Golf @ Indian Hills Community College

Hagen and Tucker to Represent NJCAA in World Event

2012-01-12T15:02:00.000-08:00

OTTUMWA --- Indian Hills Community College golf coach Mike Hagen and one of his players, Mitch Tucker, have been selected to take part in a prestigious international competition this summer.

Hagen will be one of two coaches and Tucker, from Oskaloosa, one of six players who will go to Liberec, Czech Republic in June for the World University Golf Championship.

Hagen and David Lynn, coach at Oklahoma Christian University, will lead the U.S. team in the World University Championships which take place every two years.

Tucker will be one of three players representing NJCAA schools in the competition that will feature players from all over the world.

Hagen is in his seventh season as golf coach at Indian Hills. He led the Warriors to the Division I national title last spring.

Tucker was ranked No. 1 in the final Class 3A individual rankings as a senior at Oskaloosa High School. He tied for the runner-up spot in the state tournament to cap his high school career.

This past fall, in his introduction to collegiate golf, Tucker had three top-three finishes for Indian Hills. He was third in the Warriors’ opening meet of the fall and came in second in the next two meets. The IHCC freshman was 23rd in the NJCAA National Preview meet to close the fall campaign.

The World Golf Championship will be held from July 4-7 in the Czech Republic.

An IHCC Presence at National Golf Meet

2011-12-22T13:14:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- A current Indian Hills Community College golfer and a former IHCC player are included in the field for the 2011 Patriot All-America Invitational to be played next week.

IHCC sophomore Jon Paul Blampied and Steven Ihm, who along with Blampied was a key member of last year’s Indian Hills team that was the NJCAA Division I golf national champions, are preparing to take part in the 54-hole tournament that will be played Dec. 28-30 at Wigwam Golf Club in Litchfield Park, Arizona.

Ihm, a sophomore, is now attending the University of Iowa and is a member of the Hawkeyes’ golf team.

The field for the Arizona event will include 84 collegiate golfers from across the nation, and includes 21 of the world’s top-100 ranked amateurs.

Both Blampied, from Durban, South Africa, and Ihm, from Peosta, Iowa, were named PING All-Americans after their performance in last spring’s national championship meet. Players earning PING All-American honors from the previous season in the NJCAA, NAIA and the three divisions of the NCAA are eligible to be invited to participate in the Patriot All-America.

“This is truly an elite field of collegians and the first opportunity for them to go heads up in tournament competition,” said Ed Gowan, executive director of the Arizona Golf Association, one of the partners in the tourney.

The sponsors are partnering with the Folds of Honor Foundation to host the inaugural event. To show support for Folds of Honor, each golfer will carry a commemorative PING golf bag bearing the name of a fallen soldier from the community in which they live or attend school.

Another former IHCC Warrior, Dan Dawson, was also a PING All-American last spring and was eligible to compete in the tournament next week. But Dawson is back in his native England and won’t be playing.

Hagen to Coach U.S. Team Overseas

2011-12-01T08:54:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- IHCC golf coach Mike Hagen has been named a co-coach of the U.S. men’s team that will take part in the 2012 World University Championships next summer. The event will be held in Liberec, Czech Republic July 2-7.

Hagen and David Lynn, coach at Oklahoma Christian University, will lead the U.S. team that will be determined at the conclusion of the 2012 spring season. The top three U.S.-born players at both the NJCAA and NAIA Championships next spring will make up the six-player roster.

Hagen was named the NJCAA National Coach of the Year and the GCAA Eaton/Golf Pride District III and National Coach of the Year after leading Indian Hills to the 2011 NJCAA National Title last May.

Golf Squad Still on Top

2011-10-12T07:31:00.000-07:00

Ottumwa -- The Indian Hills Community College golf team, fresh off a first-place finish in the Blue Devil Classic in Kansas City, Kansas this week, is still ranked No. 1 in the nation among National Junior College Athletic Association Division I schools.

The Warriors were the top-rated team in the preseason poll and are still atop the rankings after winning two of their first three meets of the fall season. They came in second in their other meet.

Meridian CC is ranked second, two points behind the Warriors, and Western Texas College is third.

Indian Hills is busy preparing for the NJCAA National Preview, a four-day meet that begins this Saturday in Newton, Kansas. IHCC won that meet last fall and followed it up by winning the national championship last spring.

McLendon is Medalist as Warriors Win

2011-10-03T10:14:00.000-07:00

Panora, IA -- Freshman Tucker McLendon led a group of four Indian Hills golfers who finished in the top five as the Warriors rolled to the team title in the AIB Fall Invitational on Saturday.

McLendon was the meet medalist. He opened with a two-under par 70 on Friday and struggled a little in his second round, recording a 79. But his 149 total for 36 holes was still two strokes better than a group of three golfers, including two of his teammates.

Both Mitch Tucker and Monty Lack finished at 151. Tucker shot a one-over 73 on Saturday.

Ben Ludlam was another stroke behind Tucker and Lack with a 152. Ludlam overcame a first-round 81 to shoot the best round of the day, a one-under 71, in the second round.

The Warriors will compete in the Blue Devil Fall Golf Classic Oct. 10-11 in Kansas City, Kansas.

AIB Fall Invitational

Team Scores: Indian Hills 303-297=600; Kirkwood CC 311-313=624; William Penn U. 318-313=631; DMACC 315-320=635; AIB 314-326=640; Clarke U. 320-325=645; Graceland U. 321-335=656; Iowa Central CC 331-332=663; Waldorf College 370-366=736

Indian Hills Scores: 1. Tucker McLendon 70-79=149; T2 Mitch Tucker 78-73=151; T2. Monty Lack 76-75=151; 5. Ben Ludlam 81-71=152; T12. Jon Paul Blampied 79-78=157; T14. Kevin Workman 75-83=158

Ludlam is Medalist as Warriors Finish 2nd in Illinois

2011-09-28T13:54:00.000-07:00

Marion, Ill. -- John A. Logan defeated Indian Hills by six strokes as the two defending junior college national champions squared off at the John A. Logan Invitational at the Kokopeli Golf Course on Monday.

The Volunteers, the NJCAA Division II champ last spring, won the rain-shortened meet with a score of 432. The Warriors, who won the Division I crown in May, faltered over the final nine holes after the two teams were tied through the first 18 holes.

Indian Hills is counting on some talented freshmen to help the Warriors make a run at defending their title this year and two of them came through very nicely in IHCC's first meet of the fall season.

Ben Ludlam was the meet medalist with a score of 103 for 27 holes. Mitch Tucker was third as the IHCC frosh finished two shots back of Ludlam. The two returning players from a year ago were next for Indian Hills. John Paul Blampied had a 113 and Monty Lack a 116.

The Warriors head to Lake Panorama for the AIB Classic this Friday and Saturday.

