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Gosling Named to GCAA All-American 2nd Team!!

NORMAN, Okla. – Second and Third team PING All-America selections for the NAIA have been announced by the GCAA. Nathan Anderson of Texas Wesleyan, Aaron Flores of Our Lady of the Lake, Adam Loran of CSU San Marcos, Oklahoma City’s Anthony and James Marchesani, Michael Palmer and Sondre Ronold, The Master College’s Thane Ringler, Mike Slavin of Grand View, William Woods' Julian Taylor and Alastair Tidcombe of the University of the Cumberlands were previously named to the PING All-America First Team. Dylan Anthony and Blake Vinson of Texas Wesleyan, Wayland Baptist’s Darryn Els, Matt Emery of Lee, Coastal Georgia’s Dylan Freeman, Joss Gosling of Northwood (Texas), Faulkner’s Daniel Jansen, Ryan Odom of CSU-San Marcos, Johnson & Wales’ Damon Salo and Grand View’s Matt Weeks comprise the second team. Third-team honorees include Jose Maria Vega and Davis Garner of Bellevue, Colin Brennan of Johnson & Wales, Grand View’s Tyler Christians, Shane Gilbert of Southwestern, Faulkner’s Brandon Godwin, Ben Johnson of Bethany, British Columbia’s Conner Kozak, Matthew Latham of St. Andrews, Northwestern’s Neil Malenke, Scott Shefflette of CSU-San Marcos, Clarke’s Josh Udelhofen and Lee’s Hunter Vest.  PING NAIA All-America Teams  First Team Nathan Anderson, Texas Wesleyan Aaron Flores, Our Lady of the Lake Adam Loran, CSU San Marcos Anthony Marchesani, Oklahoma City James Marchesani, Oklahoma City Michael Palmer, Oklahoma City Thane Ringler, The Master’s College Sondre Ronold, Oklahoma City Mike Slavin, Grand View Julian Taylor, William Woods Alastair Tidcombe, University of the Cumberlands Second Team Dylan Anthony, Texas Wesleyan Darryn Els, Wayland Baptist Matt Emery, Lee Dylan Freeman, Coastal Georgia Joss Gosling, Northwood (Texas) Daniel Jansen, Faulkner Ryan Odom, CSU-San Marcos Damon Salo, Johnson & Wales Blake Vinson, Texas Wesleyan Matt Weeks, Grand View  Third Team Jose Mario Vega, Bellevue Colin Brennan, Johnson & Wales Tyler Christians, Grand View Davis Garner, Bellevue Shane Gilbert, Southwestern Brandon Godwin, Faulkner Ben Johnson, Bethany Conner Kozak, British Columbia Matthew Latham, St. Andrews Neil Malenke, Northwestern Scott Shefflette, CSU-San Marcos Josh Udelhofen, Clarke Hunter Vest, Lee

Kemp & Morehouse named Scholar All-Americans!

2013 Daktronics-NAIA Men’s Golf Scholar-Athletes Announced

111 student-athletes honored

May 16, 2013

By Alan Grosbach, Manager of Communications and Sports Information

SALEM, Ore. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced Thursday that 111 men’s golf student-athletes have been named 2013 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Spring Hill (Ala.) leads all institutions with four individuals on the list.

In order to be nominated by an institution’s head coach or sports information director, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a junior academic status.

To learn more about the Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete award, click here.

2013 Daktronics-NAIA Men’s Golf Scholar-Athletes - PDF

Lady Knights Finish Year Ranked 7th!

NAIA Women’s Golf Coaches’ Postseason Top 25

Oklahoma City claims top spot in Coaches' Poll

May 31, 2013

By Travis Rae, NAIA Communications and Sports Information Intern
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the first time this season, Oklahoma City sits atop the 2013 NAIA Women’s Golf Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Friday. The Stars received all 15 first-place votes for 405 points to earn the No. 1 ranking.

Oklahoma City claimed its sixth all-time national championship, first since 2009, with a 12-stroke victory over British Columbia, last week at Wilderness Ridge Golf Club in Lincoln, Neb. The Stars shot rounds of 310-305-305-304 – 1,224 (+72) for the championship. Oklahoma City was led by individual medalist, Jessica Schiele, who tied the lowest 18 hole score for a national championship in the second round by shooting a 68. Schiele scored rounds of 75-68-74-78 – 295 (+7) for a five shot victory over teammate Elia Folch.
National runner-up, British Columbia comes in at No. 2 with 392 points. The Thunderbirds were led by Haley Cameron’s 306 (76-76-74-80), which tied her for fourth place, at the championship.

