Sunday, June 21, 2009
Chris Wiemers Named Creighton Head Men's Golf Coach
OMAHA, Neb. -- Chris Wiemers, the head teaching professional at Happy Hollow Club in Omaha, has been named head men's golf coach at Creighton, Director of Athletics Bruce Rasmussen announced today. Wiemers replaces Bob Hanson, who resigned in late April after two seasons with the program.
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Wichita State Ends Season at NCAA South Central Regional
STILLWATER, Okla. - The Wichita State men's golf team concluded its season with an eighth place finish at the NCAA South Central Regional, which concluded Saturday at the Karsten Creek Golf Course near Stillwater, Okla.
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Sunday, May 10, 2009
Illinois State Ends Season at NCAA Regionals
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Illinois State women's golf team finished the NCAA Central Regional in 18th place with a three-round score of 963. The Redbirds shot a 339 in the final round to finish ahead of Harvard, Murray State and Fairleigh Dickinson.
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Friday, May 08, 2009
MVC Announces 2009 Men's Golf Scholar-Athlete Team
Four repeat selections highlight the 2009 MVC Men's Scholar-Athlete First Team, announced by the league office today. A total of six student-athletes earned first-team scholar-athlete honors, and one earned honorable-mention status.
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Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Wichita State To Represent MVC in NCAA Golf Regionals
WICHITA - The Wichita State men's golf team has been assigned to the Stillwater regional site, the NCAA announced in a conference call on Monday. As the Missouri Valley Conference Champions, the Shockers earned the Valley's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.
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Saturday, May 02, 2009
Illinois State Women's Golf To Compete in Central Regional
Illinois State's women's golf team will compete in the 2009 NCAA Division I Championship Central Regional Thursday-Saturday, May 7-9. ISU received an automatic bid into the NCAA Championship for the second-straight year after winning the 2009 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Championship.
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
Creighton's Bob & Sharon Hanson Tender Resignations
OMAHA, Neb. - The husband-and-wife pair of Bob and Sharon Hanson have offered their resignations at Creighton University after agreeing to return to West Des Moines (IA) Dowling Catholic High School, where they will coach girls basketball.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
MVC Announces Women?s Golf Scholar-Athlete Team
State Farm MVC Tournament medalist Stacey Miller of Illinois State and MVC Golfer of the Year Olivia Lansing of Drake highlight the 2009 MVC Women's Scholar-Athlete First Team, announced by the league office today. A total of seven student-athletes earned first-team scholar-athlete honors, and two others earned honorable-mention status. Of those nine student-athletes, five also earned all-conference honors.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
2009 State Farm MVC Men's Golf Championship
For the eighth time in the last 11 years, Wichita State earned the team title at the State Farm MVC Men's Golf Championship. Teammates Dustin Garza and Connor McHenry shared medalist honors in leading the Shockers to the title, as each fired a three-round even-par 216 to eclipse the field.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Garza Claims Golfer of the Week Honor
This week's Missouri Valley Conference Golfer of the Week is Wichita State's Dustin Garza. The Valley's stroke-average leader took third place in the Aggie Invitational over the weekend, shooting a 69-72=141 in the rain-shortened event.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Illinois State Favored in State Farm MVC Men's Golf Championship
ST. LOUIS -- Illinois State has been picked to win the 2009 State Farm MVC Men's Golf Championship, according to a pre-championship poll of league coaches. The Redbirds received 77 points and five first-place tallies and edged defending team champion Wichita State, which received the remaining four first-place votes and 76 total points.
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Sunday, April 19, 2009
2009 State Farm MVC Women's Golf Championship
Paced by medalist Stacey Miller, Illinois State captured its league-record 10th conference title at the 2009 State Farm MVC Women's Golf Championship on Sunday, May 19, at the par-72, 6,081-yard Lake Panorama National Resort in Panora, Iowa.
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Sunday, April 19, 2009
2009 Women's Golf All-Conference Team
Tournament medalist Stacey Miller of Illinois State highlights the 10-member all-conference team, announced in conjunction with the State Farm MVC Championship in Panora, Iowa, on April 17-18-19. Miller was tournament medalist after firing a three-round 74-71-80=225 to win the tournament by a single stroke over Drake's Olivia Lansing.
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Thursday, April 16, 2009
Obergoenner Takes MVC Golfer of the Week Honors
This week's Missouri Valley Conference golfer of the week is Todd Obergoenner of Southern Illinois. Obergoenner lost a playoff for medalist honors at the ASU Red Wolf Classic. His 5-under 211 was the second-lowest 54-hole score of his career.
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Monday, April 13, 2009
Illinois State Picked to Win 2009 State Farm MVC Championship
Defending champion Illinois State has been picked to win the 2009 State Farm MVC Women's Golf Championship, according to a pre-championship poll of league coaches. The Redbirds, led by second-year coach Darby Sligh, narrowly edged Drake in the voting.
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Wednesday, April 08, 2009
MVC Golfers of the Week
Two medalists are featured as this week's golfers of the week in the Missouri Valley Conference. Wichita State's Ty Sanders won the Diet Pepsi Shocker Classic, while Olivia Lansing won the Hotels at Grand Prairie Collegiate Classic in Peoria.
