Knights finish 7th, Kang t7th in Final Tournament!

Oklahoma City Claims the National Championship

Stars win sixth all-time national championship with a 12-stroke victory

May 24, 2013

By Travis Rae, Communications and Sports Information Intern

LINCOLN, Neb. – (Individual Results | Team Results) Oklahoma City claimed its sixth national championship, first since 2009, with a 12-stroke victory at the 19th annual NAIA Women’s Golf National Championships held at Wilderness Ridge Golf Club in Lincoln, Neb.

The Stars, only trailed after the first round, registered a final round score of 304 en route to winning the national championship. Oklahoma City shots rounds of 310-305-305-304 – 1,224 (+72). The Stars have won an NAIA best sixth national titles.

“This is really special for us,” head coach Marty McCauley said. “It has been four years since we have been standing in this spot and I am really proud of the team. The girls have worked their tails off to get here. This is a really special feeling to be standing in this spot.”

In addition to winning the team prize, Oklahoma City’s Jessica Schiele took home the individual medalist by shooting rounds of 75-68-74-78 (295) t o claim the top spot by five strokes. Schiele took the individual lead after the second round, as she fired a four-under-par 68 in the second round and never looked back as she held the lead the rest of the national championship. Schiele is the fourth individual medalist from Oklahoma City and the first since Sydney Cox won the award in 2009.

“It’s amazing that we pulled together to win the national championship,” said Schiele. “I struggled a little bit today with nerves but I had coach with me the entire round to help calm my nervous.”

In addition to Schiele, the Stars had one other individual finish in the top five with Elia Folch (75-78-74-73 - 300) taking second place, five strokes behind Schiele.

Defending national champion British Columbia finished second place with a combined score of 84-over par, 1,236 (312-308-310-306). Embry-Riddle (Fla.) jumped into third place by firing a round of 301. The Eagles finished with rounds of 301-334-308-301 – 1,244 to finish the national championship 92-over par.

Cal State San Marcos finished one-stroke behind Embry-Riddle for fourth place. The Cougars carded rounds of 310-305-318-312 – 1,245. Rounding out the top five was Lubbock Christian (Texas). The Lady Chaps shot a four round total of 1,251 (304-314-313-320).

Behind Schiele and Folch, Mariah Montoya of Lubbock Christian finished third, posting a score of 304 for the week. There was a three way tie for fourth place with Maria Saavedra of Bellevue, Shelbye Hill of Lubbock Christian and Haley Cameron of British Columbia who all posted 18-over par 306 for the national championship.

This year’s championships concluded with an awards ceremony that included the announcement of McCauley as the NAIA Coach of the Year and the all-tournament team, which includes the top 15 individuals. For McCauley, the award is the first national coach of the year award of his career.

2013 All-Tournament Team
Jessica Schiele, Oklahoma City
Elia Folch, Oklahoma City
Mariah Montoya, Lubbock Christian (Texas)
Maria Saavedra, Bellevue (Neb.)
Shelbye Hill, Lubbock Christian (Texas)
Haley Cameron, British Columbia
Sophie Olley, Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
Esther Kang, Northwood (Texas)
Connie Pitenis, Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
Alazne Urizar, SCAD Savannah (Ga.)
Sofia Molinaro, SCAD Savannah (Ga.)
Tarah Winfield, Northwood (Fla.)
Stephanie Wong, British Columbia
Christian Liggin, Coastal Georgia
Sunny Powers, Concordia (Ore.)

Lady Knights post 315, 8th place going into Final Round!

Women's Golf National Championships - Day 3 Recap

Oklahoma City leads by ten strokes going into the final round

May 23, 2013

By Travis Rae, Communications and Sports Information Intern

LINCOLN Neb. - (Team Results | Individual Results| Fourth Round Pairings) For the second-straight day Oklahoma City maintained the clubhouse lead of the 2013 NAIA Women’s Golf National Championships. The 19th annual event is being played out at Wilderness Ridge Golf Club in Lincoln, Neb.

The Stars tied the lowest round they carded in the tournament with a 305. Oklahoma City has recorded rounds of 310-305-305 for a three day total of 920 for a 10 stroke lead over second-place British Columbia. The Stars will be looking for its sixth national championship in school history tomorrow.

British Columbia has carded scores of 312-308-310 – 930 for the national championship to be in second place. One-stroke behind British Columbia is third place Lubbock Christian (Texas) after recording scores of 304-314-313 – 931 (+67).

Fourth-place Cal State San Marcos is two strokes behind third place Lubbock Christian. Cal State San Marcos carded its highest score of the championship today to fall to fourth place, after being tied for first after two days. The Cougars have carded rounds of 310-305-318 – 933 for the national championship. Rounding out the top five is William Woods (Mo.). William Woods also carded its best round of the championship with a309. The Owls set at 937 after the third day of the event.

