fired a score of 170 to tie for second for UNO and 18th overall. Elizabeth Havekost was fourth for UNO at 174, putting her in a tie for 21st. Sophie Peters completed the scoring with a 36-hole tally of 179. The men's golf team was off last week.
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. 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 men will play in the Bill Ross Intercollegiate at Kansas City on Oct. 15-16 while the women take part in the Missouri State/Payne Stewart Memorial on the same days.
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