SMITHVILLE, MO – University of Mary men's golf will compete for the first time since October, beginning the spring season at the NSIC Conference Preview. The meet will take place on Mar. 23 and 24 from the Paradise Pointe Golf Complex in Smithville, MO, the site of this year's NSIC Championships.
The Marauders will be sending two teams to the competition.
Lucas Schoepp,
Quinn Breidenbach,
David Thomson,
Payton Hiller, and
Lucas Greenlun will be the A team. The B team consists of Aiden and
Kristian Knodel,
Evan Booth,
Dawson Melbo, and
Ryker Landers.
Live results can be found here with a 10:00 a.m. shotgun start tomorrow.
LAST TIME OUT
UMary ended the fall season with an 8
th place finish at the USF Invitational. The two days in Iowa were highlighted by
Aiden Knodel moving up 27 spots on the second day to finish 25
th individually.
LOOKING BACK
UMary is coming off its most successful season since 2007, finishing 6
th at the NSIC Championships. Junior
Evan Booth was brilliant, finishing in sixth place overall and one stroke away from All-Tournament honors. As a result, Booth was named the Marauders' NSIC Athlete to Watch for this season.
PRESEASON POLL
UMary was picked to finish 9
th in the NSIC Preseason Coaches Poll. The team's personnel is largely consistent with last years, with the main difference being All-NSIC golfer
Gavin Argent moving to an assistant coaching role. Argent had five top-5 finishes last season and led the scoring efforts for the Marauders throughout the season.
The other four NSIC point scorers (Booth,
Quinn Breidenbach,
Lucas Greenlun, and
Aiden Knodel) are back this season.
NEW FACES
The Marauders added five freshmen to bring the roster's total players to 19.
Payton Hiller,
Ryker Landers,
Zach Skarperud,
Hunter Steeves, and
David Thomson are all set to compete collegiately for the first time.
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