John A. Logan Invitational

Team Scores -- 1. John A. Logan 142-290=432; 2. Indian Hills 144-294=438; 3. Rend Lake 154-313=457; 4. Danville 154-318=472; 5. Parkland 159-314=475; 6. Mineral Area 160-325=485; 7. Vincennes 165-341=506; 8. Kaskaskia 176-343=519

Indian Hills Scores -- Ben Ludlam 34-69=103; Mitch Tucker 35-71=106; John Paul Blampied 37-76=113, Monty Lack 38-787=116; Tucker McLendon 40-77=117; Kevin Workman 38-79=117

Golfers Garner No. 1 National Ranking

2011-09-07T09:35:00.000-07:00

OTTUMWA --- Defending national champion Indian Hills is ranked No. 1 in the nation in the golf preseason coaches’ poll. The Warriors became the first “northern” school to win the national golf title last spring when they defeated Central Alabama by four strokes in the four-day national tourney in Odessa, Texas.

Indian Hills edged Brevard (FL) CC by one point in the preseason poll, officially called the Golf World/Nike Golf NJCAA DI College Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The poll is a combined effort of Golf World magazine, Nike Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America. The Warriors received three first-place votes to two each for Brevard and Central Alabama, who was third in the poll.

IHCC coach Mike Hagen admits the top ranking surprised him a little. “We lost Dan Dawson, Steven Ihm and Zach Steffen from our national championship team,” noted Hagen. “The voters must have felt that Jon Paul Blampied, who was our third scorer at the national tourney, and Monty Lack, our other returning sophomore, will be able to lead what we believe is a talented group of freshmen into the new season.”

“I’m excited to see how our young team responds,” added Hagen, who is beginning his seventh year as golf coach at Indian Hills.

The Warriors will open their fall schedule at the John A. Logan Invitational in Marion, Ill. September 25-26. They will play in five meets this fall, including the NJCAA National Preview in Newton, Kan. Oct. 15-18.

Indian Hills won all five meets in which it played last fall and 11 of 13 meets in the fall and spring combined.

Warriors Rake in Postseason Honors

2011-06-08T06:18:00.000-07:00

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.

Warriors Claim National Title!

2011-05-21T09:58:00.000-07:00

Odessa, Texas -- Indian Hills won the first National Junior College Athletic Association Division I golf championship in school history on Friday as the Warriors took the DI national title by four strokes over runnerup Central Alabama.

Indian Hills was ahead by 12 strokes going into the final round and increased the lead to as many as 15 shots early on the last day of the tourney. But the Warriors struggled a little as the winds increased and changed direction during the last 10 holes. Their seemingly comfortable lead had shrunk to four strokes going into the final hole, then three of the four IHCC golfers parred the hole to allow Indian Hills to validate their preseason No. 1 ranking and take the crown.

Two of the pars on the 18th hole were by Dan Dawson and Steven Ihm, who tied for 4th place overall.

Dawson was consistent during the tournament. His final-round two-over par 74 was his highest score, and it was four strokes better than any of his teammates over the last 18 holes.. The Southampton, England native opened with an even-par 72, followed with a two-under par 70 on Wednesday, and had matching 74s to close out the tournament.

After an even-par 72 to begin the tourney,Ihm, from Peosta, Iowa, had two straight under-par rounds -- a 71 on Wednesday and a three-under par 69 the next day -- before posting a 78 in the final round.

He still wound up with a 290 total, the same as Dawson, two over for the tourney and seven strokes behind the individual medalist, Brevard CC's William Anderson. Two players shot 287 and Dawson and Ihm were two of four players who finished at 290.

Jon Paul Blampied, an Indian Hills freshman from South Africa, tied for 17th place with a 294 total. He was three shots over par going into the last round, but finished with a 79 and a 294 total. That was one stroke better than classmate Zach Steffen, from Des Moines, who was one stroke under-par for the tourney after 54 holes before closing with an 80.

The Warriors were in 3rd place after the first day. They opened with a team score of 287, one-under par and one shot behind co-leaders Central Alabama and McLennan, the two-time defending national champ.

However, Indian Hills grabbed the lead early in the second round and never relinquished it.

The Warriors had a solid round of 289 on Wednesday, day two, and were at even-par 576 at the midpoint of the tourney, three shots better than McLennan.

A six-under par 282 in the third round enabled Indian Hills to put some distance between themselves and the field. That's the day that Ihm and Steffen shot 69s and Blampied had a 70 as IHCCs lead grew to 12 strokes going into the final day of play.

Central Alabama was second after three rounds and never could catch the Warriors.

The national crown is the second in golf for IHCC. Indian Hills won the NJCAA Division II title in 2000 and now has another championship 11 years later.

The win for Indian Hills came on the same course in Odessa where they had won the DI National Championship Preview last October. And it capped a year in which they finished first in 11 of the 13 tournaments they entered, including a perfect five-for-five in the fall.

And with three of the top four scores at the national tourney coming from freshmen, the future looks very bright for IHCC golf.

Team Results (top ten)

1. Indian Hills 287-289-282-308=1166; 2. Central Alabama CC 286-304-288-292=1170; 3. Brevard CC 293-293-284-302=1172; 4. Midland CC 296-294-292-297=1179; T5. McLennan CC 286-293-295-308=1182; T5. Darton CC 301-294-296-291=1182; 7. Meridian CC 295-303-289-299=1186; 8. Western Texas CC 318-288-289-295=1190; 9. New Mexico JC 296-303-286-305=1192; T10. Cape Fear CC 303-289-295-310=1197; T10. Hutchinson CC 294-297-301-305=1197

Indian Hills Results

T4. Dan Dawson 72-70-74-74=290; T4. Steven Ihm 72-71-69-78=290; T17. Jon Paul Blampied 70-75-70-79=294; T20. Zach Steffen 73-73-69-80=295; T68. Matt Solis 77-79-74-77=307

Ihm is Medalist as Warriors Win District Crown

2011-05-04T11:26:00.000-07:00

Lawrence, KS -- Led by freshman Steven Ihm's first-place finish, the Indian Hills Warriors won the NJCAA District 3 Championship, finishing 12 strokes ahead of Iowa Western for IHCC's 4th team title of the spring.

Ihm got better as the tourney each round to finish ahead of Iowa Western's Lance Lawson. Ihm's scores were 78, 76 and 73 over the par-72 Alvamar Golf Course. His total of 227 was one shot better than Lawson whom Ihm trailed by four strokes after Monday's two rounds.

Indian Hills was in 3rd place after the first 18 holes on Monday. The Warriors shot a 307 in the second round, but still trailed Hutchinson CC by two strokes after round 2.

The Warriors had the best round of the tourney -- a 300 -- on Tuesday, a whopping 16 shots better than Hutchinson, to pull away for the team title.