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009
MVC Announces Golfer of the Week Honors
This week's Missouri Valley Conference golfers of the week are Kate Laegeler of Southern Illinois and Kyle Bragg of Illinois State. Laegeler took medalist honors at the Saluki Invitational, which featured six MVC teams. Bragg was the top MVC finisher at the UALR/First Tee Collegiate Classic.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Valley Announces Golfers of the Week
Two medalists and a near-career performance highlight this week's golfer of the week selections. Wichita State's Connor McHenry, Illinois State's Joe Emerich and UNI's Ann Arnason share this week's honors as each was medalist or runner-up in their respective tournaments.
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Valley Announces Golfers of the Week
This week's Missouri Valley Conference golfers of the week are Patrick Scheil of Southern Illinois and Illinois State's Stacey Miller. Both led their schools to team titles at their respective tournaments this week and each finished among the top four individuals.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
MVC Announces Golfer of the Week Honors
This week's Missouri Valley Conference golfers of the week are Ben Murphy of Illinois State, Stacey Miller of Illinois State, and Bari Erais of Bradley. Each carded a top-5 finish in their respective tournaments this week.
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Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Illinois State's Bragg Earns Valley Golfer of the Week Honors (Mar. 4)
It was a light week in Missouri Valley Conference golf action, as several events were cancelled due to unfavorable weather conditions. This week's Missouri Valley Conference golfer of the week is Kyle Bragg of Illinois State.
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
MVC Announces Golfer of the Week Honors
This week's Missouri Valley Conference golfers of the week are Dustin Garza of Wichita State, Olivia Lansing of Drake, and Tiffany Hockensmith of Illinois State. Lansing was runnerup medalist at the Islander Spring Classic, Hockensmith led ISU in its tournament, which featured 21 teams currently ranked in the top 100. While Garza was the top Shocker finisher at the Rio Pinar Invitational.
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Valley Names Golfers of the Week (Feb. 18)
This week's Missouri Valley Conference golfers of the week are Brad Reierson of Drake and Marci Hill of Illinois State. Reierson finished third in leading Drake to a second-place team finish, while Hill fired three rounds in the 70s in ISU's first tournament of the spring season.
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009
WSU's Garza Named to Hogan Watch List
The most prestigious award in men's college golf, the Ben Hogan Award is presented annually to the top men's NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer taking into account all collegiate and amateur competitions during a 12-month period. Wichita State's Dustin Garza represents the MVC on the list.
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Thursday, November 06, 2008
MVC Announces Golfer of the Week Honors
In what was a fairly light week in Valley golf, as Kelly Amundrud of Bradley and Ben Freeman of Drake captured the league's final Golfer of the Week honors for the 2008 fall schedule. It marked the final fall tournaments for both the men's and women's programs in the Missouri Valley.
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Valley Announces Golfers of the Week (Oct. 29)
This week's Missouri Valley Conference golfers of the week are John Danielson of Southern Illinois and Stacey Miller of Illinois State. Danielson took fourth in the UTA Waterchase Invitational, leading SIU to a second-place team finish; and Miller was medalist at the Ross Resorts Invitational, helping ISU take second place as a team.
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Valley Names Golfers of the Week (Oct. 22)
Two student-athletes who earned medalist honors are this week's Missouri Valley Conference Golfers of the Week. Drake's Olivia Lansing captured first place at the MVC Fall Preview, and Wichita State's Dustin Garza earned medalist honors for the third-straight tournament, this time at the Sycuan Collegiate Invitational.
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Valley Golfers of the Week (Oct. 15)
This week's Valley golfers of the week are Illinois State's Kyle Bragg, Illinois State's Stacey Miller, and Drake's Olivia Lansing. Bragg was runner-up individual finisher at the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate, Miller was medalist at the UNC-Greensboro Starmount Fall Classic, and Lansing led Drake to its second-ever team title after taking second place at the Arkansas State Tournament.
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Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Valley Announces Golfers of the Week
Medalists highlight this week's Missouri Valley Conference Golfer of the Week selections. Wichita State's Dustin Garza took the individual title at the Wolf Pack Classic, while Olivia Lansing of Drake earned top honors at the Hawkeye Intercollegiate.
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Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Missouri Valley Golfers of the Week (Oct. 1)
This week's Missouri Valley Conference golfers of the week are Catherine Dolan of Missouri State and Dustin Garza of Wichita State. Junior Dustin Garza posted the best 54-hole score of his collegiate career, while Dolan finished eighth at the Johnie Imes Invitational.
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Valley Names Golfers of the Week
This week's Missouri Valley Conference golfers of the week are Southern Illinois' Todd Obergoenner and Indiana State's Breanne Smith. Obergoenner helped the Salukis to the team title at the John Dallio Memorial, while Smith led ISU to a fifth-place finish at the Cardinal Classic with a fourth-place individual showing.
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Missouri Valley Golfers of the Week - Sept. 17
This week's Missouri Valley Conference Golfers of the Week are Bradley's Bari Erais and Illinois State's Joe Emerich. Erais was runner-up finisher at the Payne Stewart Memorial in Springfield, Mo., while Emerich was the top MVC finisher at the Kansas Men's Invitational in Lawrence, Kan.
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Friday, September 12, 2008
2008-09 MVC Men's and Women's Golfers of the Week
2008-09 MVC Men's and Women's Golfers of the Week
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Valley Announces Golfer of the Week Awards
The 2008-09 Missouri Valley Golf season began for several schools last week as seven men's teams and Evansville's women's team were in action over the weekend. This week's Missouri Valley Golfers of the Week are Vandi Gooch of Evansville and Dustin Garza of Wichita State.
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