The Gusties were led by Saul Menendez who posted a two-over 74 to finish in a tie for 20th place. Other scores for the Gustavus Gold Team included Ricky Copeland (75), A.J. Olson (76), Alex Kolquist (77), and Josh Curb (78).

The Gustavus Black Team, which finished in a tie for 15th with a total of 310, was led by Trevor Gervais, who tied for 36th with a 75. Other scores for the Black Team included Coby Rowly (77), Alex Woodhull (78), Alex Flasch (80), Greg Palm (89).

Final Team Scores
1 St. John’s Univ.(MN) 289
2 Illinois Wesleyan 291
3 Concordia-St. Paul 293
4 St. Thomas, U. of-MN 294
4 St. Cloud State Univ 294
6 Nebraska Wesleyan 296
6 University of Manito 296
8 Bethel Univ. (MN) 298
9 Carthage College 300
9 Concordia College-MN 300
11 Gustavus Adolphus C. 302
11 Wartburg College 302
13 Central College (IA) 305
14 Luther College 307
15 Macalester College 310
15 Gustavus Black 310
17 St. Olaf College 312
18 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 313
19 Loras College 315
20 Augsburg College 320

Final Individual Results
1 Pat Deitz CncordiaMN 35- 35 70 -2
Ross Jacobucci Luther 35- 35 70 -2
Dex Reese IL Wesleyn 34- 36 70 -2
Matt Wennmaker IL Wesleyn 35- 35 70 -2
E.J. Hamilton Neb. Wesl. 37- 33 70 -2
Mark Giorgi St.JohnsMN 34- 36 70 -2
Gordy Diekman St. Cloud 34- 36 70 -2
John Young StThomasMN 35- 35 70 -2
Bobby Wiebe Manitoba 34- 36 70 -2
10 Cory Pike Con-StPaul 33- 38 71 -1
11 Donnie Langland Carthage 36- 36 72 E
Nick Jarrett Con-StPaul 38- 34 72 E
Andy Soper BuenaVista 35- 37 72 E
Justin Smool Central 35- 37 72 E
Tony Krogen St.JohnsMN 35- 37 72 E
*Andy Stahlman St.JohnsMN 36- 36 72 E
17 Ben Vangsness St.JohnsMN 36- 37 73 +1
Patrick Hanzel Neb. Wesl. 36- 37 73 +1
Jeremy Carper Wartburg 35- 38 73 +1
20 Saul Menendez G.Adolphus 38- 36 74 +2
Ryan Dorner IL Wesleyn 37- 37 74 +2
Nick Santrach Macalester 38- 36 74 +2
Nate Jaeger Neb. Wesl. 38- 36 74 +2
Billy Barnhart St. Cloud 36- 38 74 +2
Michael Yocum Bethel MN 40- 34 74 +2
Kyle Bahnick Carthage 37- 37 74 +2
Toby Robinson Bethel MN 37- 37 74 +2
James Stafford StThomasMN 35- 39 74 +2
Eric Johnson Manitoba 38- 36 74 +2
John Potter Con-StPaul 38- 36 74 +2
Dennis Granath St.JohnsMN 34- 40 74 +2
Ryan Grip Eau Claire 36- 38 74 +2
Matt Kowalski Augsburg 40- 34 74 +2
Ben Cahill St.JohnsMN 36- 38 74 +2
*Alex Wallerich St.JohnsMN 37- 37 74 +2
36 Mason Swenson Bethel MN 38- 37 75 +3
Andrew Townsend Central 39- 36 75 +3
Sean Barrett StThomasMN 34- 41 75 +3
Jesse Skelton Manitoba 36- 39 75 +3
Trevor Gervais Gust Black 35- 40 75 +3
Ricky Copeland G.Adolphus 37- 38 75 +3
Aaron Smith Luther 39- 36 75 +3
Grant Shafranski StThomasMN 37- 38 75 +3
Beau Anderson St. Cloud 38- 37 75 +3
Charlie Cook Bethel MN 37- 38 75 +3
Mike Callahan St. Cloud 38- 37 75 +3
Ty Champ CncordiaMN 36- 39 75 +3
Cory Tilson Wartburg 36- 39 75 +3
49 Chris Reck Wartburg 41- 35 76 +4
