Monday, May 19, 2008 | Golf
Men's Golf Season Ends at NCAA Central Regional
The Wichita State men's golf team dropped three spots in the final round of the NCAA Central Regional Men's Golf Championships, which conclued Saturday at the Scarlet Golf Course in Columbus, Ohio. The Shockers shot a team score of 312 in Friday's action, and finished tied with TCU and Arkansas for 19th in the event after compling a team score of 914.
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008 | Golf
WSU's Spears Selected for US-Japan Matches
Wichita State's Ryan Spears has been selected for the 12-member team which will play in the 2008 Fuji Xerox USA vs. Japan Collegiate Golf Championship. The team - which consists of eight men and four women collegiate players - will be coached by Mike Morrow of Kent State and Barry's Jimmy Stobs.
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Sunday, May 11, 2008 | Golf
Illinois State Ends Season at NCAA Regional
Tiffany Hockensmith carded a team-best third-round total of a five-over par 77, highlighting the Illinois State women's golf team's final day in the 2008 NCAA Central Regional at the University of Texas Golf Club in Austin, Texas. The Redbirds finished the regional in 20th place, shooting a 34-over par 322 in the third and final round. ISU's three-round total was a 91-over par 955.
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008 | Golf
Wichita State, UNI's Weber to Play in NCAA Golf Regional
Wichita State's men's golf team has been assigned to the NCAA Central Regional in Columbus, Ohio, the NCAA announced Monday. The 54-hole tournament will be held May 15-17, and will be played at the Scarlet Golf Course. Meanwhile, Jordan Weber becomes the first UNI golfer ever chosen for NCAA postseason play, as one of six individuals chosen to compete.
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Thursday, May 01, 2008 | Golf
Valley Announces 2008 MVC Men's Golf Scholar-Athlete Team
Three repeat selections highlight the 2008 MVC Men's Scholar-Athlete First Team, announced by the league office today. A total of seven student-athletes earned first-team scholar-athlete honors, and an additional four earned honorable-mention status.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008 | Golf
Illinois State to Play in NCAA Central Regional
NORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois State women's golf team is headed to Austin, Texas to compete in the 2008 NCAA Central Regional Thursday-Saturday, May 8-10. ISU is coming off a Missouri Valley Conference record ninth women's golf title and will play at the par-71, 7,412-yard University of Texas Golf Club as a No. 20 seed.
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Friday, April 25, 2008 | Golf
MVC Announces 2008 Women's Golf Scholar-Athlete Team
State Farm MVC Tournament medalist Olivia Lansing of Drake and MVC Golfer of the Year Missy Linnens of Missouri State highlight the 2008 MVC Women's Scholar-Athlete First Team, announced by the league office today. A total of six student-athletes earned first-team scholar-athlete honors, and an additional four earned honorable-mention status.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008 | Golf
2008 Men's Golf All-Conference Team
Tournament medalist Connor McHenry of Wichita State highlights a 10-player all-conference team, announced in conjunction with the State Farm MVC Championship in Pleasant Valley, Iowa, on April 22. McHenry was tournament medalist after firing a three-round 72-66-70=208 to win the tournament by four strokes over teammate and runner-up Dustin Garza.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008 | Golf
2008 State Farm MVC Men's Golf Championship
Wichita State put the finishing touches on a dominant performance at the 2008 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Men's Golf Championship, which concluded Tuesday at the Davenport Country Club in Pleasant Valley, Iowa. The Shockers won the tournament by 24 strokes over second-place Southern Illinois, while Connor McHenry claimed individual medalist honors.
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 | Golf
Wichita State Picked To Win State Farm MVC Men's Golf Championship
Wichita State is the favorite to win the 2008 State Farm MVC Men's Golf Championship. Led by MVC Player of the Year candidate Ryan Spears, the Shockers have won six tournament titles behind three medalist wins by the senior. Next week's tournament (April 21-22) is at the par-71, 6,278-yard Davenport Country Club in Davenport, Iowa.