IHCC had four golfers in the top seven with Dan Dawson and Matt Solis tying for 7th place. Zach Steffen tied for 3rd with a 231 total.

The Warriors will go back to work at practice to get ready for the NJCAA Division I National Championship May 17-20 in Odessa, Texas. Indian Hills was the National Preview Meet that was held last fall over the same course where the meet this month will be contested.

Team Results

1. Indian Hills 314-307-300=921; 2. Iowa Western 311-312-310=933; 3. Hutchinson 315-304-316=935; 4. Dodge City 310-317-314=941; 5. Kansas City (KS) 316-317-321=954; 6. Johnson County 318-334-320=972; 7. Barton County 337-322-337=996; 8. Coffeyville 332-341-333=1006; 9. Colby 363-356-355=1074

Indian Hills Results

1. Steven Ihm 78-76-73=227; T3. Zach Steffen 80-76-75=231; T7. Dan Dawson 76-77-79=232; T7. Matt Solis 82-75-75=232; T14. Jon Paul Blampied 80-79-76=235; T20. Cameron Munro 86-78-76=240

Solis and Steffen Lead IHCC to Team Title

2011-04-27T07:22:00.000-07:00

Urbana, IL -- Indian Hills won its third team title in five meets this spring as the Warriors took the CarX Parkland Invitational at the Stone Creek Golf Course on Monday.

IHCC's Matt Solis and Zach Steffen went one-two atop the leaderboard to lead the Warriors to a four-shot victory over John A. Logan CC. Rend Lake CC was another eight strokes back in third place.

The Warriors opened with a team score of 297 on Sunday and bettered that total with a 290 over the second 18 holes.

Solis' opening-round, three-under par 69 was the best round of the tourney. He followed with another sub-par round of 71 for a four-shot win over his teammate, Steffen, who had rounds of 74 and 70.

Jon Paul Blampied and Dan Dawson gave Indian Hills four of the top five finishers, Blampied winding up in a tie for 3rd and Dawson in a tie for fifth place.

The meet was the final tuneup for Indian Hills before the postseason. The Warriors will play in the NJCAA District III Championship in Lawrence, Kansas May 2-3.

Team Results

1. Indian Hills 297-290=587; 2. John A. Logan 296-295=591; 3. Rend Lake CC 292-307=599; 4. Parkland CC 300-305=605

Indian Hills Results

1. Matt Solis 69-71=140; 2. Zach Steffen 74-70=144; T3 Jon Paul Blampied 74-72=146; T5 Dan Dawson 74-73=147; T13 Steven Ihm 76-75=151; T15 Cameron Munro 75-77=152

IHCC Golf Claims Top Spot in Another National Poll

2011-04-12T10:20:00.000-07:00

Ottumwa -- The Indian Hills golf team has claimed the top spot in the first Golf World/NIKE Golf Coaches’ Poll of the spring season. The poll, released this week, combines the resources of Golf World magazine, NIKE Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America.

Indian Hills received six of the eight first-place votes and 76 points in the poll for NJCAA Division I schools. Odessa (Tex.) College was second with 65 points and Central Alabama was third with 64. Both got one vote for first.

The Warriors are also first in the NJCAA DI ratings. Indian Hills is coming off a win in the Statesmen Spring Classic last week, their second team title of the season. They will play in the William Jewell Spring Invitational this Thursday and Friday in Liberty, Missouri.

Warriors Return to Form with Win

2011-04-11T09:25:00.000-07:00

Moravia -- The Indian Hills golf team was disappointed in its fourth-place finish in the Lou Hart Invitational earlier in the week. So it was important that Mike Hagen's team got back in action as soon as possible to fix the things that didn't go right in the tourney in Mississippi.

And the Warriors responded in just the way their coach hoped they would with an easy victory in the Statesmen Spring Classic at The Preserve at Honey Creek Resort.

Indian Hills opened up an 18-shot lead after the opening round and increased the margin to 37 strokes by the end of the two-day tournament. That was a whopping 17-under par for 36 holes.

The Warriors dominated the leaderboard with seven players in the top ten. Matt Solis was edged by Grand View's Ben Kern for medalist honors. Solis had matching rounds of three-under par 69. Teammates Dan Dawson and Steven Ihm were another shot back at 139. Both had one round of 69 and one 70.

Jon Paul Blampied started with a four-under 68, tied for the low score in the tourney, and then followed with an even-par 72. Three other Warriors -- Cameron Munro, Monty Lack and Zach Steffen -- also had sub-par rounds, and Taylor Onley had an even-par 72.

The Warriors will go to Missouri this week for the William Jewell Spring Invitational in Liberty.

Team Results

1. Indian Hills 277-282=559; 2. William Penn U. 295-301=596; 3. Mount Mercy U. 295-305=600; 4. AIB 315-297=612; 5. Graceland U. 310-307=617; 6. Clarke U. 308-312=620

Indian Hills Results

2. Matt Solis 69-69=138; T3. Dan Dawson 70-69=139; T3. Steven Ihm 69-70=139; T5. Jon Paul Blampied 68-72=140; 7. Cameron Munro 70-71=141; T8. Monty Lack 72-71=143; T8. Zach Steffen 71-72=143; 14. Taylor Onley 72-75=147; T31. Sean Kennedy 77-80=150

Fourth-Place Tie for IHCC in Mississippi

2011-04-07T06:08:00.000-07:00

Meridian, MS -- The Indian Hills golf team trailed the leader by 12 strokes after the first 18 holes of the Lou Hart Invitational and the Warriors never threatened after that in finishing in a tie for 4th out of nine teams.

Central Alabama and Meridian tied for the team title with Meridian winning the meet in a sudden-death playoff. The Warriors wound up 22 shots out of first.

Steven Ihm led Indian Hills' six-player squad with a tie for 5th place. Ihm had rounds of 73 and 77 on the first day and finished with a one-over par 72 on Tuesday.

Matt Solis tied for 12th with a 226 total. Solis rebounded after a second-round 81 with a 73 on the final day. Teammate Zach Steffen also recovered after some early disappointment. Steffen opened up with an 81, then followed with a 72 and a 75.

The Warriors will be right back in action on Friday and Saturday in the Eagle-Statesmen Spring Classic.

Team Results

T1 Meridian CC 297-298-300=895; T1 Central Alabama CC 304-294-297=895; 3. Wallace State CC 309-297-301=907; T4 Indian Hills 309-305-303=917; T4 Faulkner State CC 303-303-311=917; 6. Abraham Baldwin CC 307-298-313=918; 7. U. of New Orleans 318-306-313=927; 8. Darton CC 314-303-313=930; 9. Andrew CC 307-312-332=951

Indian Hills Results

T5 Steven Ihm 73-77-72=222; T12 Matt Solis 72-81-73=226; T16 Zach Steffen 81-72-75=228; 30. Jon Paul Blampied 78-79-77=234; T36 Dan Dawson 78-77-83=238; T38 Cameron Munro 80-80-79=239

Warriors Notch First Win of Spring

2011-03-29T13:24:00.000-07:00

Marion, Ill. -- The No. 1-ranked Indian Hills golf team picked up their first team win of the spring season by winning the six-team John A. Logan Invitational. The Warriors won all six meets in which they played in the fall campaign. They were 6th in their first competition this spring, against mostly four-year schools in a tourney in Texas.