Jeremy Tetrault Con-StPaul 37- 39 76 +4
AJ Olson G.Adolphus 36- 40 76 +4
Noel Frideres Loras 37- 39 76 +4
Joel Winters Central 35- 41 76 +4
54 Trent Wells Carleton 40- 37 77 +5
Ben Langworthy Macalester 37- 40 77 +5
Loren Churness Eau Claire 38- 39 77 +5
Bobby O’Neill Carthage 39- 38 77 +5
Erik Weiss CncordiaMN 38- 39 77 +5
Alex Kolquist G.Adolphus 40- 37 77 +5
Charlie Johnson St. Olaf 39- 38 77 +5
Coby Rowley Gust Black 37- 40 77 +5
Billy Stone Carthage 37- 40 77 +5
Doug Keller IL Wesleyn 39- 38 77 +5
Michael Mortenson StThomasMN 39- 38 77 +5
Jeff Bassey Manitoba 39- 38 77 +5
66 Evan Peters St. Cloud 39- 39 78 +6
Mark Dolphin Loras 38- 40 78 +6
Tony Hynes St. Mary’s 38- 40 78 +6
Christopher Conklin St. Olaf 40- 38 78 +6
Zach Kappes CncordiaMN 34- 44 78 +6
Billy Utter St. Olaf 39- 39 78 +6
Brett DeNeve Wartburg 38- 40 78 +6
Alex Woodhull Gust Black 38- 40 78 +6
Brian Gilmore Carleton 39- 39 78 +6
Kyle Lewis Con-StPaul 40- 38 78 +6
Josh Curb G.Adolphus 40- 38 78 +6
Reid Wilson Luther 41- 37 78 +6
*Alex Klehr St.JohnsMN 39- 39 78 +6
79 Alec Roman Carleton 39- 40 79 +7
Ryan Lubinsky St. Olaf 38- 41 79 +7
Stefan Johnson IL Wesleyn 35- 44 79 +7
Matt Butler Macalester 38- 41 79 +7
Kyle Jaacks Neb. Wesl. 41- 38 79 +7
Geoffrey Oliphant Neb. Wesl. 39- 40 79 +7
David Segar St. Olaf 38- 41 79 +7
*Bill Mulvahill StThomasMN 39- 40 79 +7
87 Joel Kociemba Augsburg 36- 44 80 +8
Ben Schroeder Carthage 40- 40 80 +8
Zach Johnson Augsburg 40- 40 80 +8
Andy Bischoff Loras 40- 40 80 +8
Mark Thompson Macalester 39- 41 80 +8
Jake Brookshaw Eau Claire 42- 38 80 +8
Alex Flasch Gust Black 42- 38 80 +8
94 Rob Klein St. Mary’s 39- 42 81 +9
Andrew Whitchurch CncordiaMN 38- 43 81 +9
Jaron Smool BuenaVista 40- 41 81 +9
Ryan McDowell Bethel MN 39- 42 81 +9
Sam Herrmann Loras 38- 43 81 +9
99 Jimmy Hutchings Eau Claire 37- 45 82 +10
Ryan Pitzel Manitoba 40- 42 82 +10
Jason Harvey Central 42- 40 82 +10
Tim McCormick Eau Claire 44- 38 82 +10
Alex Huyser Central 41- 41 82 +10
104 Steve Stark Loras 41- 42 83 +11
Daniel Kerwin Macalester 40- 43 83 +11
Kyle Auffert BuenaVista 42- 41 83 +11
*Christopher Tobkin Augsburg 44- 39 83 +11
108 Ben Kerns Luther 39- 45 84 +12
Michael Dominick Wartburg 40- 44 84 +12
110 Troy Ticknor BuenaVista 41- 44 85 +13
111 Brian Deuel Augsburg 43- 43 86 +14
112 Chase Forkenbrock Luther 44- 43 87 +15
David Sacks Carleton 44- 43 87 +15
114 Michael Hantho Carleton 42- 46 88 +16
115 Mitch Brunick BuenaVista 46- 43 89 +17
Jason Henning Augsburg 43- 46 89 +17
Greg Palm Gust Black 42- 47 89 +17
118 Ben Olson St. Mary’s 46- 47 93 +21
119 Patrick Suchla St. Mary’s 42- 53 95 +23
120 Zack Cizek St. Mary’s 49- 53 102 +30

Gustavus Women's Golf - 2009 MIAC Champions

The Gustavus Adolphus College women and the Saint John’s University men each claimed team titles at the 2009 MIAC Golf Championships at Bunker Hills Golf Course in Coon Rapids, Minn. on Monday.

