Marion, Ill. -- IHCC sophomore Luke Monson and the Indian Hills team were both second at this week's John A. Logan Fall Invitational, by almost identical margins.
Monson finished as the runnerup medalist, three shots behind Mississippi Gulf Coast's Hayes Weathersby; and the Warriors ended up four strokes in back of the host school for the team title.
Monson followed up a first-round one-over par 72 with a 75 to finish at 147.
Indian Hills trailed John A. Logan by four shots after the first day and the two longtime rivals shot matching 307s in the second round when the conditions were much tougher.
The Warriors had all six of their golfers finish in the top 13. Sophomore Colin Pearson, who was the meet medalist in the season-opening Newman Fall Invitational, tied with teammate George Trujillo, a freshman, for 8th place.
A pair of freshmen, Greg Stanek and Jakob Garstecki, wound up in a 10th place tie, and frosh Harrison Moore tied for 13th.
Indian Hills will take part in the Eagle Golf Classic in Marion, Iowa on Oct. 6 and 7.
John A. Logan Fall Invitational
Team scores
1. John A. Logan 294-307=601; 2. Indian Hills 298-307=605; 3. Mississippi Gulf Coast 307-314=621; 4. Rend Lake 313-326=639; 5. Black Hawk 323-325=648; 6. Kaskaskia 334-326=660; Mineral Area 336-330=666; 7. Lincoln Trail 359-349=708
Indian Hills scores
2. Luke Monson 72-75=147; T8. Colin Pearson 78-76=154; T8. George Trujillo 73-81=154; T10. Greg Stanek 73-82=155; T10. Jakob Garstecki 75-80=155; T13. Harrison Moore 80-76=156
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Warriors Ranked 7th
Ottumwa -- The Indian Hills golf team is No. 7 in the latest Golf World/Nike Golf NJCAA poll released this week. The poll is conducted by the Golf Coaches Association of America.
The Warriors received 25 points in the rankings and moved up from their preseason No. 10 ranking, thanks to a second-place finish in their season-opening meet, the Newman Fall Invitational in Wichita, Kans., earlier this month where they competed with six four-year schools.
Central Alabama edged out Odessa (Tex.) for the top spot in the ratings with Wallace State (Ala.) third.
The Warriors received 25 points in the rankings and moved up from their preseason No. 10 ranking, thanks to a second-place finish in their season-opening meet, the Newman Fall Invitational in Wichita, Kans., earlier this month where they competed with six four-year schools.
Central Alabama edged out Odessa (Tex.) for the top spot in the ratings with Wallace State (Ala.) third.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Pearson Leads IHCC to 2nd
Wichita, KS -- Led by medalist Colin Pearson, Indian Hills notched a second-place finish in the Warriors' first meet of the fall. Pearson had the low individual score by one shot and IHCC wound up two strokes behind team champ Oklahoma Christian at the Newman Fall Invitational, played at the Reflection Ridge Country Club.
Pearson, a sophomore from Fort Dodge and the only one of the top six players back from last year's squad, had the low score in the field in the first round -- a four-under par 68. He followed that up with a two-under 70 on Tuesday to finish one shot ahead of Dylan McClure of Cameron and James Bolton of Newman, the host school.
IHCC coach Mike Hagen has seven freshmen on his nine-man roster and four of them saw their first collegiate action in the meet. The best performance from the frosh came from Jakob Garstecki who fired a three-under 69 in the second round and came in 5th.
Classmate Harrison Moore had a top-20 showing with a 152 total and a 17th-place finish. The other sophomore on the roster, Luke Monson, was 20th.
Indian Hills had a three-stroke lead over Oklahoma Christian after the first round, but OCUwas five shots better than the Warriors over the second 18 holes and edged them, 582-584.
The Warriors head to Marion, Ill. for the John A. Logan Fall Invitational Sept. 22-23.
Newman Fall Invitational
Team Scores
1. Oklahoma Christian 293-289=582; 2. Indian Hills 290-294=584; 3. Cameron U. 302-287=589; 4. Texas A&M-Commerce 309-293=602; 5. Newman U. 299-304=603; 6. Arkansas-Fort Smith 306-314=620; 7. Panhandle State U. 330-330=660
Indian Hills Scores
1. Colin Pearson 68-70=138; 5. Jakob Garstecki 75-69=144; T17. Harrison Moore 73-77=150; T20. Luke Monson 74-78=152; T27. Greg Stanek 76-79=155; T29. Josh Smith 78-78=156
Pearson, a sophomore from Fort Dodge and the only one of the top six players back from last year's squad, had the low score in the field in the first round -- a four-under par 68. He followed that up with a two-under 70 on Tuesday to finish one shot ahead of Dylan McClure of Cameron and James Bolton of Newman, the host school.
