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

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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