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 | Golf
MVC Regular-Season Ends; Murphy is Golfer of the Week
In what was the final tune-up before the State Farm MVC Men's Golf Championship, Southern Illinois took second place in an 11-team field, which featured four Valley schools, at the Fighting Illini Spring Invite. The weather-shortened tournament was played on the par-72, 7,118-yard Stone Creek Golf Course in Urbana, Ill., on Saturday-Sunday, April 12-13.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 | Golf
2008 Women's Golf All-Conference Team
Tournament medalist Olivia Lansing highlights a 10-player all-conference team, announced in conjunction with the State Farm MVC Championship in Omaha on April 15. Lansing was tournament medalist after firing a three-round 77-73-77=227 to win the tournament by three strokes over runner-up Molly Schemm of Northern Iowa.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 | Golf
2008 State Farm MVC Women's Golf Championship
Pre-championship favorite Illinois State (941) won its league-record ninth title, and first since 2005, with an 11-shot victory over defending champion Southern Illinois (952). The Redbirds, who had four players in the top-11, are led by first-year coach Darby Sligh, who earned Coach of the Year honors.
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Thursday, April 10, 2008 | Golf
Illinois State Favored To Win 2008 State Farm MVC Women?s Golf Championship
Illinois State has been picked to win its third State Farm MVC Women's Golf Championship in the past five years, according to a pre-championship poll of league coaches. The Redbirds, led by first-year coach Darby Sligh, narrowly edged Missouri State and defending champ Southern Illinois in the voting.
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Wednesday, April 09, 2008 | Golf
Missouri Valley Announces Golfers of the Week
This week's MVC golfers of the week are Todd Obergoenner of Southern Illinois and Missy Linnens of Missouri State. Obergoenner led the Salukis with a second-place individual finish at the ASU Indian Classic, while Linnens placed third in the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic. This week marked the final tuneup for the women's programs as the State Farm MVC Women's Championship is next week (Sunday-Tuesday, April 13-15) in Omaha, Neb.
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008 | Golf
Miller, Hood Take MVC Golfer of the Week Honors
This week's Missouri Valley Conference golfers of the week feature a pair of medalists. Illinois State's Drew Miller earned top honors at the rain-shortened Branson Creek Invitational, helping the Redbirds to a second-place team showing. And Southern Illinois' Braidy Hood won the Saluki Invitational, helping SIU to a 17-stroke team victory.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008 | Golf
Medalist Honors Highlight This Week's Missouri Valley Conference Golf Awards
This week's Missouri Valley Conference golfers of the week are junior Bari Erais of Bradley and senior Kyle Reddington of Evansville. Both took medalist honors in their respective tournaments.
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008 | Golf
Valley Names Golfers of the Week
This week's Missouri Valley Conference golfers of the week are Missouri State's Amy Phalaljivin and Wichita State's Ryan Spears.
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Thursday, March 13, 2008 | Golf
MVC Announces Golfers of the Week
This week's Missouri Valley Conference golfers of the week are Wichita State's Dustin Garza and Crissy Higgins of Evansville. Both individuals led their teams to tournament titles, while Garza grabbed medalist honors for the Shockers. The Evansville team crown was the first in school history.
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Wednesday, March 05, 2008 | Golf
McBride Earns MVC Golfer of the Week
This week's Missouri Valley Conference Golfer of the Week is Jay McBride of Missouri State. It was a light week for MVC golf, as only two men's teams competed. Creighton and Evansville's women's teams are playing this week, concluding their tournament play Thursday.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008 | Golf
Spears, Bodine Take Valley Golf of the Week Honors
Wichita State's Ryan Spears and Indiana State's Kayley Bodine each had top-10 individual finishes in tournaments this week to earn Missouri Valley Conference golfer of the week honors.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 | Golf
Spears Earns Golfer of the Week Award
Four Valley men's teams -- Bradley, Drake, Illinois State and Wichita State -- were in action this week. Ryan Spears of Wichita State is the league's Golfer of the Week after taking second in the UTSA Intercollegiate.
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Thursday, February 14, 2008 | Golf
Sobel Takes Initial Golfer of the Week Award
This week's MVC Golfer of the Week is Rikki Sobel of Bradley. Sobel was the top finisher for the Braves and the top MVC finisher in the event that featured also featured Southern Illinois and Drake. Bradley finished three shots behind the Salukis. BU's top three combined for a 696, but the #4 golfer in the lineup turned in a 257 while all five SIU players shot 244 or better.