IHCC coach Mike Hagen has seven freshmen on his nine-man roster and four of them saw their first collegiate action in the meet. The best performance from the frosh came from Jakob Garstecki who fired a three-under 69 in the second round and came in 5th.
Classmate Harrison Moore had a top-20 showing with a 152 total and a 17th-place finish. The other sophomore on the roster, Luke Monson, was 20th.
Indian Hills had a three-stroke lead over Oklahoma Christian after the first round, but OCUwas five shots better than the Warriors over the second 18 holes and edged them, 582-584.
The Warriors head to Marion, Ill. for the John A. Logan Fall Invitational Sept. 22-23.
Newman Fall Invitational
Team Scores
1. Oklahoma Christian 293-289=582; 2. Indian Hills 290-294=584; 3. Cameron U. 302-287=589; 4. Texas A&M-Commerce 309-293=602; 5. Newman U. 299-304=603; 6. Arkansas-Fort Smith 306-314=620; 7. Panhandle State U. 330-330=660
Indian Hills Scores
1. Colin Pearson 68-70=138; 5. Jakob Garstecki 75-69=144; T17. Harrison Moore 73-77=150; T20. Luke Monson 74-78=152; T27. Greg Stanek 76-79=155; T29. Josh Smith 78-78=156
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Hagen Announces Recruiting Class
OTTUMWA --- All five of the Indian Hills golfers who represented the college at the national tournament last month have graduated. That requires coach Mike Hagen to replenish his roster for next year. Hagen has announced a seven-player recruiting class that he is confident will keep the Warriors – national champions in 2011 and ’12 – in national title contention for the immediate future.
The class includes two Iowans, Isaac Vandersee from West Des Moines Valley and Harrison Moore from Cedar Rapids Kennedy. Vandersee was a first-team all-state selection as a senior and the conference champion; Moore, a second-team all-stater, tied for sixth in the state tourney last fall for a Kennedy team that was runner-up at state in two of the last three years.
Two players from Wisconsin, Jakob Garstecki from Germantown and Josh Smith from Hazel Green, will be joining Indian Hills in the fall. Garstecki is a two-time all-state selection and won the AJGA Midwest Junior Players Championship and the Wisconsin Junior Masters in 2012. Smith was the medalist in the Wisconsin Division 3 State Championship.
Greg Stanek from Bellevue, Nebraska won all-state honors the past three years. The future Warrior is the record-holder in the Omaha metro tourney and played for his home state in the Nebraska-Kansas Cup matches.
Two international players round out the IHCC recruits. George Trujillo was the number-one ranked junior player in Venezuela multiple times over the last two years. He won the Venezuelan National Junior Championship and the LaVitalicia International Amateur last year and placed fourth at this year’s South American Junior Amateur.
Sam Sloman will come to IHCC from Somerset, England where he qualified for the 2012 English Amateur and tied for seventh in the Scottish Youth tourney. Sloman also won numerous junior events in South England.
Hagen says he’s ecstatic about the recruiting class and the future of the Indian Hills program. “Although we will miss the guys who graduated, we can’t worry about what we’re losing,” the coach said. “Our future looks bright and I’m excited to get to work with our incoming golfers. They will be very important to our program.”
The seven newcomers will join Colin Pearson and Luke Monson, a pair of freshmen on last year’s IHCC squad.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
White Wins Russell Award
OTTUMWA --- An Indian Hills Community College golfer has won a prestigious national award. William White, who just completed his sophomore season at IHCC, is the winner of the 2013 Jimmy Russell Award, given to the golfer judged to be the NJCAA’s Student-Athlete of the Year.
This is the fourth year that the Russell Award has been presented and it goes to the outstanding sophomore NJCAA golfer who exemplifies academic excellence, good citizenship and outstanding play in men’s golf over the course of his career.
White, who has signed to attend Northern Illinois University, wrapped up his career at Indian Hills earlier this month with an 11th-place finish at the NJCAA National Tournament where he shot under-par rounds the last three days. White had top-ten finishes in all four tourneys prior to the national meet, including a tie for medalist honors in the Augustana Invitational. He was in the top-13 in nine of the ten meets he played his sophomore year.
“We were fortunate to have William represent Indian Hills golf in the classroom, in the community and on the golf course,” said IHCC coach Mike Hagen. “He truly embodies what it means to be a student-athlete.”
The Jimmy Russell Award was created in honor of the Hall of Fame coach at Odessa College who was instrumental in starting the NJCAA National Golf Championship and won six national titles at Odessa.
One of White’s teammates at Indian Hills for the past two years, Ben Ludlam, will be heading to St. John’s University in New York in the fall after signing a letter-of-intent with the Storm.
Ludlam, like White, played on the Warriors’ 2012 national championship golf team. He was given the Phil Mickelson Award as the top freshman golfer in the NJCAA after his first year at Indian Hills.