Saint John’s University captured the 2009 MIAC Men’s Golf Championship as the Johnnies shot an 880 over three days to win the event and earn the MIAC’s automatic bid into this spring’s NCAA Championships. Gustavus Adolphus College tied with the University of St. Thomas for second place after each team finished with a 901 total. Concordia College was fourth with 919 and St. Olaf College was fifth with a 923 total.

Katie Schenfeld claimed medalist honors

Gustavus Adolphus College won the 2009 MIAC Women’s Golf Championship with a three-day total of 968 (+104). With the victory, the Gusties earn the MIAC’s automatic berth into the NCAA Championships this spring. The College of Saint Benedict held on to second place finishing with 1,014. The University of St. Thomas was third with 1,025, St. Olaf College placed fourth with 1,035 passing by passing Carleton College on Monday who finished fifth with a 1038.

Tony Krogen of Saint John’s received men’s medalist honors after shooting a 54-hole total of three-under par 213. Krogen’s round is the best 54-hole in MIAC Championship history, besting Saint John’s Joe Schoolmeesters’ 2006 total of 214. St. Thomas’ Sean Barrett shot 73 each day to finish in second with a 219 (+4). Saint John’s Mark Giorgi and Gustavus’ Alex Kolquist and A.J. Olson tied for third place with a total of 223 (+7).

Katie Schenfeld, a junior from Gustavus, earned women’s medalist honors by finishing with a 54-hole total of 236 (+20). St. Thomas’ Amy Anderson, Saint Benedict’s Kathryn Hauff, and Gustavus’ Taylor Drenttel finished tied for second after three days with identical totals of 240 (+24). Gustavus senior Kali Griggs placed fifth with a total of 245 after she shot the low round of the weekend on Monday with a 74. (Story courtesy of Matt TenHaken at the MIAC Office)

2009 MIAC Women’s All-Conference (54 Holes — Top Ten)
1. Katie Schenfeld, Gustavus — 236
t2. Amy Anderson, St. Thomas — 240
t2. Kathryn Hauff, Saint Benedict — 240
t2. Taylor Drenttel, Gustavus — 240
5. Kali Griggs, Gustavus — 245
t6. Britta Hendrickson, St. Olaf — 248
t6. Ann Jackson, Gustavus — 248
8. Stefani Zappa, Augsburg — 250
9. Katie Mich, St. Thomas — 251
10. Laura Knutson, Carleton – 252

A.J. Olson tied for third individually with teammate Alex Kolquist

2009 MIAC Men’s All-Conference (54 Holes — Top Ten)
1. Tony Krogen, Saint John’s — 213
2. Sean Barrett, St. Thomas — 219
t3. Mark Giorgi, Saint John’s — 223
t3. Alex Kolquist, Gustavus — 223
t3. A.J. Olson, Gustavus — 223
t6. James Stafford, St. Thomas — 225
t6. Andrew Whitchurch, Concordia — 225
t8. Pat Deitz, Concordia — 226
t8. Mason Swenson, Bethel — 226
t8. Billy Utter, St. Olaf — 226
t8. Ben Vangsness, Saint John’s – 226

2009 MIAC Golf Championships

Coon Rapids, Minn. — The Saint John’s University men and the Gustavus Adolphus College women lead the MIAC Golf Championships after Day 1 of the 54-hole, three-day event at Bunker Hills Golf Course in Coon Rapids, Minn.