Jessica Schiele of Oklahoma City continues to hold the lead on the individual leader board. Schiele recorded scores of 75-68-74 -217, tying for the lowest score after 54 holes. Sofia Molinaro of SCAD Savannah (Ga.) improved five spots in the standings after even-par during the third round. Molinaro sits eight-strokes behind, Schiele, with rounds of 79-74-72 – 225 for the national championship.
Elia Folch joins teammate Schiele in the top three. Folch sits third overall, with rounds of 75-78-74 – 227 (+11) for the championship. Sunny Powers of Concordia (Ore.) sits in fourth 16-over-par for the national championship with rounds of 75-80-77 -232 after three rounds. Rounding out the top five is the third player from Oklahoma City, Taylor Howard. Howard recorded rounds of 78-80-79 – 237 (+21) for the first three days of the national championship.

Action gets underway in round two of the 2013 NAIA Women's Golf Championships tomorrow morning at 7:30 a.m. Fans are reminded that they can follow all the action live via live stats by clicking here and by checking out the video stream, which starts at 9:30 a.m. CDT, by clicking here.

Lady Knights fire 311 on Day Two, move up to T8th!

Women's Golf National Championships - Day 2 Recap

Jessica Schiele of Oklahoma City shot a 68 tying a national championship record for lowest score

May 22, 2013

By Travis Rae, Communications and Sports Information Intern

LINCOLN Neb. - (Team Results | Individual Results| Third Round Pairings) Jessica Schiele of Oklahoma City helped her team to a tie for first place with Cal State San Marcos after shooting scores of 310-305 – 615 (+39) through two rounds. Schiele tied the national championship record for lowest score by shooting (34-34) a 68. The 2013 NAIA Women’s Golf National Championships is being contested at Wilderness Ridge Golf Club in Lincoln, Neb.

Following Cal State San Marcos and Oklahoma City is Lubbock Christian (Texas), who sits in third after registering two rounds of 304-314 – 618 (+42). Defending champion, British Columbia comes in fourth firing rounds of 312-308 – 620 (+44). Rounding out the top five is SCAD Savannah (Ga.), who improved by 13 shots in the second round and shot a 627 (320-307).

With the 68 today, Schiele jumped to the top of the individual leader board and is one-under-par for the tournament after shooting rounds of 75 and 68. Christian Liggin of Coastal Georgia shot one-under-par (71) for the second round and is three-over-par for the tournament.

Vanessa Chap of Cal State San Marcos sits in third place after shooting rounds of 75-75 – 150 (+6) for the national championship. Alex Ferrer of William Woods (Mo.) is in fourth place with a score of +7 (76- 75). Rounding out the top five of individuals is Haley Cameron of British Columbia and Mariah Montoya of Lubbock Christian. They are tied at five with rounds of 76-76 – 152 (+8).

Action gets underway in round two of the 2013 NAIA Women's Golf Championships tomorrow morning at 7:30 a.m. Fans are reminded that they can follow all the action live via live stats by clicking here and by checking out the video stream by clicking here.

Lady Knights shoot 325, in 15th after Day One!

Women's Golf National Championships - Day 1 Recap

Embry-Riddle (Fla.) Leads Team Event; Wiquist holds the individual lead

May 21, 2013

By Travis Rae, Communications and Sports Information Intern

LINCOLN, Neb. - (Team Results | Individual Results) Embry-Riddle(Fla.) leads the field as a team after the first round of the 2013 NAIA Women's Golf National Championships, which is being contested at Wilderness Ridge Golf Club in Lincoln, Neb.

Embry-Riddle was led on the day by Heather Wiquist, who leads individual lead after shooting a 2-under 70 (34-36), as the Eagles posted a 301 (+13) as a team to open a three shot lead over second place Lubbock Christian (Texas), who shot 304 (+16) as a squad.
After Wiquist is a log jam tied for second place, as ten golfers all posted a 75 (+3) in their opening round of the Championships. After the log jam, eight golfers sit tied at 12 after posting scores of 76 (+4) on the day.

On the team end, Cal State San Marcos and Oklahoma City sits in third after registering a 310 (+22). Defending national champions, British Columbia round out the top five on the team leader board, as they posted a first round score of 312 (+24).

Action gets underway in round two of the 2013 NAIA Women's Golf Championships tomorrow morning at 7:30 a.m. Fans are reminded that they can follow all the action live via live stats by clicking here and by checking out the videos stream by clicking here.

Gosling & Trofimczuk named All Americans!!

2013 NAIA Men’s Golf All-Americans Announced

O.D. Bounds National Medalist Sondre Ronold headlines the list of honorees

May 20, 2013

By Alan Grosbach, Manager of Communications and Sports Information

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2013 NAIA Men’s Golf All-America teams, as selected by the NAIA-Men’s Golf Coaches Association All-America Committee. A total of 45 student-athletes were honored with 15 individuals being named to each of the three teams.