The Warriors opened up an eight-stroke lead after the opening 18 holes of the Logan Invite, played over the par-71 Kokopelli Golf Course. They increased the margin to 11 strokes after the second round, firing a team total of 290 to go along with their 295 on the first day. The host school was the runnerup.

Steven Ihm, Zach Steffen and Dan Dawson finished second, third and fourth, respectively, for Indian Hills. Ihm shot a two-under par 69 in the final 18 holes, tied for the second-best round in the tourney. Steffen opened with a one-under 70 and Dawson rallied with a second-day 71, cutting five strokes off his opening-round performance.

Two Warriors showed marked improvement during the second round. Matt Solis shaved eight strokes off his first-day total and Monty Lack was even better than that, lowering his score by 16 shots. Each had a one-over 72 for the second 18 holes.

Indian Hills will travel to Meridian, Mississippi for the Lou Hart Invitational April 4-5.

Team Results

1. Indian Hills 295-290=585; 1. John A. Logan 303-293=596; 3. Iowa Western 314-288=602; 4. Rend Lake 321-302=623; Parkland 324-317=641; Mineral Area 349-329=678

IHCC Results

2. Steven Ihm 73-69=142; 3. Zach Steffen 70-74=144; 4. Dan Dawson 76-71=147; T10 Cameron Munro 76-76=152; T10 Matt Solis 80-72=152; 17. Jon Paul Blampied 79-77=156; T23 Monty Lack 88-72=160

Warriors Open Season in Texas

2011-03-15T10:30:00.000-07:00

Ft. Worth, TX -- The Indian Hills golf team began its spring schedule with a 6th-place finish in the UST Mamiya Intercollegiate at Hawks Creek Golf Course in Ft. Worth. The Warriors, ranked No. 1 in the preseason NJCAA Division I poll, were tied for 4th after the first day of the tourney.

IHCC was one of only two two-year schools in the 14-team field. Oklahoma Christian University ran away with the team title with scores of 281 and 282, 13-under par and 16 strokes ahead of runnerup Abilene Christian.

Sophomore Dan Dawson led the Warrior scores with a two-under total of 142. Dawson fired a one-over par 73 in the first round, then was three shots under par with a second-round 69. Dawson's score tied for 6th-best in the tourney. His final-round 69 tied for 3rd for the final 18 holes

Jon Paul Blampied tied for 19th for Indian Hills. The freshman from South Africa matched par with a 72 the first day, then followed with a 77.

Freshman Steven Ihm also finished in the top 30. He tied for 29th place after rounds of 73 and 78.

The Warriors will be idle until traveling to Marion, Ill. for the John A. Logan Spring Invitational March 27-28.

UST Mamiya TX Intercollegiate

TEAM SCORES (Top ten): Oklahoma Christian 281-282=563; Abilene Christian 280-299=579; Sam Houston State 292-291=583; Southern Nazarene 295-298=593; Our Lady of the Lake 288-306=594; Indian Hills 291-306=597; Oklahoma City 291-309=600; Lubbock Christian 300-304=604; Texas Wesleyan 305-300=605; Texas-Brownsville 299-316=615

INDIAN HILLS SCORES: T6 Dan Dawson 73-69=142; T19 Jon Paul Blampied 72-77=149; T29 Steven Ihm 73-78=151; T48 Matt Solis 73-82=155; T58Cameron Munro 79-78=157; T58 Monty Lack 74-83=157; Zach Steffen 77-84=161; T79 Sean Kennedy 84-82=166; T87 Taylor Onley 81-88=169

Warriors Take National Preview

2010-10-16T09:52:00.000-07:00

Odessa, Texas -- The Indian Hills golf team validated their number-one national ranking by winning the NJCAA Division I National Championship Preview. The Warriors trailed Frank Phillips College by three shots after the opening round on Thursday, then posted the lowest scores over the next two rounds to win by four strokes over Odessa CC. The Warriors' total of 865 was only one shot over par for the 54-hole tourney.

The first two rounds were played on Thursday and the Warriors entered the second day of the event leading Odessa by a single stroke. And IHCC coach Mike Hagen admitted he was nervous going into Friday. "We had a long day in the heat on Thursday and there was the added pressure of being the leader, as well as taking on Odessa in their own back yard."

Hagen added, "But we went out (Friday) and played really solid. I proud of the way the guys played. We struggled a litte on the greens and, had we done better there, we would have run away with it."

Jon Paul Blampied led the charge for IHCC. The freshman was the first-round leader after opening with a five-under par 67. He was still tied for the lead after two rounds, shooting a two-under 70 in Thursday's second round. Blampied followed with a final-round 70, but was edged for the individual title by New Mexico JC's Jordan McColl, whose third-round 69 gave him a total of 206, one shot better than Blampied.

Another Indian Hills freshman, Steven Ihm, gave the Warriors two top-ten finishers. Ihm tied for 9th place with a 217 total after rounds of 74, 70 and 73, one-over par for the tourney.

Zach Steffen, playing as an individual, was next for Indian Hills with a 221 total, tied for 24th place. Steffen's best round was an even-par 72 on Friday.

Dan Dawson was 35th with a 223. Dawson followed up two rounds of 75 on Thursday with a final-round 73. Teammate Monty Lack was right behind Dawson with a 225 and Cameron Munro rounded out the IHCC results with a 228.

Lack recovered after shooting an 81 in the first round with a three-under par 69 in the second round. Munro fired a 72 in the middle round for his best 18-hole score.

Indian Hills is tied for No. 1 in the national poll with Meridian CC, which didn't take part in the tournament. New Mexico JC was third, four shots behind runner-up Odessa and eight back of the Warriors.

Thirteen schools participated in the Preview meet which Indian Hills won for the first time. The Warriors' final fall meet will be the Iowa/Kansas Clash in Kansas City Oct. 25-26.

Warriors No. 1 in Fall Poll

2010-10-06T06:50:00.000-07:00

Ottumwa -- The Indian Hills Community College golf team is tied for first in the nation in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I Fall Poll, released this week. The Warriors share the top spot in the rankings with Meridian CC from Mississippi.

“I’m very excited about being ranked No. 1 in the first poll,” said IHCC coach Mike Hagen. “The players have worked very hard this fall, but we still have a lot of golf in front of us. We played very well in our first two events, but I feel we slipped up a little last week.”