Saint John’s University will enter Day 2 of the MIAC Men’s Championship with a four stroke lead over Gustavus Adolphus College and a five shot lead over the University of St. Thomas. The Johnnies shot an opening round 293 (+5), the Gusties fired a 297 (+9), and the Tommies finished with a 294 (+10) on a cold and wet Saturday. St. Olaf College, Macalester College, and Concordia are tightly bunched in spots four, five, and six. The Oles shot 309 (+21), the Scots had a 310 (+22), and Concordia had a 311 (+23).

Gustavus Adolphus College leads the MIAC Women’s Championship after the Gusties shot a 332 (+44) on Saturday and will enter Sunday with a nine stroke lead over the University of St. Thomas who shot a 341 (+53). Carleton College and the College of Saint Benedict fired identical rounds of 347 (+59) to sit in a tie for third. St. Olaf College will enter tomorrow in fifth place after shooting 348 (+60).

Saint John’s first-year Mark Giorgi leads all men’s individuals with a three-under par 69. The Gustavus duo of Alex Kolquist and A.J. Olson are one stroke off the lead after shooting 70 each. Saint John’s Tony Krogen and St. Thomas’ James Stafford sit three strokes back after firing even-par 72 on Day 1.

St. Thomas’ Amy Anderson and Saint Mary’s University’s Gia Puch each shot 79 (+7) to tie for the lead after the first day of the women’s competition. Gustavus’ Katie Schenfeld is in third place, one stroke back, with a 80 (+8). Gustavus’ Taylor Drenttel and Carleton’s Laura Knutson are tied for fourth only two strokes off the pace after opening with scores of 81 (+9).
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The three-day, 54-hole championships continue tomorrow with the first pairings teeing off at 11:28 a.m. The MIAC Golf Championship website will again feature live scoring for the men’s and women’s championship tomorrow. (story courtesy of Matt TenHaken of MIAC Office)

MIAC Championships Website

2009 MIAC Golf Championships

The Gustavus Adolphus College women and the Saint John’s University men added on to their leads during the second day of the 2009 MIAC Golf Championships at Bunker Hills Golf Course in Coon Rapids, Minn.

Gustavus increased their lead on Sunday at the MIAC Women’s Championship by shooting a round of 321. The Gusties will enter Monday, the third and final day of the championships, with a team total of 653 (+77) and a 29 stroke advantage. The College of Saint Benedict shot a 335 to jump into second place with a team total of 682 (+106). The University of St. Thomas and Carleton College will enter the final day with identical scores of 688 (+112). St. Olaf College maintains its fifth place position after shooting a 349 after yesterday’s 348.

Saint John’s shot a 291 to build a 14 stroke lead over the University of St. Thomas heading into Monday’s third and final round of the MIAC Men’s Championship. The Tommies’ two-day total of 598 (+22) leads third place Gustavus Adolphus College by three strokes. Concordia College sits fourth with a 618 (+42) and St. Olaf College is fifth with a 623 (+47).

Gustavus’ Katie Schenfeld shot a 78, the lowest round of the weekend thus far, to jump from third to first place on Sunday in the women’s standings. Schenfeld’s two-day total of 158 (+14) leads teammate Taylor Drenttel who is in second with a 160 (+16). St. Thomas’ Amy Anderson, Saint Benedict’s Kathryn Hauff, and Carleton’s Laura Knutson are in a three-way tie for third with a 164 (+20) total.

Individually for the men, Saint John’s Tony Krogen’s round of five-under par 67 gives him a five stroke lead over teammate Mark Giorgi heading into Monday. Giorgi’s even-par 144 leads a pair of Tommies in third and fourth place, Sean Barrett (146) and James Stafford (147). Gustavus’ A.J. Olson is fifth with a 148 (+4).

The final 18 holes of the Men’s and Women’s Championships will be played on Monday at Bunker Hills with tee times being at 9 a.m. The MIAC men’s and women’s team champion will receive the conference’s automatic bid into this spring’s NCAA Championships. The 2009 MIAC Golf Championships Website will again feature live scoring on Monday. (Story courtesy of Matt TenHaken at the MIAC Office)

MIAC Championships Website

Saul Menendez

The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference golf coaches have selected Gustavus freshman Saul Menendez (Gijon, Asturias, Spain) as the Co-MIAC Golfer of the Week. Menendez shares the honor with Ben Vangsness of Saint John’s.

