Men's Golf
Klingensmith Earns NCCAA Player of the Week Honors
October 21, 2009—CCU junior, Jon Klingensmith, has been named NCCAA Player of the Week for men’s golf, after capturing first place at the NCCAA National Tournament last week in Panama City Beach, Florida.
Klingensmith carded scores of 71, 69 and 72 (212) over the three round event, finishing four under par and leading the Cougars to a third place team finish among a field of 18 schools.
With the fall season behind them, the Cougars will once again take to the links this March. Stay tuned to the CCU website, as a complete spring schedule will be released when available.
Klingensmith Captures First, Cougars Place Third at NCCAA
October 13, 2009—Cougar junior, Jon Klingensmith, turned in one of the best performances of his collegiate career, capturing an impressive first place finish at the NCCAA National Tournament, and leading the CCU men’s golf team to third overall among a field of 18 elite teams this past week in Panama City Beach, Florida.
Klingensmith carded scores of 71, 69 and 72 (212) over the three round event, finishing four under par and two strokes in front of second place Will Dusenbury (67, 71, 76) of Dallas Baptist.
Following round one of competition, the Cougars found themselves tied for first overall with Dallas Baptist, boasting a combined total of 287. The men recovered from a disappointing second round of action (319), to post the lowest third round score of any team with a 295.
By the time the smoke had finally cleared, the Cougars had solidified the remarkable third place finish with a total score of 901. Dallas Baptist captured the team title with an 880 (287, 293, 300), while Malone University nabbed second place with an 892 (293, 297, 302).
With the fall season officially in the books, the Cougars now look to carry the momentum over to the spring, where some strong RMAC performances will have the men once again on track to make their third-straight NCAA Super Regional appearance.
Cougars Finish Seventh at Regional Head to Head
September 30, 2009—The CCU Men’s Golf team traveled to Gothenburg, Nebraska over the weekend to play in the Regional Head-Head at the Wild horse Golf Club. The CCU men finished seventh overall (313, 324, 312 = 949) in the weekend’s competition and RMAC second place team Colorado School of Mines took first.
Leading the pack for the Cougars, junior Phillip Nelson tied for 49th after the first round carded an impressive 72 in the second round as he moved to 16th place. Nelson led the Cougars with the low score for the weekend 82-75-78= 235.
The Cougars pulled out to an impressive start, sitting in fifth place after the first round as sophomore Brandon Hystad (76, 80, 80 = 236), led the Cougars shooting a +4.
The Cougars began to struggle in the second round with four players shooting over 80. Senior Jon Klingensmith (77, 87, 75 = 239) shot an impressive +3 in the third round contributing to the overall team average per round of 79 for the weekend.
The CCU men’s golf team returns to action October 11-13 when they compete in the National Christian College tournament.
Cougars Log Eighth Place at RMAC #1
September 23, 2009—The CCU men’s golf team posted an eighth place finish this past week in the RMAC Fall Championships at the Cougar Canyon Golf Club in charming Trinidad, Colorado.
Patrick Kent was all business for the Cougars, notching a sixth place finish with a 75 (39-36) over the single round event.
Jon Klingensmith got in on the act, finishing 18th overall with a 77 (39-38), while Philip Nelson placed third for the Cougars and 32nd in the 50 player field with an even 80 (40-40).
As a team, the Cougars turned in a 314 for the tournament, with UC-Colorado Springs leading the 10 team field with a stellar 296 combined score.
The Cougars hit the links once again next week in the Regional Head-to-Head at the famous Wild Horse Golf Club in historic Gothenburg, Nebraska.
Cougars Begin 09 with Eighth Place Finish
September 16, 2009—The CCU men’s golf team battled their way to an eighth place finish among a top-flight group of teams this past week at the Peaks Classic in LaVeta, Colorado.
The Cougars notched scores of 303, 295 and 298 (896), to finish +32 overall and two strokes behind seventh place Regis University.
Patrick Kent paced CCU with a sixth place overall ranking, scoring a combined 216 (73, 73, 70) and finishing even on the par 72 course.
Jon Klingensmith finished the event +3 and 14th overall with rounds of 72, 69 and 78.
The Cougars are back at it next weekend in the first RMAC event of the year hosted at Cougar Canyon Golf Club in scenic Trinidad, Colorado.
Nelson, Secrest Named Honor Student Athletes for 2008-09
June 8, 2009—The Cougar Athletics Department is pleased to announce that Philip Nelson and Kim Secrest have been named CCU Honor Student Athletes for the 2008-09 academic year.
Nelson, a sophomore on the men’s golf team, helped lead the Cougars to their second-consecutive NCAA Super Regional appearance, while holding a team-fourth 77.1 stroke average and competing in seven of CCU’s eight regular season events. In the classroom, Philip holds a 3.72 in Business Administration.
Secrest recently capped a stellar senior season by helping the 
women’s soccer team to their first-ever berth in the NCCAA National Tournament. An NCCAA All-American, a four year starter and one of the top defenders in the history of the program, Secrest graduated this spring with a stellar 3.97 GPA in Psychology.
Administrators from each of the 14 RMAC institutions chose a male and female athlete as their honorees for RMAC Honor Student Athletes. To be eligible for the award, individuals must be an athlete in one of the conference sponsored championship sports; carry at least a 3.20 GPA; be a starter or key reserve; be of good character and must have participated at the member institution for two (2) or more seasons. True freshman and first year transfers are not eligible for this award.
Nelson, Lauer Named Second Team All-Academic
May 14, 2009—The CCU Athletics Department is pleased to announce that Philip Nelson and Jessica Lauer have each earned RMAC All-Academic Second Team recognition for their outstanding performance on the course and in the classroom.
Nelson, a sophomore from Xenia, Ohio, earned a 77.1 stroke averaging during the regular season and helped lead the Cougars to their second-consecutive NCAA Super Regional appearance. In the classroom, Philip has earned an impressive 3.82 GPA in Business.
On the women’s side of the action, Lauer, a sophomore from Sturgis, South Dakota, has been a consistent top-two finisher for the Cougars over the past two years, and has tallied a strong 3.75 GPA in Biology.
To qualify for Academic All-RMAC, student athletes must have a GPA of 3.20 or better, be a starter or key reserve and completed two consecutive semesters at their current institution. RMAC Sports Information Directors at schools that sponsor the sport of golf selected the teams. These SID’s took into account the student-athlete’s work in the classroom as well as on the golf course.
Cougars Finish 15th at NCAA Regionals
May 6, 2009—The CCU men’s golf team capped another strong season with a 15th place overall finish at the NCAA Super Regionals this past week in Lincoln, Nebraska. Final Results
The men logged a combined team score of 917 (300, 314, 303, +65) to finish just one stroke behind 14th place Hawaii-Hilo.
Jon Klingensmith racked up a team-best 227 (75, 76, 76, +14), while earning a 36th place overall finish.
Not far behind was Patrick Kent, who ranked 41st overall on the leader board by the end of the three round extravaganza, tallying a 228 (+15) which included a Cougar-best 72 in the final round.
The overall tournament championship went to RMAC rival UC-Colorado Springs, who put together an 863 (289, 290, 284, +11) to edge out second place CSU-Stanislaus by three strokes.
Philip Nelson
Men's Golf
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