Indian Hills has won all three meets in which it’s competed this fall. The Warriors used a strong first day to win the Ryerson Fall Classic in Pella last week, finishing nine strokes ahead of Central College. Indian Hills had a team score of 296 to open the tourney and then maintained the nine-shot advantage on a blustery second day on Saturday.

Dan Dawson took medalist honors with rounds of 70 and 77. His 147 total was three shots better than the second-place score.

The Warriors opened the fall with wins in tournaments in Council Bluffs and Galena, Illinois. They have two more meets this month.

“It’s going to be very important to finish the fall with a strong finish at the NJCAA Division I National Preview and the Iowa-Kansas Clash,” Hagen said. “That would help us carry over some momentum into the spring.”

The national preview will be contested in Odessa, Texas Oct. 13-15. Indian Hills is coming off a third-place finish at last spring’s national tournament.

New Mexico Junior College is rated third in the fall golf poll. Wallace State-Hanceville and Midland College round out the top five.

Former Warrior Wins Waterloo Open

2010-07-19T13:24:00.000-07:00

Ottumwa -- Former Indian Hills Community College golfer Justin Weber picked up a win this past weekend in the Amateur Division of the Waterloo Open. Weber, who graduated from Indian Hills in May, overcame a two-stroke deficit on the final day to win by two strokes with an 8-under-par total of 208.

Weber had rounds of 70, 68 and 70 over the Irv Warren Golf Course. On the final day of the tourney, he played his first 11 holes at even-par and then had three birdies over the next four holes to pull ahead in the event that had a field of 288 golfers.

Weber had two first-place finishes for Indian Hills in his sophomore year, taking medalist honors in a dual meet and winning the Community 1st Credit Union Spring Invitational.

The Bernard native will attend Drake University and play golf for the Bulldogs in the fall.

Warriors' Drive for Title Cut Short

2010-05-24T09:07:00.000-07:00

Huntsville, Ala. -- The Indian Hills' golf team was making a move up the leaderboard through the second and third rounds of the NJCAA Division I National Championships. But after closing the third round in third place, the Warriors' hopes to at least contend for a national title were short-circuited when the fourth and final round, scheduled for Friday, was canceled because of bad weather.

The cancellation left the Warriors with their second third-place finish in three years. They were also 3rd in 2008 and 4th last year.

Friday's cancellation also prevented IHCC's Dan Dawson from going after the individual title. Dawson was tied for 2nd through three rounds, just two strokes off the pace of eventual medalist Brandt Garon of Meridian CC.

Dawson finished with a 213 total, three-under par on the Robert Trent Jones course. His best round of the tourney was a three-under 69 on Wednesday. That round was sandwiched between two even-par rounds of 72 for Dawson.

He was named to the All-Tournament 1st team and was also a 1st team All-American.

Justin Weber finished in a tie for 8th place after putting together rounds of 72, 72 and 73. Weber was awarded second-team All-Tournament honors and was an honorable mention All-American.

Cameron Munro gave Indian Hills another top-20 finisher. Munro was tied for 20th with a 220 total. He fired a two-under par 70 in the third round.

The other two Warriors who competed, Zach Monson and Kurt Slattery, tied for 30th place with 223 totals.

McLennan CC won the team title with an 860 total that included a meet-best 285 score on the third day. Meridian CC was second at 869, just two strokes better than Indian Hills.

NJCAA Division One Men's National Championship

Team results: (top ten teams) 1. McLennan CC 286-289-285=860; 2. Meridian CC 289-291-289=869; 3. Indian Hills CC 291-291-289=871; 4. Brevard CC 290-291-294=875; T5. Odessa College 290-299-288=877; T5. Scottsdale CC 300-288-289; 7. New Mexico JC 295-290-299; 8. Central Alabama CC 291-305-298=894; T9 Wallace State-Hanceville CC 303-296-298=897; T9. Cape Fear CC 290-301-306=897

Indian Hills results: T2. Dan Dawson 72-69-72=213; T8. Justin Weber 72-72-73=217; T20. Cameron Munro 75-75-70=220; T30. Zach Monson 73-76-74=223; T30. Kurt Slattery 74-75-74=223

District Championship for the Warriors

2010-04-28T13:27:00.000-07:00

Gothenburg, NE -- Indian Hills overcame a five-stroke deficit midway through the NJCAA District 3 Championship and edged Iowa Western by one shot for the district title.

Justin Weber's tap-in birdie on the final hole allowed Indian Hills to win the district meet with a 582 total. The Warriors posted a team score of 288 over the second 18 holes on Tuesday as the tourney was reduced to 36 holes. Action was postponed because of high winds on Monday and the format was switched from a 54-hole, two-day event to 36 holes in a single day.

Dan Dawson played a big role in the IHCC title. Dawson fired a three-under par 69 in the second round and tied for 3rd overall with an even-par total of 144.

Cameron Munro was 5th with rounds of 73 and 72.

Indian Hills had five golfers in the top nine, including Matt Solis who was playing as an individual and finished in a tie for 6th with teammate Zach Monson.

Weber, who nailed down the win, wound up tied for 8th place and his final-hole birdie gave him an even-par 72 for Tuesday's second round.

Indian Hills and Iowa Western were the two Iowa schools in the event. Dodge City led the seven other schools, all from Kansas. Dodge City was 3rd, 15 shots back of the winning Warriors.

NJCAA Division I District III Championship

Team scores: Indian Hills 294-288=582; Iowa Western 289-294=583; Dodge City 299-298=597; Hutchinson 2998-301=599; Kansas City (KS) 313-295=608; Johnson County 310-301=611; Coffeyville 324-315=639; Barton County 327-316=643; Colby 330-317=647

Indian Hills scores: T3 Dan Dawson 75-69=144; 5. Cameron Munro 73-72=145; T6 Matt Solis 71-75=146; T6 Zach Monson 71-75=146; T8 Justin Weber 75-72=147; T19 Kurt Slattery 77-75=152

Weber Leads Warriors to Easy Win

2010-04-21T06:25:00.000-07:00

Ottumwa -- Playing their only home tournament of the spring, the Indian Hills golf team rolled to an easy victory in the Community 1st Credit Union Spring Invitational at the Ottumwa Country Club.

Justin Weber shot a sizzling 6-under par total of 210 to lead the Warriors to the first-place finish, a whopping 54 strokes ahead of second-place Iowa Western. Parkland CC rounded out the field and was another 15 shots behind Iowa Western.

Indian Hills' winning score of 851 was 13 shots under par on the par-72 course.

Weber opened the tourney with a five-under par round of 67 on Monday and followed with a three-under 69. A two-over par 74 Tuesday couldn't keep the IHCC sophomore from posting a two-shot win over teammate Kurt Slattery.

