Knights named All Academic Team!!

GCAA Announces 2013 Team Academic Awards 

presented by Farmers Insurance

NORMAN, Okla. – Brown (Division I), Post (Division II), Greensboro College (Division III), Embry Riddle - AZ (NAIA), Scottsdale CC (NJCAA DI) and South Mountain CC (NJCAA DII) have been named Academic National Champions for their respective divisions announced the GCAA. 

Brown posted the highest overall team GPA for all divisions with a 3.74. A total of 143 teams submitted GPAs of 3.00 or higher to earn All-Academic Team recognition - a new high in the five years of the award.

“All the credit goes to the players - I couldn’t be happier for them,” said Brown Head Coach Michael Hughes. “We put a high emphasis on academics and I know that we’ve been close to winning this award the past four years. To carry an Ivy League curriculum and course load while competing is tough. This lends credibility that if you recruit good quality kids your program will be rewarded.”

South Mountain CC won its fourth straight Academic National Championships in NJCAA DII.  Post earned the Division II Academic National Championship for the second-straight year while Brown, Greensboro College, Embry Riddle - AZ and Scottsdale CC won for the first time.

DePaul, Harvard, Kennesaw State, Madonna, Ohio Valley, Redlands, Richmond, SCAD Atlanta, SCAD Savannah, Stanford, Sterling, Stevens Institute of Technology, Utah Valley State, Valparaiso, William & Mary and Yale also received President’s Special Recognition status for having team GPAs of 3.5 or better.

“Farmers Insurance is proud to honor and support the GCAA and their 2013 recipients of the 2013 Team Academic Awards,” said Chuck Browning, Head of Sponsorship and Corporate Giving for Farmers Insurance. “A key philanthropic pillar of Farmers Insurance is Education, thus this award is a perfect fit for us and gives us a chance to extend our support of golf throughout the year. It is also an extension of our University Day platform at the Farmers Insurance Open, which we continue to see great success on each year.”

Academic National Champions

Division I - Brown

Division II - Post

Division III - Greensboro College

NAIA - Embry Riddle - AZ

NJCAA DI - Scottsdale CC

NJCAA DII - South Mountain CC

President’s Special Recognition

(3.5 or better GPA)

NAIA

Embry Riddle - AZ

Madonna

SCAD Atlanta

SCAD Savannah

Sterling

All-Academic Teams

(3.0 or better GPA)

NAIA

Bethany (Kan.)

Bethel College (Kan.)

Carroll College

Central Methodist

Clarke

Cumberlands

Embry Riddle - AZ

Lee

Madonna

Northwood (Florida)

Northwood (Texas)

SCAD Atlanta

SCAD Savannah

Sterling

Wayland Baptist

Travis Kemp named GCAA All-American Scholar for 2nd time!!

Golf Coaches Association of America Wednesday, July 24, 2013                 Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars Named NORMAN, Okla. - Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars for Divisions I, II and the NAIA have been announced by the GCAA. A total of 152 players in Division I, 57 in Division II and 18 in NAIA earned the honor. Additionally, 21 honorees were added to the previously released Division III Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars. To be eligible for Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar status an individual must be a junior or senior academically, compete in at least three full years at the collegiate level, participate in 50-percent of his team's competitive rounds or compete in the NCAA Championships, have a stroke-average under 76.0 in Division I, 78.0 in Division II, 77.0 in NAIA and 79.0 in Division III, and maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at his college or university. NAIA Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars Nathan Anderson, Texas Wesleyan Dylan Anthony, Texas Wesleyan Dan Balgooyen, Ashford JB Eksteen, Lee Dylan Freeman, Coastal Georgia Tanner George, Sterling Travis Kemp, Northwood (Texas) Matthew Latham, St. Andrews Ross Milne, Ashford William Nisbet, SCAD-Savannah Dylan O'Leary, SCAD-Savannah Michael Palmer, Oklahoma City Thane Ringler, The Master's College Nolan Sand, The Master's College Trent Specht, Ashford Josh Udelhofen, Clarke Hunter Vest, Lee Bobby Weidner, Southwestern (Kan.) Dustin Roberts Director of External Affairs Golf Coaches Association of America (405) 329-4222 (O) (405) 850-1706 (C) (405) 573-7888 (F) www.collegiategolf.com

Knights and Lady Knights Golf named NAIA Scholar Teams!

