Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Warriors Rake in Postseason Honors

Ottumwa -- IHCC coach Mike Hagen and his top four golfers were all honored after the Warriors’ title-winning season.

Hagen was named the NJCAA National Coach of the Year and the GCAA Eaton/Golf Pride District III and National Coach of the Year.

Steven Ihm took home the Phil Mickelson Award as the best freshman golfer in the country. He also was named to the Ping All-District, second-team Ping All-American, second-team NJCAA All-American and All-Tournament, and Ping All-Freshman teams.

Dan Dawson was a first-team NJCAA All-American and a member of the All-Tournament first team, a second-team Ping All-American and part of the Ping All-District team.

Jon Paul Blampied and Zach Steffen were also named to the Ping All-District team. Blampied also earned a spot on the Ping All-Freshman team and was an honorable mention Ping All-American.