Ludlam and White will be joined in the Division I ranks next year by Indian Hills teammates Mitch Tucker and Connor Peck. Tucker and Peck will play at University of Missouri-Kansas City and Kansas University, respectively.
“I’m excited for the next step in each of these young men’s golf careers,” Hagen said of his four golfers who will be moving on. “While at Indian Hills, all four have worked extremely hard and represented our program in a very positive manner.”
Monday, May 20, 2013
Warriors, White Finish 11th at Nationals
Lubbock, TX -- Indian Hills' bid for a third straight national title came up short as the Warriors couldn't overcome a show start to the four-day NJCAA National Championship and finished in 11th place.
Indian Hills posted a team score of one over-par 289 in each of the last two rounds, but was done in by a 304 total in the opening round and a 296 the following day. IHCC moved up the team leaderboard after finding themselves in 17th place midway through the tourney.
IHCC sophomore William White shot a two-under par 286 for the 72-hole event and wound up in a tie for 11th place, mirroring his team's finish. White's only round above par was the first one when he opened with a 74. He followed with a 70 the next day and ended with back-to-back 71s, giving him three straight sub-par rounds to close out his two-year career.
Freshman Connor Peck was next for Indian Hills in a tie for 48th place with a 297 total. After Peck came Ben Ludlam and Mitch Tucker, who, like White, were a part of the 2012 Indian Hills title team. Ludlam fought back from a first-round 80 to tie for 54th place. He got steadily better as the tourney went on, shooting 75, 73 and 70 over the final three days.
Tucker tied for 77th place; his best round of the event was an even-par 72 in the third round.
Rounding out the IHCC scoring was Kevin Workman, who also overcame a bad round -- a second round 86 -- to post rounds of 73 and 75 the last two days.
Central Alabama won the team title by one stroke over runnerup Odessa (TX).
The Warriors will lose all five of the golfers that coach Mike Hagen took to the national tourney. The lone freshman in the group, Peck, has signed a letter-of-intent to attend Kansas University in the fall. Tucker is headed to University of Missouri-Kansas City, White to Northern Illinois and Ludlam will go to St. John's in New York.
NJCAA Division I National Championship
Team Scores (top 11)
1. Central Alabama 299-296-272-283=1150; 2. Odessa 291-297-278-285=1151; 3. Scottsdale 295-298-276-286=1155; 4. Johnson County 296-289-287-285=1157; 5. Brevard 299-297-276-287=1159; 6. Iowa Western 295-289-291-288=1163; 7. Wallace State 298-286-290-290=1164; 8. New Mexico JC 303-296-279-297=1165; 9. Midland 291-284-301-291=1167; 10. McLennan 294-284-292-299=1169; 11. Indian Hills 304-296-289-289=1178
Indian Hills Scores
T11. William White 74-70-71-71=286; T48. Connor Peck 75-75-74-73=297; T54. Ben Ludlam 80-75-73-70=298; T77. Mitch Tucker 79-76-72-75=302; T107. Kevin Workman 76-86-73-75=310
Indian Hills posted a team score of one over-par 289 in each of the last two rounds, but was done in by a 304 total in the opening round and a 296 the following day. IHCC moved up the team leaderboard after finding themselves in 17th place midway through the tourney.
IHCC sophomore William White shot a two-under par 286 for the 72-hole event and wound up in a tie for 11th place, mirroring his team's finish. White's only round above par was the first one when he opened with a 74. He followed with a 70 the next day and ended with back-to-back 71s, giving him three straight sub-par rounds to close out his two-year career.
Freshman Connor Peck was next for Indian Hills in a tie for 48th place with a 297 total. After Peck came Ben Ludlam and Mitch Tucker, who, like White, were a part of the 2012 Indian Hills title team. Ludlam fought back from a first-round 80 to tie for 54th place. He got steadily better as the tourney went on, shooting 75, 73 and 70 over the final three days.
Tucker tied for 77th place; his best round of the event was an even-par 72 in the third round.
Rounding out the IHCC scoring was Kevin Workman, who also overcame a bad round -- a second round 86 -- to post rounds of 73 and 75 the last two days.
Central Alabama won the team title by one stroke over runnerup Odessa (TX).
The Warriors will lose all five of the golfers that coach Mike Hagen took to the national tourney. The lone freshman in the group, Peck, has signed a letter-of-intent to attend Kansas University in the fall. Tucker is headed to University of Missouri-Kansas City, White to Northern Illinois and Ludlam will go to St. John's in New York.
