Men In Little Rock, Women To Illinois Next Week
Mar 26, 2015 | Men's Golf, Women's Golf
This Week
The Omaha men's golf team is in action next week at the UALR First Tee Classic at Arkansas Little Rock on Monday and Tuesday, March 30-31. The women's golf team will play in the Saluki Invitational at Southern Illinois on Sunday and Monday, March 29-30 at Carbondale, Ill.
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.
LAST EVENT - Krieser Sets New Record at Louisiana Monroe
Karl Krieser shot a school record 54-hole score to lead the Omaha men's golf team to a sixth-place finish at the Wallace Jones Invitational at Louisiana Monroe on March 24. The Mavericks finished with a team score of 881, one stroke better than the previous school record for a 54-hole tournament.
Krieser shot a three-round score of 214, besting his previous school record by one stroke, to finish in a tie for fifth in the 88-player field. He also had a school-record 18-hole score of 67 in the second round. The three-round total score is just the second under-par total (-2) in a 54-hole event in UNO's Division I era.
Phillip Baumberger was second in scoring for the Mavericks and tied for 23rd overall with a tally of 221, a career-best 54-hole score for the freshman. Taylor Sidzyik was third for the Mavs, shooting 222, a season best. He tied for 27th overall.
Caleb Haight, playing in his first tournament of the spring, had a career-best 54-hole total of 226 to tie for 44th. Alex Holtan finished at 232, good for a tie for 69th. Lucas Gervais, playing as an individual, finished at 254.
LAST EVENT - Women Tie For 15th at Morehead State Invitational
The Omaha women's golf team tied for 15th at the MSU Ocala Spring Invitational on March 24. The Mavericks finished with a team score of 955 over three rounds at the Juliette Falls Golf Resort, putting them in a tie with Tampa.
Katie Kesti led the Mavericks finishing at 232, good for 43rd place. She was one stroke ahead of Sophie Peters who finished in a tie for 44th.
Megan Vetrovsky carded a score of 234, good for a tie for 51st. Makenna Kroeker posted a total score of 256, putting her 92nd. Alexa Ruwe concluded the scoring for the Mavericks with a three-day total of 278.
Rankings
Krieser is 12th in the Summit League for scoring average at 74.4 through 21 rounds this season. He is the only Maverick ranked in the top 20. Denver's Petter Mikalsen leads the league with an average of 70.7 in 22 rounds.
As a team, the Maverick men rank sixth out of nine schools with a team 18-hole stroke average of 303.5.
On the women's side, Sophie Peters is 20th in the league with a stroke average of 78.4 in 23 rounds. Alejandra Acosta of Oral Roberts leads the Summit League with a stroke average of 74.3 in 19 rounds
As a team, the Mavs also are sixth in the Summit with an 18-hole average of 321.3 in 23 rounds.
Up Next
The men's team will have a week off before playing in the ORU Shootout hosted by Oral Roberts on April 13-14 in Broken Arrow, Okla. The women's team will have three weeks off before concluding its season at the Summit League Championship on April 20-22 in Monterey Bay, Calif.
The Omaha men's golf team is in action next week at the UALR First Tee Classic at Arkansas Little Rock on Monday and Tuesday, March 30-31. The women's golf team will play in the Saluki Invitational at Southern Illinois on Sunday and Monday, March 29-30 at Carbondale, Ill.
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.
LAST EVENT - Krieser Sets New Record at Louisiana Monroe
Karl Krieser shot a school record 54-hole score to lead the Omaha men's golf team to a sixth-place finish at the Wallace Jones Invitational at Louisiana Monroe on March 24. The Mavericks finished with a team score of 881, one stroke better than the previous school record for a 54-hole tournament.
Krieser shot a three-round score of 214, besting his previous school record by one stroke, to finish in a tie for fifth in the 88-player field. He also had a school-record 18-hole score of 67 in the second round. The three-round total score is just the second under-par total (-2) in a 54-hole event in UNO's Division I era.
Phillip Baumberger was second in scoring for the Mavericks and tied for 23rd overall with a tally of 221, a career-best 54-hole score for the freshman. Taylor Sidzyik was third for the Mavs, shooting 222, a season best. He tied for 27th overall.
Caleb Haight, playing in his first tournament of the spring, had a career-best 54-hole total of 226 to tie for 44th. Alex Holtan finished at 232, good for a tie for 69th. Lucas Gervais, playing as an individual, finished at 254.
LAST EVENT - Women Tie For 15th at Morehead State Invitational
The Omaha women's golf team tied for 15th at the MSU Ocala Spring Invitational on March 24. The Mavericks finished with a team score of 955 over three rounds at the Juliette Falls Golf Resort, putting them in a tie with Tampa.
Katie Kesti led the Mavericks finishing at 232, good for 43rd place. She was one stroke ahead of Sophie Peters who finished in a tie for 44th.
Megan Vetrovsky carded a score of 234, good for a tie for 51st. Makenna Kroeker posted a total score of 256, putting her 92nd. Alexa Ruwe concluded the scoring for the Mavericks with a three-day total of 278.
Rankings
Krieser is 12th in the Summit League for scoring average at 74.4 through 21 rounds this season. He is the only Maverick ranked in the top 20. Denver's Petter Mikalsen leads the league with an average of 70.7 in 22 rounds.
As a team, the Maverick men rank sixth out of nine schools with a team 18-hole stroke average of 303.5.
On the women's side, Sophie Peters is 20th in the league with a stroke average of 78.4 in 23 rounds. Alejandra Acosta of Oral Roberts leads the Summit League with a stroke average of 74.3 in 19 rounds
As a team, the Mavs also are sixth in the Summit with an 18-hole average of 321.3 in 23 rounds.
Up Next
The men's team will have a week off before playing in the ORU Shootout hosted by Oral Roberts on April 13-14 in Broken Arrow, Okla. The women's team will have three weeks off before concluding its season at the Summit League Championship on April 20-22 in Monterey Bay, Calif.
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