Golf Opens Spring Season Next Week
Feb 20, 2015 | Men's Golf, Women's Golf
This Week
The Omaha men's and women's golf teams begin spring play at two separate events. The men will compete in the Atchafalaya Intercollegiate hosted by Nicholls State on Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 23-24 in Patterson, La. The women will head west to play in the GCU Invitational hosted by Grand Canyon at Litchfield Park, Ariz. on Feb. 23-25.
The Coaches
Tim Nelson is in his 12th season coaching the women's golf team at UNO. Nelson has led the Mavericks 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. Seth Porter is in his fourth year at UNO and was elevated to the head coach of the men's team prior to this season. The 2002 graduate of Nebraska was a four-year letter winner there and a former professional player on the Gateway and Canadian Tours.
A Look Back at the Fall - Men
Karl Krieser led the Mavericks in scoring during the fall with a stroke average of 74.3 in 12 rounds. Krieser also paced the Mavericks with five below-par rounds and combined with Brandon Sletmoen to each shoot two season-low rounds of 71. Krieser finished second overall at the Mavericks' own UNO Invitational, finishing with a score of 215, the first below par 54-hole score shot by a men's golfer in the Division I era.
Seniors led the way for the Mavericks in the fall as Alex Holtan and Taylor Sidzyik tied for second in team scoring with stroke averages of 76.2.
As a team, the Mavericks tied with Weber State for first at the UNO Invitational before losing in a playoff. In the next tournament, they won the South Dakota Coyote Classic by two strokes over Summit League rival North Dakota State.
A Look Back at the Fall - Women
Freshman Megan Vetrovsky had a fine debut with the Mavericks, leading them in scoring with a stroke average of 78.5 in 13 fall rounds. She shot five of the top six rounds in the five fall tournaments, trailing only Katie Kesti whose round of 72 in the first round of the Creighton Classic on Oct. 20 was a team best. Kesti finished second in team scoring with a stroke average of 79.8, and she had two top-five finishes to lead the team. Sophie Peters was third with a stroke average of 80.2.
The Mavericks' top team finish was third place out of five teams in the 36-hole WIU Autumn Invitational when they shot 644. Their best team round was a 312 shot in the third round of the Chip-N Club Invitational on Sept. 9.
Polls
Summit League coaches picked the Maverick men to finish sixth at the Summit League Championship coming up in May. The women were picked to finish ninth at their championship which will be held in late April.
Rankings
Krieser ranks 12th in the Summit League for scoring average at 74.3 through 12 rounds in the fall. He is the only Maverick ranked in the top 20. Denver's Petter Mikalsen leads the league with a stroke average of 70.8 in 13 rounds.
As a team, the Maverick men rank sixth out of nine schools with a team 18-hole stroke average of 301.3.
On the women's side, Megan Vetrovsky is just outside the top 20 in the league with a stroke average of 78.5 in 13 rounds. Oral Roberts' Alejandra Acosta leads the Summit League with a stroke average of 73.9 in 12 rounds
As a team, the Mavs are eighth in the Summit with an 18-hole average of 323.7 in 13 rounds.
Up Next
The women's team will take part in the Red Rocks Invitational at Sedona, Ariz. on Feb. 28 and March 1 while the men will have a week off before competing at the Sacramento State Invitational on Monday and Tuesday, March 9-10.
The Omaha men's and women's golf teams begin spring play at two separate events. The men will compete in the Atchafalaya Intercollegiate hosted by Nicholls State on Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 23-24 in Patterson, La. The women will head west to play in the GCU Invitational hosted by Grand Canyon at Litchfield Park, Ariz. on Feb. 23-25.
The Coaches
Tim Nelson is in his 12th season coaching the women's golf team at UNO. Nelson has led the Mavericks 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. Seth Porter is in his fourth year at UNO and was elevated to the head coach of the men's team prior to this season. The 2002 graduate of Nebraska was a four-year letter winner there and a former professional player on the Gateway and Canadian Tours.
A Look Back at the Fall - Men
Karl Krieser led the Mavericks in scoring during the fall with a stroke average of 74.3 in 12 rounds. Krieser also paced the Mavericks with five below-par rounds and combined with Brandon Sletmoen to each shoot two season-low rounds of 71. Krieser finished second overall at the Mavericks' own UNO Invitational, finishing with a score of 215, the first below par 54-hole score shot by a men's golfer in the Division I era.
Seniors led the way for the Mavericks in the fall as Alex Holtan and Taylor Sidzyik tied for second in team scoring with stroke averages of 76.2.
As a team, the Mavericks tied with Weber State for first at the UNO Invitational before losing in a playoff. In the next tournament, they won the South Dakota Coyote Classic by two strokes over Summit League rival North Dakota State.
A Look Back at the Fall - Women
Freshman Megan Vetrovsky had a fine debut with the Mavericks, leading them in scoring with a stroke average of 78.5 in 13 fall rounds. She shot five of the top six rounds in the five fall tournaments, trailing only Katie Kesti whose round of 72 in the first round of the Creighton Classic on Oct. 20 was a team best. Kesti finished second in team scoring with a stroke average of 79.8, and she had two top-five finishes to lead the team. Sophie Peters was third with a stroke average of 80.2.
The Mavericks' top team finish was third place out of five teams in the 36-hole WIU Autumn Invitational when they shot 644. Their best team round was a 312 shot in the third round of the Chip-N Club Invitational on Sept. 9.
Polls
Summit League coaches picked the Maverick men to finish sixth at the Summit League Championship coming up in May. The women were picked to finish ninth at their championship which will be held in late April.
Rankings
Krieser ranks 12th in the Summit League for scoring average at 74.3 through 12 rounds in the fall. He is the only Maverick ranked in the top 20. Denver's Petter Mikalsen leads the league with a stroke average of 70.8 in 13 rounds.
As a team, the Maverick men rank sixth out of nine schools with a team 18-hole stroke average of 301.3.
On the women's side, Megan Vetrovsky is just outside the top 20 in the league with a stroke average of 78.5 in 13 rounds. Oral Roberts' Alejandra Acosta leads the Summit League with a stroke average of 73.9 in 12 rounds
As a team, the Mavs are eighth in the Summit with an 18-hole average of 323.7 in 13 rounds.
Up Next
The women's team will take part in the Red Rocks Invitational at Sedona, Ariz. on Feb. 28 and March 1 while the men will have a week off before competing at the Sacramento State Invitational on Monday and Tuesday, March 9-10.
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