NJCAA Division I National Championship
Team Scores (top 11)
1. Central Alabama 299-296-272-283=1150; 2. Odessa 291-297-278-285=1151; 3. Scottsdale 295-298-276-286=1155; 4. Johnson County 296-289-287-285=1157; 5. Brevard 299-297-276-287=1159; 6. Iowa Western 295-289-291-288=1163; 7. Wallace State 298-286-290-290=1164; 8. New Mexico JC 303-296-279-297=1165; 9. Midland 291-284-301-291=1167; 10. McLennan 294-284-292-299=1169; 11. Indian Hills 304-296-289-289=1178
Indian Hills Scores
T11. William White 74-70-71-71=286; T48. Connor Peck 75-75-74-73=297; T54. Ben Ludlam 80-75-73-70=298; T77. Mitch Tucker 79-76-72-75=302; T107. Kevin Workman 76-86-73-75=310
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Workman, Warriors Finish Second at Districts
Newton, Kansas -- Indian Hills couldn't hold onto a slim one-stroke lead after the second round and finished second to Dodge City CC in the NJCAA District III Championship this week at the Sand Creek Station Golf Course.
The Warriors took the single-shot advantage over Dodge City into Tuesday's final round, but shot a team total of 317 over the last 18 holes and wound up four strokes out of first place. Hutchinson CC was a distant third.
Indian Hills did have the lowest one-round team total, their 291 in the opening round.
IHCC sophomore Kevin Workman had a solid tournament and finished one shot away from medalist honors. Workman fired a two-under par 70 in the opening round and followed with a 73 and a 78 to end up one shot behind medalist Mariano Rossi of Dodge City.
The Warriors had four other golfers finish in the top 10. Connor Peck was 4th, Mitch Tucker 5th, Colin Pearson tied for 7th and William White tied for 9th place.
Next up for Indian Hills is the NJCAA Division I National Championship in Lubbock, Texas May 14-17. The Warriors have won the national title each of the last two years and have to be considered one of the main contenders going into this year's meet.
NJCAA District III Championship
Team Scores
1. Dodge City 297-297-312=906; 2. Indian Hills 291-302-317=910; 3. Hutchinson 305-303-315=923; 4. Iowa Western 300-306-329=935; 5. Johnson County 312-311-324=947; 6. Garden City 311-324-338=973; 7. Coffeyville 317-325-342=984; 8. Barton County 324-326-365=1015; 9. Colby 334-327-357=1018; 10. Kansas City Kansas 335-340-352=1027; NW Kansas Tech 406-414-428=1248
Indian Hills Scores
2. Kevin Workman 70-73-78=221; 4. Connor Peck 72-77-78=227; 5. Mitch Tucker 74-74-80=228; T7. Colin Pearson 78-74-79=231; T9. William White 74-78-80=232; T17. Ben Ludlam 71-77-87=235
The Warriors took the single-shot advantage over Dodge City into Tuesday's final round, but shot a team total of 317 over the last 18 holes and wound up four strokes out of first place. Hutchinson CC was a distant third.
Indian Hills did have the lowest one-round team total, their 291 in the opening round.
IHCC sophomore Kevin Workman had a solid tournament and finished one shot away from medalist honors. Workman fired a two-under par 70 in the opening round and followed with a 73 and a 78 to end up one shot behind medalist Mariano Rossi of Dodge City.
The Warriors had four other golfers finish in the top 10. Connor Peck was 4th, Mitch Tucker 5th, Colin Pearson tied for 7th and William White tied for 9th place.
Next up for Indian Hills is the NJCAA Division I National Championship in Lubbock, Texas May 14-17. The Warriors have won the national title each of the last two years and have to be considered one of the main contenders going into this year's meet.
NJCAA District III Championship
Team Scores
1. Dodge City 297-297-312=906; 2. Indian Hills 291-302-317=910; 3. Hutchinson 305-303-315=923; 4. Iowa Western 300-306-329=935; 5. Johnson County 312-311-324=947; 6. Garden City 311-324-338=973; 7. Coffeyville 317-325-342=984; 8. Barton County 324-326-365=1015; 9. Colby 334-327-357=1018; 10. Kansas City Kansas 335-340-352=1027; NW Kansas Tech 406-414-428=1248
Indian Hills Scores
2. Kevin Workman 70-73-78=221; 4. Connor Peck 72-77-78=227; 5. Mitch Tucker 74-74-80=228; T7. Colin Pearson 78-74-79=231; T9. William White 74-78-80=232; T17. Ben Ludlam 71-77-87=235
Monday, April 29, 2013
Ex-Warrior Ihm Shines for the Hawkeyes
Ottumwa -- Former Indian Hills golfer Steven Ihm, now a junior at the University of Iowa, had a good month in April, being named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week and earning medalist honors in back-to-back tournaments.
Ihm led Iowa to a team title at the Boilermaker Invitational by firing a 5-under par, 211, a performance that earned him the conference Golfer of the Week award. He also shot a 5-under, 211, the previous week at the Hawkeye-Great River Entertainment Invitational winning medalist honors there as well.
Ihm was the first Hawkeye to win back-to-back medalist titles in 43 years.
In last weekend's Big Ten Championships, Ihm tied for 13th place. He opened with a 1-under par, 71, and wound up the four-day tourney with 11 birdies and the second-best performance on the par-3 holes, playing them in two under par. The Hawkeyes tied for third in the team standings.