Indian Hills claimed the top four places on the leaderboard with Dan Dawson and Cameron Munro finishing behind Slattery.

Slattery's total included a 69 in the first round and Dawson had rounds of 72, 70 and 71.

Indian Hills is back in action next week at the NJCAA District III Championship in Gothenburg, Nebraska. That will be their final meet before the National Championship next month in Huntsville, Alabama.

Community 1st Credit Union Spring Invitational

Team scores: Indian Hills 281-283-287=851; Iowa Western 309-301-305=915; Parkland CC 310-313-307=930

Indian Hills scores: 1. Justin Weber 67-69-74=210; 2. Kurt Slattery 69-73-70=212; 3. Dan Dawson 72-70-71=213; 4. Cameron Munro 73-72-72=217; 6. Zach Monson 73-72-76=221; 7. Mike Slavin 77-75-70=222; 10. Matt Solis 73-78-77-228; 16. Sean Kennedy 89-78-76=243

Warriors Notch First Win of Spring

2010-04-12T07:42:00.000-07:00

Decatur, Ill. -- After finishing second in their previous two meets, the Indian Hills Warriors broke through with a team title in the Big Blue Spring Classic Friday and Saturday. The meet was played at the Red Tail Run Golf Course and the Warriors defeated runnerup Millikin University by six strokes, 594-600.

Indian Hills grabbed a two-shot lead after the opening round and expanded it over the final 18 holes. The Warriors' first-round score of 291 was the best 18-hole total in a tourney that featured Indian Hills and a dozen four-year schools.

Three IHCC golfers finished in the top six, led by Justin Weber who tied for third place with a score of 147. Weber opened with an even-par 72 and shot a 75 on Saturday.

Cameron Munro and Kurt Slattery tied for 5th place at 148. Munro had rounds of 73 and 75 and Slattery had matching 74s.

Indian Hills' Dan Dawson had a solid opening round with an even-par 72 and wound up tied for 11th place.

The meet medalist was Wes Hillen of Millikin, the host school, who shot a 145.

Indian Hills is idle until hosting the Community 1st Credit Union Spring Invitational April 19-20.

Big Blue Spring Classic
Team scores: Indian Hills 291-303=594; Millikin University 293-307=600; Illinois Wesleyan 296-311-607; Blackburn College 306-311=617; Carthage College 301-323=624; Wheaton College 308-326=634; Webster University 320-316=636; Aurora University 318-328=646; North Park University 314-332=646; Illinois College 325-325=650; Robert Morris University 318-335=653; Fontbonne University 329-340=669; Eureka College 385-379=764

Indian Hills scores: T3 Justin Weber 72-75=147; T5 Cameron Munro 73-75=148; T5 Kurt Slattery 74-74=148; T11 Dan Dawson 72-79=151; T19 Zach Monson 73-80=153; T40 Matt Solis 77-83=160

Warriors Get 2nd Straight 2nd-Place Finish

2010-04-07T09:21:00.000-07:00

Meridian, MS -- South Mountain CC made up a three-stroke deficit over the final 18 holes and grabbed the team title away from Indian Hills in the Lou Hart Invitational.

Indian Hills sprinted to a six-shot lead after the opening round, thanks in large part to a 2-under par 69 by Kurt Slattery. The IHCC score of 291 over the first 18 holes was the best round of the tourney.

South Mountain cut into the IHCC lead with a three-shot edge over the middle round and then finished with a round of 294 to notch the victory. Indian Hills closed with a 303 for a total of 895. South Mountain won the eight-team event with a score of 889. Darton CC was third, three shots behind the Warriors.

Justin Weber led the IHCC scoring with a total of 223 that left the IHCC sophomore alone in 8th place. He had rounds of 74, 74 and 75 on the par-71 Northwood CC course.

Zach Primavera of Central Alabama was the meet medalist with a three-under par 210. His first-round 69 tied IHCC's Slattery for the best round of the tournament.

Cameron Munro had the second-best score for Indian Hills -- a 224 -- one stroke ahead of teammate Dan Dawson. Slattery and Matt Solis tied at 226 as the Warriors had five golfers in the first 15 places, two more than any other school in the field.

Indian Hills returns to action April 9-10 at the Big Blue Spring Classic in Decatur, Illinois.

Lou Hart Invitational
Team scores
1. South Mountain CC 297-298-294=889, 2. Indian Hills CC 291-301-303=895; 3. Darton CC 299-299-300=898; 4. Wallace State CC 301-301-301=903; 5. Meridian CC 302-305-298=905; Central Alabama 297-309-304=910; Faulkner State CC 313-304-305=922; 8. Abraham Baldwin CC 312-302-320=934

Indian Hills scores
8. Justin Weber 74-74-75=223; T9 Cameron Munro 74-78-72=224; T13 Dan Dawson 74-75-76=225; T15 Matt Solis 74-75-77=226; T15 Kurt Slattery 69-75-82=226; T34 Zach Monson 76-77-80=233

Warriors Come Up Short in Illinois

2010-03-30T13:03:00.000-07:00

Marion, Ill. -- The Indian Hills Warriors couldn't make up all of a seven-stroke deficit and finished second by two shots to the host school in the John A. Logan Spring Invitational at the Kokopelli Golf Course.

IHCC had a two-day total of 616. They improved their first-day score of 314 by 12 strokes on Monday and had three of the top five individual scores. Cameron Munro (152), Justin Weber (153) and Matt Solis (155) were third, fourth and fifth, respectively.

John A. Logan, the defending Division II national champs from last year, had the top two individuals in Marcelo Rozo (146) and Filip Timmerman (148) over the par-72 course.

The Warriors were 10th in their first tourney of the spring. They head to Meridian, Mississippi this weekend for the Lou Hart Invite.

Team scores: John A. Logan 614, Indian Hills 616, Rend Lake 649, Vincennes 657, Parkland 654, Mineral Area 661, Shawnee 671, Kaskaskia 673, Lewis and Clark 686

Indian Hills scores: 3. Cameron Munro 78-74=152; 4. Justin Weber 77-76-153; 5. Matt Solis 80-75-155; Kurt Slattery 156; Zach Monson 157; Dan Dawson 158

Warriors Are 10th in First Spring Tourney

2010-03-17T14:03:00.000-07:00

Granbury, Texas -- The Indian Hills golf team overcame a shaky performance on the first day to finish 10th at the season-opening Harbor Lakes Invitational. The Warriors, who were ranked 5th in the NJCAA Division I poll at the end of the fall campaign, improved their score by 15 strokes on Tuesday after struggling up and down the lineup in the first round on Monday.

The Warriors finished with a 625 total for 36 holes. That was 23 shots behind the team champ, McLennan CC from Texas, the No. 1-ranked team in the nation.