Embry-Riddle (Fla.) jumps four spots to No. 3 with 379 points. The Eagles shot the best rounds of the national championship in the first and fourth rounds by shooting a team score of 301 each day. Embry-Riddle finished third in the national championship.

Cal State San Marcos improved two spots to No. 4 this week, while notching 363 points. The Cougars finished fourth at the national championship with a team score of 1,245 (310-305-318-312). Rounding out the top five is No. 5 Lubbock Christian (Texas) with 353 points. Lubbock Christian finished in fifth place at the national championship.

Bellevue (Neb.) made the biggest move this week, as they improved six spots, from No. 17 to No. 11. The Bruins finished 11th after shooting rounds of 319-319-321-314 – 1,273. Bellevue was led by Maria Saavedra, who tied for fourth, with a 306 (79-78-77-72).

Joining the Top 25 this week is No. 23 SCAD Atlanta (Ga.), No. 24 Madonna (Mich.), and No. 25 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.), all who competed in the national championship last week but all missed the cut. SCAD Atlanta recorded rounds of 332-346-336 finishing 22nd.

Madonna finished 20th after shooting rounds of 325-340-341. Dakota Wesleyan finished in 23rd place with rounds of 337-346-348.
On the other end of the spectrum, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (No. 16) and Rocky Mountain (Mont.) (No. 25) fell from the rankings.

The Sooner Athletic Conference leads all conferences with five teams in the Top 25, while The Sun Conference is right behind with four teams. Association of Independent Institutions and Mid-South Conference follow with three teams each.
The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences/independents/unaffiliated groups.

Notes: (All information dates back to 2000 season) Ten different programs have been ranked No. 1 all-time ... Oklahoma City owns the most No. 1-rankings with 41, followed by British Columbia with 13 ... No other programs have been listed first more than three times ... The Stars were listed at No. 1 for all of 2008, 2007, 2004, and 2003 and the Thunderbirds topped the list for all of 2001 …This is the fourth time SCAD Savannah has been ranked No. 1…William Penn (Iowa) and Oklahoma Baptist return to the poll for the first time since the first-regular season edition.

2013 NAIA Women’s Golf Coaches’ Postseason Top 25 Poll

RANK	LAST	SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)	TOTAL POINTS
1	2	Oklahoma City (15)	405
2	4	British Columbia	392
3	7	Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	379
4	6	Cal State San Marcos	363
5	5	Lubbock Christian (Texas)	353
6	3	William Woods (Mo.)	339
7	9	Northwood (Texas)	321
8	1	SCAD Savannah (Ga.)	317
9	10	Wayland Baptist (Texas)	308
10	13	Cumberlands (Ky.)	286
11	17	Bellevue (Neb.)	271
12	8	Lee (Tenn.)	268
13	12	Victoria (B.C.)	248
14	14	Northwood (Fla.)	238
15	11	South Carolina Beaufort	224
16	21	Concordia (Ore.)	209
17	15	Bethel (Ind.)	194
18	18	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	177
19	19	Coastal Georgia	146
20	23	Grand View (Iowa)	138
21	20	Cumberland (Tenn.)	124
22	21	Rogers State (Okla.)	121
23	RV	SCAD Atlanta (Ga.)	108
24	RV	Madonna (Mich.)	91
25	24	Oklahoma Baptist	89
25	RV	Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)	89

Others receiving votes: Mobile (Ala.) 63; William Penn (Iowa) 60; Bethel (Tenn.) 56; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 49; College of Idaho 25; Baker (Kan.) 18; Webber International (Fla.) 8; Texas at Brownsville 5; Biola (Calif.) 3.

Zain, Deleonardis & Kang named All-Americans!!

2013 NAIA Women’s Golf All-Americans Announced

Individual Medalist Jessica Schiele headlines the list of honorees

May 28, 2013

By Travis Rae, Communications and Sports Information Intern

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2013 NAIA Women’s Golf All-America teams, as selected by the NAIA-Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-America Committee. The list of honorees includes 15 first and second team student-athletes and 15 honorable mention selections.