Ihm has provided Iowa's top individual finish in 7-of-9 stroke play tournaments this season. He has been in the top 16 in every tourney this spring and has four top 10 finishes this year.
The Peosta, Iowa, native was the highest ranked player in the Big Ten heading into last week's conference tourney, ranking 46th in the Golfstat Cup Standings.
Ihm played one season at Indian Hills and was instrumental in the Warriors winning the 2011 NJCAA Division I national championship. He was given the Phil Mickelson Award as the top junior college golfer in the nation following his freshman season at IHCC.
Ihm led Iowa to a team title at the Boilermaker Invitational by firing a 5-under par, 211, a performance that earned him the conference Golfer of the Week award. He also shot a 5-under, 211, the previous week at the Hawkeye-Great River Entertainment Invitational winning medalist honors there as well.
Ihm was the first Hawkeye to win back-to-back medalist titles in 43 years.
In last weekend's Big Ten Championships, Ihm tied for 13th place. He opened with a 1-under par, 71, and wound up the four-day tourney with 11 birdies and the second-best performance on the par-3 holes, playing them in two under par. The Hawkeyes tied for third in the team standings.
Ihm has provided Iowa's top individual finish in 7-of-9 stroke play tournaments this season. He has been in the top 16 in every tourney this spring and has four top 10 finishes this year.
The Peosta, Iowa, native was the highest ranked player in the Big Ten heading into last week's conference tourney, ranking 46th in the Golfstat Cup Standings.
Ihm played one season at Indian Hills and was instrumental in the Warriors winning the 2011 NJCAA Division I national championship. He was given the Phil Mickelson Award as the top junior college golfer in the nation following his freshman season at IHCC.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Warriors Enjoy Dominating Performance
Newton, Kansas -- Sophomore Mitch Tucker led a quintet of Indian Hills golfers with even-par or below-par rounds in what turned out to be the final 18 holes of the tourney as IHCC won the rain-shortened Iowa/Kansas Clash at the Sand Creek Station Golf Course. The scheduled third round was canceled because of winter-like weather on Tuesday.
Playing on the course where they won their second straight Division I national title last spring, Indian Hills took a one-shot lead after the opening round on Monday and then blew away the field with a 275, its lowest team score of the season, in the second 18 holes. The Warriors bested runnerup Iowa Western by 19 shots.
Tucker, who was the meet medalist, had a four-under par 68 in the day's second round to claim the individual title by one stroke with a 139 total. But Tucker was upstaged a bit by teammate William White, who had the low round of the tourney -- a sizzling six-under 66 in round two.
Both Ben Ludlam and Kevin Workman followed up opening-round 69s with even-par 72s and gave the Warriors a four-way tie for 4th place with White and Connor Peck, who shot a three-under 69 after a 72 in the first round. IHCC had five of the top seven scores in the tourney.
Indian Hills returns to the Sand Creek Station course Apr. 29-30 for the District III Championship where they will face virtually the same field as the one in the Iowa/Kansas Clash.
Team Scores
1. Indian Hills 287-275=562; 2. Iowa Western 293-288=581; 3. Johnson County 288-295=583; 4. Dodge City 295-296=591; 5. Hutchinson 298-299=597; 6. Garden City 300-304=604; 7. Independence 317-313=630; T8. Coffeyville 316-317=633; T8. Kansas City KS 323-310=633; 10. Colby 334-333=667; 11. Barton County 328-342=670
Indian Hills Scores
1. Mitch Tucker 71-68=139; T4. Ben Ludlam 69-72=141; T4. Connor Peck 72-69=141; T4. Kevin Workman 69-72=141; T4. William White 75-66=141; T26. Colin Pearson 76-77=153
Playing on the course where they won their second straight Division I national title last spring, Indian Hills took a one-shot lead after the opening round on Monday and then blew away the field with a 275, its lowest team score of the season, in the second 18 holes. The Warriors bested runnerup Iowa Western by 19 shots.
Tucker, who was the meet medalist, had a four-under par 68 in the day's second round to claim the individual title by one stroke with a 139 total. But Tucker was upstaged a bit by teammate William White, who had the low round of the tourney -- a sizzling six-under 66 in round two.
Both Ben Ludlam and Kevin Workman followed up opening-round 69s with even-par 72s and gave the Warriors a four-way tie for 4th place with White and Connor Peck, who shot a three-under 69 after a 72 in the first round. IHCC had five of the top seven scores in the tourney.
Indian Hills returns to the Sand Creek Station course Apr. 29-30 for the District III Championship where they will face virtually the same field as the one in the Iowa/Kansas Clash.