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007 | Golf
UNI's Weber Earns Golfer of the Week Honor
This week's Missouri Valley Conference golfer of the week is Jordan Weber of UNI. The senior from Bernard (Iowa) Cascade High took top honors for the Panthers this week at the Agua-Caliente Air Force Invitational, hosted by Air Force in Palm Springs, Calif.
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Thursday, November 08, 2007 | Golf
MVC Golfers of the Week - Nov. 7
This week's Missouri Valley Conference golfers of the week are Creighton's John Sutko and Breanne Smith of Indiana State.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007 | Golf
Illinois State's Miller Earns MVC Golfer of the Week Award
Four women's teams wrapped up their fall golf schedules this week, and Valley golfer of the week honors go to Illinois State's Stacy Miller, who led the Redbirds with a top-10 individual finish at the Ross Resorts Invitational in Southern Pines, N.C.
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007 | Golf
Golf Notebook - Oct. 24
This week's Missouri Valley Conference golfers of the week are Ryan Spears of Wichita State and Kayley Bodine of Indiana State and Vandi Gooch of Evansville. Spears won his third tournament title of the fall season, while Bodine and Gooch tied for seventh place at the Austin Peay Intercollegiate.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007 | Golf
MVC Golfers of the Week
This week's Missouri Valley Conference golfers of the week are Missy Linnens of Missouri State and Evansville's Christian Poling and Matt Hunsaker. Each had a top-10 finish to lead their teams this week.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007 | Golf
Weekly Golf Notebook
This week's Missouri Valley Conference golfers of the week are Ryan Spears of Wichita State and Bari-Lynn Erais of Bradley. Spears led the Shockers to the team title by winning medalist honors at the Bill Hill Crown Classic in Lufkin, Texas. Bari-Lynn Erais carded a final-round 75 to finish seventh at the Johnie Imes Invitational.
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Wednesday, October 03, 2007 | Golf
MVC Announces Golfers of the Week
This week's Missouri Valley Conference golfers of the week are Northern Iowa's Jordan Weber and Bradley's Bari-Lynn Erais. Weber won the John Dallio Memorial while Erais finished 12th, carding a career-low 70, in a tough field at the Wolverine Invitational.
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Wednesday, September 26, 2007 | Golf
MVC Announces Golfers of the Week
This week's Missouri Valley Conference golfers of the week are Damaso Carrera of Missouri State and Lauren Hassell of Wichita State. Each had a top-ten finish in tournaments concluded earlier this week.
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007 | Golf
MVC Announces Golfers of the Week
This week's golfers of the week in the Missouri Valley Conference are Missy Linnens of Missouri State and Jordan Cox of Southern Illinois. Linnens finished third in the Cardinal Cup in Simpsonville, Ky., while Cox won the JSU National Invitational at Tunica National Golf Course in Tunica, Miss.
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007 | Golf
2007-08 MVC Men's and Women's Golfers of the Week
2007-08 MVC Men's and Women's Golfers of the Week
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007 | Golf
Golfers of the Week - Sept. 12
This week's golfers of the week feature two medalists and a third-place finisher. Ryan Spears of Wichita State and Jay McBride of Missouri State share men's honors after they won their respective tournaments, while Southern Illinois' Kelly Gerlach led the Salukis to a third-place team finish with her third-place showing at the North Texas Classic.
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Wednesday, September 05, 2007 | Golf
Drake Freshman Earns Initial MVC Golfer of the Week Award
Drake freshman golfer Cody Schweinefus (Decorah, Iowa) is this week's Missouri Valley Conference Golfer of the Week after he fired a four-under par 67-69=136 to finish just one stroke out of first place in the annual Big Four Championship Tuesday at the Elmcrest Country Club.
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 | Golf
Former Drake Golfer Named To Presidents Cup Team
For the second straight year former Drake golfer Zach Johnson will play on a United States team which will face international competition. Johnson, a native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was one of 10 players named to the U.S. team which will play in the Presidents Cup Sept. 27-30 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, marking the first time the matches have been played in Canada.
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