2012-13 NAIA Scholar-Teams Announced

Lee (Tenn.) women's golf team named Scholar-Team of the Year with 3.93 GPA

July 12, 2013

By Alan Grosbach, Manager of Communications and Sports Information KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced that 898 programs have been named 2012-13 NAIA Scholar-Teams. Lee’s (Tenn.) women’s golf squad, who finished the academic year with a NAIA-best combined 3.93 grade-point average, was selected as the Scholar-Team of the Year.

Rounding out the top five award winners are: Valley City State (N.D.) women’s golf (3.90), Tabor (Kan.) women’s cross country (3.81) and women’s tennis (3.81), and Doane (Neb.) women’s cross country (3.77).

Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) led all schools with 19 programs honored, while Hastings (Neb.), St. Ambrose (Iowa) and Taylor (Ind.) were second with 18 teams each. For the second year in a row, more than 15 percent of the schools receiving the award had a 3.5 or higher grade-point average.

For a team to be considered for the NAIA Scholar-Team award, it must have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average (on a 4.0 scale) as defined by the institution. The team grade-point average includes all eligible varsity student-athletes.
For more information on NAIA awards, including the Scholar-Team honor, click here.

2012-13 NAIA Scholar-Teams (PDFs)Sorted by Institution | Sorted by Sport | Sorted by GPA

End of Season Review!

Its been over a month now since the end of the season, and (after a nice vacation!) I thought it would be time to reflect on what ultimately was a great season!

Here are the records we broke/tied........!

Men's Team 36 Hole record
Men's Team 54 Hole record
Men's Individual 36 Hole record
Men's Individual 54 Hole record
Men's Individual 36 Hole record vs Par
Tied Men's Individual 54 Hole record vs Par
Tied Lowest Score to Par Men's 18 Hole record
Women's Team 18 Hole record
Women's Team 36 Hole record
Women's Team 54 Hole record
Women's Team 72 Hole record
Women's Individual 18 Hole record
Women's Individual 36 Hole record
Women's Individual 18 Hole record vs Par
Women's Individual 36 Hole record vs Par
Women's Individual 54 Hole record
Women's Individual 72 Hole record
Women's Individual 54 Hole record vs Par
Women's Individual 72 Hole record vs Par
Women's Most Rounds Even/Under Par in a Season
Women's Most Rounds Even/Under Par in a Career
Women's Season Scoring Average
Women's Individual Season Scoring Average

To add to this........
5 All Americans
2 Academic All Americans
1 GCAA All American
1 Valedictorian
Team All Academic Award
GCAA Team All Academic Award
The Highest simultaneous rankings in NAIA national poll in NU history (7th & 12th)
Ended with 2 Men ranked inside Top 100 golfers in NAIA
(Joss- 33rd, Derek- 88th)
Ended with ALL 5 (starters) ranked inside Top 100 golfers in NAIA
(Fariza- 10th, Laura- 16th, Esther- 43rd, Daniela- 61st & Carol- 99th)
2 Team Wins for Men & 3 for the Women
3 Individual Wins for Men, 2 Individual Wins for Women



WHAT A LIST! And what an achievement by these players!


Did it end like we would have wanted? No, we didn't win the National Championship which is the ultimate aim for this program.
However after dwelling on it I truly am very proud of what we have achieved this year.

We had 48 chances to win (11 team, 11 ind x 2), We won 10 times (5 team, 5 ind).
I like that percentage of winning!

My players also won OFF the course with both teams having GPA's over 3.0 including the guys who in the Spring had a 3.45 team GPA.

I want to wish Laura, Joss & Derek well on their new adventures. They will be leaving us for pastures anew. In particular Derek & Joss who were part of my first recruiting class.
You have both worked extremely hard to get where you are, its been fun to see what happened when equal parts talent & work ethic combine.
We all wish all 3 of you well for the future.
Thank you for help making history at Northwood.

I want to personally thank our Seniors, Travis, Ian and Esther.
They have stood by me for 3 years and worked their backsides off.

Travis graduated Valedictorian with a cumulative GPA of 3.95.
Esther graduated an All American after fighting her way back from a career threatening injury.
Ian who pushed harder than anyone to keep his roster spot and find a way to get through college.
Its been a pleasure to get to know you, I believe you are the best prepared Seniors to ever come out of this program.

I can be very tough sometimes, I have very high standards and I hold my players to them.
This year we achieved stuff that Northwood has never been able to do before.
I don't say this often enough to my players......I am so proud of you.
Each and every one of you has contributed to our success.

I hope all of you reading this have a great summer!

Til next year!
Coach