Team Scores
1. Indian Hills 287-275=562; 2. Iowa Western 293-288=581; 3. Johnson County 288-295=583; 4. Dodge City 295-296=591; 5. Hutchinson 298-299=597; 6. Garden City 300-304=604; 7. Independence 317-313=630; T8. Coffeyville 316-317=633; T8. Kansas City KS 323-310=633; 10. Colby 334-333=667; 11. Barton County 328-342=670
Indian Hills Scores
1. Mitch Tucker 71-68=139; T4. Ben Ludlam 69-72=141; T4. Connor Peck 72-69=141; T4. Kevin Workman 69-72=141; T4. William White 75-66=141; T26. Colin Pearson 76-77=153
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Tucker, White Sign DI Letters
OTTUMWA --- Two sophomore members of last year’s national championship Indian Hills Community College golf team signed letters-of-intent this week with NCAA Division I schools.
Mitch Tucker from Oskaloosa signed with University of Missouri-Kansas City and William White, who is from Waukegan, Ill., will continue his education and golf career close to home at Northern Illinois University.
Tucker has finished in the top eight in all three tourneys the Warriors have played in this spring. His best performance was a tie for third at the Beu/Mussatto. He was eighth and tied for eighth in the other two meets.
His freshman campaign saw Tucker with five top-five finishes, including three meets where he was second.
Tucker was one of three golfers representing NJCAA schools to be invited to play in the prestigious World University Golf Championship in Liberec, Czech Republic last June.
White is coming off his best tourney as a Warrior, tying for medalist honors at the Augustana Invitational this month. He tied for eighth in the previous meet.
A runnerup finish at the District Championship last spring, when he shot a 68 in the opening round, was his best result as a freshman and came after he was third at the Iowa/Kansas Clash.
“I’m excited and proud of what Mitch and William have accomplished during their Indian Hills career,” IHCC coach Mike Hagen said. “They both worked hard on their games. I’m happy both of them found an institution and golf program that meets their needs.”
Indian Hills is still ranked third in the latest Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches Poll. The Warriors will take part in the Iowa/Kansas Clash in Newton, Kansas next week.
Monday, April 15, 2013
Warriors Claim Team Crown at Augustana
Milan, Ill. -- With six of the top 12 individual scores, Indian Hills came from behind after the first round to defeat Illinois Wesleyan for the team title in the Augustana Invitational.
The Warriors were three strokes in back of IWU after the opening round, then turned things around with a team total of 294 over the next 18 holes, ten shots better than Illinois Wesleyan.
Indian Hills dominated the top of the leaderboard with the Warriors' William White tying Illinois Wesleyan's Gabe Aprati for individual medalist honors with a 147 total. White had rounds of 74 and 73 over the par-72 Pinnacle Country Club course.
Connor Peck just missed getting a share of the individual title, shooting a final-round 72 to finish one shot behind the co-titleists. Colin Pearson was another two shots back in a tie for 5th place. Mitch Tucker was 8th, Ben Ludlam tied for 9th and Luke Monson tied for 11th for IHCC. All three lowered their first-day scores in the second round.
Indian Hills returns to action in the Iowa/Kansas Clash in Newton, Kansas Apr. 22-23.
Augustana Invitational
Team Scores (top 10)
1. Indian Hills 299-294=593; 2. Illinois Wesleyan 296-304=600; Carthage College 313-304=617; 4. Dubuque 319-303=632; 5. Black Hawk CC 322-311=633; 6. Wheaton College 317-323=640; 7. Monmouth College 322-320=642; 8. St. Ambrose 322-321=643; 9. North Park 334-312=646; 10. Elmhurst 332-327=659
Indian Hills Scores
T1. WilliamWhite 74-73=147; T3. Connor Peck 76-72=148; T5. Colin Pearson 73-77=150; 8. Mitch Tucker 76-75=151; T9. Ben Ludlam 78-74=152; T11. Luke Monson 80-74=154; T25. Kevin Workman 76-82=158
The Warriors were three strokes in back of IWU after the opening round, then turned things around with a team total of 294 over the next 18 holes, ten shots better than Illinois Wesleyan.
Indian Hills dominated the top of the leaderboard with the Warriors' William White tying Illinois Wesleyan's Gabe Aprati for individual medalist honors with a 147 total. White had rounds of 74 and 73 over the par-72 Pinnacle Country Club course.
Connor Peck just missed getting a share of the individual title, shooting a final-round 72 to finish one shot behind the co-titleists. Colin Pearson was another two shots back in a tie for 5th place. Mitch Tucker was 8th, Ben Ludlam tied for 9th and Luke Monson tied for 11th for IHCC. All three lowered their first-day scores in the second round.
Indian Hills returns to action in the Iowa/Kansas Clash in Newton, Kansas Apr. 22-23.
