MINOT, ND – University of Mary men's and women's golf will be participating in Minot State University's first-ever host tournament, the Battle in the North. The meet will take place on Oct. 5 and 6 from Beowulf Golf Club.
Competing at the tournament in addition to UMary will be Minot State, Jamestown, and the women's teams of Bemidji State and MSU Moorhead. The Marauders men will field an A team and a B team with three additional golfers competing independently.
Live results can be found here:
Men |
Women. The competition begins at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow for the men while the women will start at 10:30 a.m.
LAST TIME OUT
UMary hosted the United Printing Marauders Invitational last week with both the men's and women's teams placing 2
nd. Top-10 finishes were tallied by
Aiden Knodel (2
nd),
David Thomson (4
th),
Annie Neva (7
th),
Lola Huber (7
th), and
Lauren Graveline (7
th).
GOLFERS TO WATCH
Annie Neva was named the women's team's Golfer to Watch after winning two meets last year.
Quinn Breidenbach was selected as the men's team's Golfer to Watch after finishing atop the leaderboard at a pair of meets last season.
NEW FACES
Leading the men's and women's programs will be first-year head coach
Kyle Kasitz. He is fresh off a playing career at Taylor University, where he simultaneously served as an assistant coach for the men's and women's golf teams.
Brody Duchien is the lone addition to the men's team. He placed 4
th at the 2026 Montana Class B State Championships individually and was the top scorer for the team champions, Florence-Carlton High School.
Lola Huber and
Lauren Graveline are the new members of the women's team. Both golfers were top-10 finishers at the 2025 NDHSAA Class A Championships, with Huber in 9
th and Graveline in 10
th. Huber played for St. Mary's High School in Bismarck, ND, and Graveline represented Shanley High School in Fargo, ND.
LOOKING BACK
UMary men's golf placed 6
th at the NSIC Championships for the second consecutive season and will be returning all six golfers who competed at the conference championships.
The women's golf team placed 9
th at the NSIC Championships last season and returns four of the five competitors that performed at the conference championships.
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