A 305 total for the second 18 holes for Indian Hills was 15 strokes better than IHCC's first-round total of 320 on the par-72 Harbor Lakes Golf Club course.

IHCC sophomore Justin Weber tied for 17th place, the best showing for the Warriors. Weber rebounded after an opening-round 79 to fire an even-par 72 on Tuesday, just one shot off the best score of the day, turned in by meet medalist Nathan Anderson of McLennan. Weber was seven-over for the tourney and 10 shots out of first place.

Weber was one of five Indian Hills golfers to improve their score in the second round. The biggest improvement was by sophomore Kurt Slattery whose second-round 76 was eight shots better than his first-day score. Freshman Matt Solis shaved seven strokes off his opening round with a 75 on Tuesday.

Tyler Junior College and Western Texas CC tied for second place, one shot behind McLennan. McLennan's Anderson easily won the overall title with a score of 141, six shots ahead of teammate Juan Salcedo.

Indian Hills is idle until going to Marion, Illinois for the John A. Logan Spring Invitational Mar. 28-29.

Harbor Lakes Invitational

Team Scores: 1. McLennan CC 298-304=602, T2. Tyler JC 302-301=603, T2. Western Texas CC 302-301=603, 4. Odessa CC 301-304=605, 5. Midland CC 302-304=606, 6. Frank Phillips 310-298=608, 7. Ranger JC 302-310=612, 8. Hutchinson CC 313-303=616, 9. New Mexico CC 313-307=620, 10. Indian Hills CC 320-305=625, 11. New Mexico Military Inst. 325-305=630, 12. Lon Morris CC 318-313=631, 13. Dodge City CC 321-321=642, 14. Paris CC 322-322=644, 15. Hill CC 337-336=673
Indian Hills Results: T17 Justin Weber 79-72=151; T53. Matt Solis 82-75=157; T59. Cameron Munro 78-80=158; T59. Zach Monson 80-78=158; T72. Kurt Slattery 84-76=160; T72. Mike Slavin 76-84=160; T84. Dan Dawson 83-79=162; DNF. Sean Kennedy -- 84=84

IHCC's Slattery to Play in World Championships

2010-02-15T14:32:00.001-08:00

Ottumwa -- Indian Hills Community College golfer Kurt Slattery has been chosen to play in a prestigious international competition this summer. Slattery, an IHCC sophomore from Taylor Ridge, Illinois, will participate in the World University Golf Championships in June.
Slattery is expected to lead the Indian Hills golf team in its quest for an NJCAA Division I championship this spring. Shortly after the collegiate season ends, Slattery will compete in the international meet in Malaga, Spain June 7-11.
Slattery was one of six golfers chosen for the United States team with their selection based on individual records and national rankings in their respective organizations. He is one of three team members from two-year schools; the other three players are from NAIA colleges. One of the coaches is Jeff Griebel from St. Ambrose University in Davenport.
As a freshman, Slattery was the individual medalist in the Fun City Classic in Burlington and had eight top-ten finishes for Indian Hills in the fall and spring seasons.
Slattery won the Western Kansas Collegiate tournament this past fall and finished in the top ten in three meets to begin his sophomore year.
He has accepted a golf scholarship to Francis Marion University, an NCAA Division I school in Florence, South Carolina.
The World University Golf Championships are sponsored by the International University Sports Federation and are held every two years. The 2008 event was held in South Africa. The USA men’s team took fifth out of 14 countries.

Junior Golf Clinic at IHCC

2010-01-12T12:48:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- The Indian Hills Junior Golf Clinic, sponsored by Burger King, will be held February 15 and 17 at the Tom Arnold Net Center on the IHCC Ottumwa campus.

The clinic is open to youth ages 8 through 18. They will receive instruction from IHCC golf coach Mike Hagen and members of the Warrior golf team in club grip, stance, alignment, putting and full swing fundamentals.

There will be two one hour sessions each evening. The first session, for ages 8 through 13, will run for one hour starting at 5:00. The second session, for those ages 14 through 18, will begin at 6:00 and last for an hour. The same times will apply both nights.

The cost to attend is $25. More information can be obtained by calling the IHCC athletic office at 641-683-5288 or coach Hagen at 641-683-5213.

Dawson, Munro Lead the Way as Warriors Romp in Kansas

2009-10-28T05:45:00.000-07:00

Overland Park, KS -- The Indian Hills golf team had one final chance to show what they could do during the fall campaign and the Warriors didn't waste the opportunity. Playing against five other teams in the Iowa/Kansas Clash this week, the Warriors had a convincing team win, finishing 20 strokes ahead of second-place Dodge City CC. IHCC held a six-shot advantage after the first 18 holes on Monday, then ran away from the field with a team score of 291 Tuesday.

A pair of freshmen, Dan Dawson and Cameron Munro, led the way the Indian Hills. Dawson and Munro each had a 146 total, two over par for the tourney. Both had outstanding rounds on Tuesday -- Munro shooting a one-under par 71 and Dawson firing an even-par 72. Freshman Matt Solis, playing as an individual, had the third-best score for the Warriors, a 147, that included an even-par 72 on the first day. Sophomore Justin Weber had rounds of 75 and 74 and was next for the Warriors with a 149 total.

Team Scores
Indian Hills 300-291=591; Dodge City 306-305=611; Iowa Western 307-310=617; Johnson County 'A' 319-305=624; Kansas City Kansas 313-315=648; Johnson County 'B' 324-329=653

Indian Hills Scores
Dan Dawson 74-72=146; Cameron Munro 75-71=146; Matt Solis 72-75=147; Justin Weber 75-74=149; Zach Monson 76-74=150; Mike Slavin 76-74=150; Sean Kennedy 76-78=154; Kurt Slattery 78-78=156

Warriors Settle for 7th at Preview Meet

2009-10-15T06:47:00.000-07:00

Huntsville, Ala. -- For the second year in a row, the Indian Hills golf team came home from the NJCAA Division I Preview meet with a seventh-place finish. The Warriors were third after the opening 18 holes, but slipped a little on Tuesday.

McLennan (TX) won the meet by seven strokes over runnerup Central Alabama. McLennan had been tied for first at the midway point with Brevard (FL). Brevard wound up 4th.

IHCC's Justin Weber was in position for a high finish after firing a three-under par 69 in the opening round, one shot off the lead. But Weber had a 77 over the final 18 holes and ended in a tie for 15th place. He was tied with teammate Zach Monson who followed Monday's even-par 72 with a 74.

The meet was played on the same Robert Trent Jones course where the Division I national championship will be contested next May. The Warriors were 4th at last spring's national tourney after their seventh-place finish at the Preview a year ago.

