DWU men take lead at GPAC Qualifier
Posted: Monday, September 08, 2008
MITCHELL, S.D. -- Dakota Wesleyan's men's golf team ran away with the title, shooting a 289 at the first Great Plains Athletic Conference Qualifier Saturday on its home course at Wild Oak Golf Club.
The qualifying meets are a new format for the GPAC and the NAIA. The old format consisted of a 36-hole GPAC championship meet and a 36-hole region championship meet, the latter of which determined the team that would earn an automatic berth to the national meet.
Despite less-than-ideal conditions with rain and cold temperatures, all five DWU golfers flirted with par all morning and all five finished individually in the top 10. The Tigers' Nick Gates and Nebraska Wesleyan's E.J. Hamilton shared first place with two-under par rounds of 70.
Nebraska Wesleyan was second at the meet with a 301 while third-place Hastings shot a 302. NWU, Hastings and the other teams will try to make up the double-digit deficits in the other three GPAC Qualifier meets.
DWU's Brett Abbotts, Tyler Evenson and Andrew Farrand were in a five-way tie for third place with Northwestern College's Luke Vermeer and Justin Pannkuk, all at 73.
The second GPAC Qualifier will be hosted by Doane at Wilderness Ridge at Crete, Neb., on Sept. 18.
The first GPAC Women's Qualifier will be held Sept. 15, hosted by Morningside College at Whispering Creek in Sioux City.
DAKOTA WESLEYAN (289): Nick Gates 34-36 -- 70, Brett Abbotts 38-35 -- 73, Tyler Evenson 36-37 -- 73, Andrew Farrand 36-37 -- 73.
NEBRASKA WESLEYAN (301): E.J. Hamilton 35-35 -- 70, Nate Jaeger 39-36 -- 75, Patrick Hanzel 39-39 -- 78, Chad Elder 42-36 -- 78.
HASTINGS (302): Andy Wiengardt 36-38 -- 74, Will Logsdon 36-39 -- 75, Rob Shannon 39-37 -- 76, Kyle Janky 40-37 -- 77.
NORTHWESTERN (305): Luke Vermeer 37-36 -- 73, Justin Pannkuk 34-39 -- 73, Jonathan Roberts 40-38 -- 78, Jamie Jeltema 42-39 -- 81.
SIOUX FALLS (308): Matt Bertsch 37-37 -- 74, Troy Klongerbo 38-39 -- 77, Austin Olson 39-39 -- 78, Kyle Schock 39-40 -- 79.
MORNINGSIDE (309): Austin Vanderhoff 36-40 -- 76, Dave Young 39-38 -- 77, Cam Jacobs 38-39 -- 77, Brady Nurse 39-40 -- 79.
DORDT (314): Jared Rempel 36-39 -- 75, Jordan Janz 38-40 -- 78, Brad Evenson 40-40 -- 80, Ryan Kamp 41-40 -- 81.
BRIAR CLIFF (316): Brett McCarville 38-38 -- 76, Bill Keane 40-39 -- 79, Quinn Hoffman 38-42 -- 80, Jeff Demers 39-42 -- 81.
MIDLAND LUTHERAN (319): Ben Deines 40-38 -- 78, Justin Zebolsky 41-38 -- 79, Jason Zoz 41-40 -- 81, Sam Heineman 43-38 -- 81.
DOANE (327): Marcus Anderson 38-37 -- 75, Mark Steskal 40-42 -- 82, Colby Enevoldsen 39-45 -- 84, Bo Cribelli 43-43 -- 86.
CONCORDIA (357): Logan Waggy 40-41 -- 81, John Zilm 40-43 -- 83, Ryan Dauss 44-48 -- 92, Ben Otte 54-47 -- 101.
The qualifying meets are a new format for the GPAC and the NAIA. The old format consisted of a 36-hole GPAC championship meet and a 36-hole region championship meet, the latter of which determined the team that would earn an automatic berth to the national meet.
Despite less-than-ideal conditions with rain and cold temperatures, all five DWU golfers flirted with par all morning and all five finished individually in the top 10. The Tigers' Nick Gates and Nebraska Wesleyan's E.J. Hamilton shared first place with two-under par rounds of 70.
Nebraska Wesleyan was second at the meet with a 301 while third-place Hastings shot a 302. NWU, Hastings and the other teams will try to make up the double-digit deficits in the other three GPAC Qualifier meets.
DWU's Brett Abbotts, Tyler Evenson and Andrew Farrand were in a five-way tie for third place with Northwestern College's Luke Vermeer and Justin Pannkuk, all at 73.
The second GPAC Qualifier will be hosted by Doane at Wilderness Ridge at Crete, Neb., on Sept. 18.
The first GPAC Women's Qualifier will be held Sept. 15, hosted by Morningside College at Whispering Creek in Sioux City.
DAKOTA WESLEYAN (289): Nick Gates 34-36 -- 70, Brett Abbotts 38-35 -- 73, Tyler Evenson 36-37 -- 73, Andrew Farrand 36-37 -- 73.
NEBRASKA WESLEYAN (301): E.J. Hamilton 35-35 -- 70, Nate Jaeger 39-36 -- 75, Patrick Hanzel 39-39 -- 78, Chad Elder 42-36 -- 78.
HASTINGS (302): Andy Wiengardt 36-38 -- 74, Will Logsdon 36-39 -- 75, Rob Shannon 39-37 -- 76, Kyle Janky 40-37 -- 77.
NORTHWESTERN (305): Luke Vermeer 37-36 -- 73, Justin Pannkuk 34-39 -- 73, Jonathan Roberts 40-38 -- 78, Jamie Jeltema 42-39 -- 81.
SIOUX FALLS (308): Matt Bertsch 37-37 -- 74, Troy Klongerbo 38-39 -- 77, Austin Olson 39-39 -- 78, Kyle Schock 39-40 -- 79.
MORNINGSIDE (309): Austin Vanderhoff 36-40 -- 76, Dave Young 39-38 -- 77, Cam Jacobs 38-39 -- 77, Brady Nurse 39-40 -- 79.
DORDT (314): Jared Rempel 36-39 -- 75, Jordan Janz 38-40 -- 78, Brad Evenson 40-40 -- 80, Ryan Kamp 41-40 -- 81.
BRIAR CLIFF (316): Brett McCarville 38-38 -- 76, Bill Keane 40-39 -- 79, Quinn Hoffman 38-42 -- 80, Jeff Demers 39-42 -- 81.
MIDLAND LUTHERAN (319): Ben Deines 40-38 -- 78, Justin Zebolsky 41-38 -- 79, Jason Zoz 41-40 -- 81, Sam Heineman 43-38 -- 81.
DOANE (327): Marcus Anderson 38-37 -- 75, Mark Steskal 40-42 -- 82, Colby Enevoldsen 39-45 -- 84, Bo Cribelli 43-43 -- 86.
CONCORDIA (357): Logan Waggy 40-41 -- 81, John Zilm 40-43 -- 83, Ryan Dauss 44-48 -- 92, Ben Otte 54-47 -- 101.
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