Augustana Invitational
Team Scores (top 10)
1. Indian Hills 299-294=593; 2. Illinois Wesleyan 296-304=600; Carthage College 313-304=617; 4. Dubuque 319-303=632; 5. Black Hawk CC 322-311=633; 6. Wheaton College 317-323=640; 7. Monmouth College 322-320=642; 8. St. Ambrose 322-321=643; 9. North Park 334-312=646; 10. Elmhurst 332-327=659
Indian Hills Scores
T1. WilliamWhite 74-73=147; T3. Connor Peck 76-72=148; T5. Colin Pearson 73-77=150; 8. Mitch Tucker 76-75=151; T9. Ben Ludlam 78-74=152; T11. Luke Monson 80-74=154; T25. Kevin Workman 76-82=158
Monday, April 1, 2013
Tucker, White Lead IHCC to 3rd-Place Finish
Macomb, Ill. -- Solid performances by sophomores Mitch Tucker and William White helped Indian Hills to a third-place finish in the Beu/Mussatto Invitational.
The Warriors used a terrific second round when all six IHCC golfers shot 73 or better to move into place for a possible team title, but dropped two shots to eventual champion South Dakota State in the final round and wound up four strokes in back of SDSU. IUPUI was second, two shots ahead of the Warriors.
Tucker had a consistent showing in which he fired rounds of 74, 73 and even-par 72 to finish in a tie for third place, two shots behind individual champ Santiago Ruiz of IUPUI. White used a one-under 71 in the second round to end up in a tie for eighth, one stroke behind his teammate, Tucker, and three out of first.
Connor Peck and Kevin Workman gave IHCC two other players in the top 17 -- Peck finishing alone in 16th place and Workman tied for 17th. Both had even-par 72s in the middle round.
Indian Hills was the lone two-year school in the 14-team field in an event they won last year on the way to the Warriors' second consecutive national title.
Beu/Mussatto Invitational
Team Scores (top 10)
1. South Dakota State 300-285-304=889; 2. IUPUIU 286-301-304=891; 3. Indian Hills 305-288-306=893; 4. North Dakota State 305-288-302=895; 5. Lewis U. 297-293-307=897; 6. Valparaiso 294-296-311=901; T7. South Dakota 300-308-301=909;T7. Western Illinois 305-292-312=909; 9. Bradley 306-297-311=914; T10. Creighton 299-300-319=918; T10. Nebraska-Omaha 305-294-319=918
Indian Hills Scores
T3. Mitch Tucker 74-73-72=219; T8. William White 75-71-74=220; 16. Connor Peck 74-72-79=225; T17. Kevin Workman 75-72-79=226; T23. Ben Ludlam 76-72-81=229; Colin Pearson 77-73-88=238
The Warriors used a terrific second round when all six IHCC golfers shot 73 or better to move into place for a possible team title, but dropped two shots to eventual champion South Dakota State in the final round and wound up four strokes in back of SDSU. IUPUI was second, two shots ahead of the Warriors.
Tucker had a consistent showing in which he fired rounds of 74, 73 and even-par 72 to finish in a tie for third place, two shots behind individual champ Santiago Ruiz of IUPUI. White used a one-under 71 in the second round to end up in a tie for eighth, one stroke behind his teammate, Tucker, and three out of first.
Connor Peck and Kevin Workman gave IHCC two other players in the top 17 -- Peck finishing alone in 16th place and Workman tied for 17th. Both had even-par 72s in the middle round.
Indian Hills was the lone two-year school in the 14-team field in an event they won last year on the way to the Warriors' second consecutive national title.
Beu/Mussatto Invitational
Team Scores (top 10)
1. South Dakota State 300-285-304=889; 2. IUPUIU 286-301-304=891; 3. Indian Hills 305-288-306=893; 4. North Dakota State 305-288-302=895; 5. Lewis U. 297-293-307=897; 6. Valparaiso 294-296-311=901; T7. South Dakota 300-308-301=909;T7. Western Illinois 305-292-312=909; 9. Bradley 306-297-311=914; T10. Creighton 299-300-319=918; T10. Nebraska-Omaha 305-294-319=918
Indian Hills Scores
T3. Mitch Tucker 74-73-72=219; T8. William White 75-71-74=220; 16. Connor Peck 74-72-79=225; T17. Kevin Workman 75-72-79=226; T23. Ben Ludlam 76-72-81=229; Colin Pearson 77-73-88=238
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Warriors Maintain No. 3 Ranking
Ottumwa -- The Indian Hills golf team heads to this weekend’s Beu/Mussatto tournament in Macomb, Illinois still ranked third in the nation. The Warriors trail Central Alabama and McLennan (Tex) in the NJCAA Division I poll released by Golf World/Nike Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America.
The Warriors began the spring campaign rated third and have played in only one meet so far. They had an impressive showing in that outing, finishing second in the UST Mamiya Texas Intercollegiate event as the only two-year school in the 11-team field. IHCC was weathered out in the John A. Logan Spring Invitational earlier this week.