Menendez finished tied for second with a nine-over par 151 (73-78) at the Frank Wrigglesworth Invitational in Eau Claire, Wis. Menendez helped Gustavus place third as a team (628), just two strokes behind team champion Saint John’s (626).

Menendez has a stroke average of 77.5 through six rounds this fall.

The Gusties will take part in the MIAC Championships this Saturday, Sunday, and Monday at Bunker Hills Golf Course in Coon Rapids, Minn.

Gustavus Adolphus College 320 314 634 +58 10th
Saul Menendez 81 75 156 +12 t-23rd
Josh Curb 79 78 157 +13 t-31st
John Anderson 80 79 159 +15 t-40th
Ricky Copeland 80 82 162 +18 t-62nd
A.J. Olson 85 82 167 +23 t-83rd

Gustavus Adolphus Black 321 324 645 +69 t-14th
Trevor Gervais 78 80 158 +14 t-33rd
Derek Hilding 79 80 159 +15 t-40th
Alex Kolquist 82 79 161 +17 t-50th
Alex Woodhull 82 86 168 +24 t-88th
Alex Pederson 89 85 174 +30 t-101st

Complete Results

Gustavus Adolphus College 316 299 615 +39 t-8th
John Anderson 78 75 153 +9 t-17th
A.J. Olson 76 77 153 +9 t-17th
Ricky Copeland 79 75 154 +10 t-22nd
Josh Curb 84 74 158 +14 t-37th
Saul Menendez 83 75 158 +14 t-37th
Derek Hilding# 85 82 167 +23 t-64th

The Gusties will play in the Saint John’s Invitational next Saturday and Sunday in St. Cloud, Minn.

Complete Results

Individual Hole-By-Hole Results

All-Conference returner Ricky Copeland will lead the squad.

Head Coach Scott Moe welcomes back seven seniors and a talented group of newcomers as the Gusties hope to contend for the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title this fall. Moe will look to senior captains Ricky Copeland and A.J. Olson to lead the way as the squad opens its season this weekend at the Augsburg Invitational.

Copeland, who finished third at last year’s MIAC Championship and earned All-Conference honors, led the team with a stroke average of 75.1 through 22 rounds. Olson, the Gusties #2 player a year ago posted a stroke average of 78.0, while Josh Curb (Sr., Bemidji, Minn.) averaged 78.1 and John Anderson (So., Appleton, Wis.) averaged 78.7. Other returners expected to contribute include senior Ben Bauknecht (San Diego, Calif.), senior Derek Hilding (Spicer, Minn.), senior Greg Palm (Orinda, Calif.), and senior Alex Woodhull (Minnetonka, Minn.).

Moe is also expecting a trio of talented newcomers to help the squad. That group includes first year players Saul Menendez (Gijon, Asturias, Spain), Trevor Gervais (Fergus Falls, Minn.) and Alex Kolquist (Hermantown, Minn.). Menendez is a National Junior Team member from Spain who has had significant success in many international competitions, while Gervais finished in the top ten at the Minnesota State High School Tournament in Class AA two years ago and Kolquist finished fifth in Class AA last year. Both have been very successful at the state and regional levels over the past several years.

The Gusties are ranked #23 in the American Golf Coaches Association (GCAA) Division III Coaches Preseason poll.

2009 Schedule

2009 Roster

A.J. Olson paced the Gusties with a 76 on Saturday.

The Gustavus men’s golf team got off to a rough start on the first day of the Augsburg Invitational shooting a team score of 36 which places them 11th out of 15 teams in the tournament. A.J. Olson led Gustavus with a 76. St.Thomas and Luther are tied for first place with first round team scores of 298. The tournament wraps up on Sunday.

Other team scores for Gustavus included John Anderson (Appleton, Wis.) with a 78, Ricky Copeland (Mahtomedi, Minn.) with a 79, Saul Menendez (Asturias, Spain) with an 83, and Josh Curb with an 84.

Five other Gustavus players are competing as individuals including Derek Hilding (85), Trevor Gervais (77), Alex Kolquist (78), Alex Pederson (78), and Alex Woodhull (78).