Team Scores: 1. McLennan (TX) 289-282=571; 2. Central Alabama 290-288=578; 3. Odessa (TX) 292-290=582; 4. Brevard (FL) 289-296=585; 5. Western Texas 297-290=587; 6. Walters State (TN) 297-291=588; 7. Indian Hills 292-298=590; 8. Meridian (MS) 299-294=593; 9. Cape Fear (SC) 301-296=597; 10. Wallace State (AL) 296-301=597; 11. Frank Phillips (TX) 299-299=598; 12. Tri-County 301-302=603; 13. Darton State (GA) 308-296=604; 14. Spartanburg Methodist (SC) 310-301=611; 15. Hill (TX) 313-303=616; 16. Hutchinson (KS) 311-306=617; 17. Faulkner State (AL) 317-302=619

Indian Hills Scores: T15. Justin Weber 69-77=146; T15. Zach Monson 72-74=146; T27. Cameron Munro 76-72=148; T39 Dan Dawson 75-75=150; 73 Kurt Slattery 80-78=158

Warriors 4th Midway Through National Preview

2009-10-13T07:20:00.000-07:00

Huntsville, Ala. -- The Indian Hills golf team is tied for 4th place after day one of the NJCAA Division I National Championship Preview. The field played just 18 holes on Monday instead of the 36 holes that were scheduled because of soggy conditions and slow play.

Indian Hills is just three shots behind the co-leaders, Brevard (FL) and McLennan (TX), after the Warriors shot an opening-round 292. Sophomore Justin Weber led IHCC with a three-under par 69, good for second place in the individual medalist chase. Teammate Zach Monson carded an even-par round of 72 and is in 10th place. McClennan's Juan Salcedo shot a four-under 68 to lead the pack after the first day.

IHCC will go into Tuesday's final round looking to improve on last year's seventh-place finish at the fall preview. And Warriors coach Mike Hagen is looking for good things for the final 18 holes. "We hung right in there with everybody (Monday)," Hagen said. "It's supposed to be pretty nice (Tuesday). We'll see how low we can go."

Team Scores: Brevard (FL) 289; McLennan (TX) 289; Central Alabama 290; Indian Hills 292; Odessa (TX) 292; Wallace State (AL) 296; Walters State (TN) 297; Western Texas 297; Frank Phillips (TX) 299; Meridian (MS) 299; Cape Fear (SC) 301; Tri-County 301; Darton (GA) 308; Spartanburg Methodist (SC) 310; Hutchinson (KS) 311; Hill (TX) 313; Faulkner State (AL) 317

Indian Hills Scores: 2. Justin Weber 69; 10. Zach Monson 72; Dan Dawson 75; Cameron Munro 76; Kurt Slattery 80

IHCC Downs Iowa Western in Dual Meet

2009-10-07T09:52:00.000-07:00

Ottumwa, IA -- Playing a rare dual meet, the Indian Hills golf team defeated visiting Iowa Western by 20 strokes at the Ottumwa Country Club on Tuesday. The Warriors had a team score of 599 for 36 holes. Indian Hills also had four players tie for meet medalist honors. Justin Weber, Dan Dawson, Zach Monson and Cameron Munro all came in with a 150 total for IHCC.

Weber had rounds of 78 and 72, Dawson shot 76 and 74, and Monson and Munro had identical rounds of 74 and 76. Weber's even-par 72 came in his second 18 holes and was the best round of the day.

Matt Solis opened with a 76 for the Warriors and followed with an 80, Mike Slavin shot 76 and 81 and Sean Kennedy had rounds of 77 and 78.

The Warriors had a team score of 298 over the second 18 holes, an improvement of three shots over their first round score.

The meet served as a warmup for Indian Hills before the Warriors head to Huntsville, Alabama for next week's NJCAA Division I National Tournament Preview.

Warriors Brave Weather to Win in Kansas

2009-09-23T05:46:00.000-07:00

Garden City, KS -- The Indian Hills golf team survived a cold, windy trip to win the Western Kansas Collegiate Golf Tournament. The Warriors won with a 13-stroke margin over runnerup Hutchinson CC. IHCC finished the two-day, 54-hole tournament with a 942 total.

When the teams teed off on Tuesday morning, the temperature was in the low 40s and the winds were howling at 30 mph.

Despite the less-than-ideal conditions, Indian Hills sophomore Kurt Slattery had an impressive performance. Slattery carded an opening-round 74 and followed it up with rounds of 82 and 74 on Tuesday to claim meet medalist honors. IHCC coach Mike Hagen was amazed at the way Slattery played, saying, "Kurt played unbelievable. He really kept his head in it."

Slattery's score of 230 bested Dale Middleton of Hutchinson and Trevor Johanson of Johnson County by one stroke. The Warriors' Dan Dawson came in sixth with a 236 and teammate Cameron Monroe was seventh at 239.

Indian Hills will host Iowa Western in a dual meet at the Ottumwa Country Club on Oct. 6. After that, the Warriors will head to Huntsville, Alabama for the NJCAA Division I National Preview meet Oct. 12 and 13.

Western Kansas Collegiate Golf Tournament

Team scores: Indian Hills 317-318-307=942; Hutchinson 323-322-310=955; Dodge City 335-328-321=984; Johnson County 332-335-322=989; Kansas City (KS) 341-339-335=1,015

Indian Hills scores: 1. Kurt Slattery 74-82-74=230; 6. Dan Dawson 80-77-79=236; 7. Cameron Monroe 83-77-79=239; 9. Sean Kennedy 87-75-78=240; T11. Mike Slavin 85-80-78=243; T14. Justin Weber 80-82-82=244; T14. Matt Sullins 81-80-83=244; 18. Zach Monson 88-84-75=247

2009 Season Review

2009-06-18T13:54:00.000-07:00

Strong play over the final two days of the tourney allowed the Indian Hills golf team to earn a fourth-place finish at the 2009 NJCAA Division I National Tournament in Huntsville, Alabama. The Warriors jumped over five teams they trailed at the midway point of the tourney, fashioning the second-best round of the 24-team field on the third day and tying for the second-best 18-hole score on the final day of the championship for a four-round score of 1197.

It was the second round of the tournament that severely hurt the Warriors' chances. Indian Hills shot a 309 on the second day and fell 24 strokes behind McLennan, the eventual team champ, then recovered nicely after that.

Sophomore Steven McGlynn led the IHCC effort at the national tourney, earning Honorable Mention All-American honors with a four-round total of 298, good for a tie for 13th place.
Another Indian Hills sophomore, Chris Dougill, put together a final-round score of four-under par 68, tying for the lowest score of the tourney. Dougill's last round vaulted him into a tie for 21st place with a 301 total.

The Warriors finished out of the top four teams only once in the 11 tournaments in which they competed in the fall and spring seasons. They won the team title in five tourneys including the Community 1st Credit Union Invitational they hosted. In that tournament, McGlynn shot a 63 in the opening round, one shot off the school record. He won six individual titles during his two years at IHCC, best in IHCC golf history.