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.
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