Indian Hills is the defending champ in the Beu/Mussatto tourney, defeating host Western Illinois by 18 strokes in last year’s invite. There will be two 18-hole rounds on Friday and one on Saturday.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Solid Second for Warriors in First Meet
Fort Worth, Texas -- Indian Hills started a season they hope ends with raising the third straight national championship trophy with a second-place finish in the UST Mamiya Texas Intercollegiate. The Warriors, the only two-year school in the 11-team field, had rounds of 296 and 292 for a 588 total, 16 strokes behind champ Texas Wesleyan University, the top-rated team in the NAIA poll.
The Warriors were led by sophomore Ben Ludlam, last year's winner of the Phil Mickelson Award given to the nation's top freshman golfer from a two-year college. Ludlam opened the spring season with a one-under par 71 and followed with a three-under 69, tied for the lowest score of the day. His 140 total was good for a three-way tie for second place, one shot back of Texas Wesleyan's Nathan Anderson.
Ludlam was one of four Warriors to finish in the top 25. Sophomore Mitch Tucker had rounds of 71 and 75 and tied for eighth. A pair of IHCC freshmen, Colin Pearson and Connor Peck, tied for 20th and 23rd, respectively. Pearson shaved five strokes off his opening-round score with a 73 on Tuesday; Peck was two shots better than the first day with a 75.
William White of Indian Hills had a pair of 77s and tied for 29th place.
Indian Hills was 6th in the UST Mamiya meet last year, when the Warriors won their second consecutive national title.
The Warriors are idle until playing in the John A. Logan Spring Invite in Marion, Illinois March 24-25.
UST Mamiya Texas Intercollegiate
Team Scores
1. Texas Wesleyan 289-283=572; 2. Indian Hills 296-292=588; 3. Our Lady of the Lake 298-298=596; 4. Wayland Baptist 311-291-602; 5. Oklahoma City 311-297=608; 6. Rogers State 308-303=611; 7. Southwestern College 316-319=635; 8. John Brown 326-329=655; 9. Oklahoma Wesleyan 342-327=669; 10. Southwestern Christian 338-332=670; 11. Mid-America Christian 343-340=683
Indian Hills Scores
T2. Ben Ludlam 71-69=140; T8. Mitch Tucker 71-75=146; T20. Colin Pearson 78-73=151; T23 Connor Peck 77-75=152; T29. William White 77-77=154; T43. Luke Monson 78-84=162; T49. Kevin Workman 86-80=166
The Warriors were led by sophomore Ben Ludlam, last year's winner of the Phil Mickelson Award given to the nation's top freshman golfer from a two-year college. Ludlam opened the spring season with a one-under par 71 and followed with a three-under 69, tied for the lowest score of the day. His 140 total was good for a three-way tie for second place, one shot back of Texas Wesleyan's Nathan Anderson.
Ludlam was one of four Warriors to finish in the top 25. Sophomore Mitch Tucker had rounds of 71 and 75 and tied for eighth. A pair of IHCC freshmen, Colin Pearson and Connor Peck, tied for 20th and 23rd, respectively. Pearson shaved five strokes off his opening-round score with a 73 on Tuesday; Peck was two shots better than the first day with a 75.
William White of Indian Hills had a pair of 77s and tied for 29th place.
Indian Hills was 6th in the UST Mamiya meet last year, when the Warriors won their second consecutive national title.
The Warriors are idle until playing in the John A. Logan Spring Invite in Marion, Illinois March 24-25.
UST Mamiya Texas Intercollegiate
Team Scores
1. Texas Wesleyan 289-283=572; 2. Indian Hills 296-292=588; 3. Our Lady of the Lake 298-298=596; 4. Wayland Baptist 311-291-602; 5. Oklahoma City 311-297=608; 6. Rogers State 308-303=611; 7. Southwestern College 316-319=635; 8. John Brown 326-329=655; 9. Oklahoma Wesleyan 342-327=669; 10. Southwestern Christian 338-332=670; 11. Mid-America Christian 343-340=683
Indian Hills Scores
T2. Ben Ludlam 71-69=140; T8. Mitch Tucker 71-75=146; T20. Colin Pearson 78-73=151; T23 Connor Peck 77-75=152; T29. William White 77-77=154; T43. Luke Monson 78-84=162; T49. Kevin Workman 86-80=166
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Warriors Start Spring Number Three
OTTUMWA --- Two-time defending national champion Indian Hills will start the spring golf season ranked third in the Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches’ Poll.
The Warriors trail Odessa (Tex), a unanimous No. 1, and Central Alabama in the NJCAA Division I ratings. Odessa has already played in two meets this spring so it has a head start on Indian Hills, which doesn’t open its schedule until taking part in the UST Mamiya Texas Intercollegiate Mar. 11-12 in Fort Worth, Texas.
The poll combines the resources of Golf World magazine, Nike Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America.
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