Oklahoma City, who claimed its NAIA best sixth national crown this year, landed two individuals, Elia Folch and Jessica Schiele, on the first team. Schiele and Folch finished first and second at the championships this year to lead the Stars to the victory.

Repeat All-Americans include: Kylie Barros and Stephanie Wong of British Columbia, Sunny Powers of Concordia (Ore.), Courtney Shelton of Lee (Tenn.), Anna Schopp of Lubbock Christian (Texas), Schiele of Oklahoma City and Jamie Palermo of William Woods (Mo.).

The 2013 All-America list is composed of eleven seniors, eight freshman, seven juniors and two sophomores.

2013 NAIA Women’s Golf All-Americans

First Team
Name	School	Class	Hometown
Maria Saavedra	Bellevue (Neb.)	Fr.	Mexico City, Mexico
Kylie Barros*	British Columbia	Sr.	Edmonton, Alberta
Sunny Powers*	Concordia (Ore.)	Jr.	Medford, Ore.
Liz Stephens	Cumberlands (Ky.)	Jr.	Tockington, Bristol, England
Connie Pitenis	Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	Sr.	Daytona Beach, Fla.
Courtney Shelton*	Lee (Tenn.)	Jr.	Franklin, Tenn.
Mariah Montoya	Lubbock Christian (Texas)	So.	Lubbock, Texas
Anna Schopp*	Lubbock Christian (Texas)	Sr.	Bremen, Germany
Tarah Winfield	Northwood (Fla.)	Sr.	Brantford, Ontario
Fariza Zain	Northwood (Texas)	Fr.	Singapore
Elia Folch	Oklahoma City	Jr.	Barcelona, Spain
Jessica Schiele*	Oklahoma City	Sr.	Grimsby, N. East Lincolnshire England
Alazne Urizar	SCAD Savannah (Ga.)	So.	San Tome, Venezuela
Sofia Molinaro	SCAD Savannah (Ga.)	Fr.	Treviso, Italy
Myriam Hassan	William Woods (Mo.)	Fr.	Newport, Wales

 

Second Team
Name	School	Class	Hometown
Renee Santoyo	Bellevue (Neb.)	Fr.	Guadalupe, Mexico
Haley Cameron	British Columbia	Sr.	Kelowna, British Columbia
Casara Hong	British Columbia	Jr.	Calgary, Alberta
Reagan Wilson	British Columbia	Jr.	Calgary, Alberta
Stephanie Wong*	British Columbia	So.	Richmond, British Columbia
Sophie Olley	Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	So.	Leeds, England
Sloane Skinner	Lee (Tenn.)	Sr.	Lexington, Ky.
Laura Deleonardis	Northwood (Texas)	Fr.	Flowermound, Texas
Kelli Nakano	USC Beaufort	Sr.	Cave Creek, Ariz.
Jessica Macphee	Thomas (Ga.)	Sr.	Langley, British Columbia
Nathalia Valencia	Wayland Baptist (Texas)	Sr.	Cali, Columbia
Alejandra Ferrer	William Woods (Mo.)	Fr.	Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Lindsey Johnson	William Woods (Mo.)	Sr.	Springfield, Mo.
Jamie Palermo*	William Woods (Mo.)	Jr.	Santa Fe, N.M.
Jodie Peacock	William Woods (Mo.)	Fr.	Nottinghamshire, England

 

Honorable Mention
Name	School
Geandra Almeida	Bethel (Ind.)
Laura Beth Harris	Cumberlands (Ky.)
Pia Jenko	Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
Bea Serra	Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
Kenzie Rottinghaus	Grand View (Iowa)
Madison Alexander	Lee (Tenn.)
Esther Kang	Northwood (Texas)
Taylor Howard	Oklahoma City
Mary Larsh	Oklahoma City
Tanya Tibshraeny	Oklahoma City
Alexa Osbourn	SCAD Savannah (Ga.)
Victoria DeGroodt	USC Beaufort
Hannah Mason	Southwestern (Kan.)
Alainey Muro	Texas at Brownsville
Morgan Matchett	Wayland Baptist (Texas)

* 2012 All-American