Oklahoma City, who claimed its second-straight national crown after a dominant performance at this year’s national championships, landed three individuals – Michael Palmer, James Marchesani and Sondre Ronold – on the first team, while Anthony Marchesani received second team recognition. The Stars four All-Americans is tied for the most with Johnson & Wales (Fla.), who landed two on the second team (Damon Salo and Colin Brennan) and two on the third team (Brandon Meltzer and Jordan Meltzer).

Repeat All-Americans include: Matt Emery of Lee (Tenn.), Palmer and James Marchesani of Oklahoma City, Aaron Flores of Our Lady of the Lake (Texas), Nathan Anderson of Texas Wesleyan, Niel DuPreez of Lubbock Christian (Texas), Billy Nisbet of SCAD Savannah (Ga.), Jordan Meltzer of Johnson & Wales, and Brandon Thompson of Morningside (Iowa).

Eighteen of the 45 award winners are seniors, while 13 are sophomores, 12 are juniors and two are freshman.
2013 NAIA Men's Golf All-Americans

First Team
Name	School	Class	Hometown
Jose Mariao Vega	Bellevue (Neb.)	So.	Medellin, Colombia
Davis Garner	Bellevue (Neb.)	Sr.	Washington Terrance, Utah
Adam Loran	Cal State San Marcos	Sr.	San Jose, Calif.
Alastair Tidcombe	Cumberlands (Ky.)	Jr.	Nova Scotia, Canada
Michael Slavin	Grand View (Iowa)	Sr.	Johnston, Iowa
Matt Emery*	Lee (Tenn.)	Jr.	Franklin, Tenn.
Joss Gosling	Northwood (Texas)	So.	Harpenden, England
Michael Palmer*	Oklahoma City	Sr.	Johannesburg, South Africa
James Marchesani*	Oklahoma City	Jr.	Rosebud, Australia
Sondre Ronold	Oklahoma City	Sr.	Stavanger, Norway
Aaron Flores*	Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)	Sr.	San Antonio, Texas
Nathan Anderson*	Texas Wesleyan	Sr.	Burleson, Texas
Thane Ringler	The Master's (Calif.)	Jr.	Hutchinson, Kan.
Trevor Banks	Virginia Intermont	Sr.	Lancaster, S.C.
Julian Taylor*	William Woods (Mo.)	So.	York, England
Second Team
Name	School	Class	Hometown
Chien Hau Tan	Ashford (Iowa)	Sr.	Sabah, Malaysia
Conner Kozak	British Columbia	So.	Vernon, B.C.
Ryan Odom	Cal State San Marcos	Fr.	Corona, Calif.
Hugo Alvarez Asorey	Cumberlands (Ky.)	Jr.	Oviedo, Spain
Damon Salo	Johnson & Wales (Fla.)	So.	-
Colin Brennan	Johnson & Wales (Fla.)	Sr.	Andover, Mass.
Hunter Vest	Lee (Tenn.)	Jr.	Cleveland, Tenn.
Niel DuPreez*	Lubbock Christian (Texas)	Jr.	Queenstown, South Africa
Neil Malenke	Northwestern (Iowa)	Jr.	Orange City, Iowa
Anthony Marchesani	Oklahoma City	Fr.	Rosebud, Australia
Billy Nisbet*	SCAD Savannah (Ga.)	Jr.	Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Omar Tejeira	St. Thomas (Fla.)	Sr.	Panama
Zach Cabra	St. Thomas (Texas)	So.	McKinney, Texas
Dylan Anthony	Texas Wesleyan	Sr.	Temple, Texas
Darryn Ellis	Wayland Baptist (Texas)	Sr.	Durban, South Africa
Third Team
Name	School	Class	Hometown
Ben Johnson	Bethany (Kan.)	So.	West Sussex, England
Brady Klotz	Bethel (Ind.)	Sr.	Nappanee, Ind.
Scott Secord	British Columbia	So.	Calgary, Alberta
Jed Dalton	Concordia (Ore.)	Sr.	Seattle, Wash.
Joel Sawyer	Emmanuel (Ga.)	So.	Elberton, Ga.
Trey Stoll	Grace (Ind.)	Jr.	Mentone, Ind.
Brandon Meltzer	Johnson & Wales (Fla.)	Sr.	Garden City, N.Y.
Jordan Meltzer*	Johnson & Wales (Fla.)	Sr.	Garden City, N.Y.
Trey Pfund	Marian (Ind.)	Sr.	Sellersburg, Ind.
Brandon Thompson*	Morningside (Iowa)	So.	Totland, England
Ryan Kiewiet	Northwestern (Iowa)	Jr.	Grundy Center, Iowa
Derek Trofimczuk	Northwood (Texas)	So.	Cameron Park, Calif.
Daniel Thompsett	Rocky Mountain (Mont.)	So.	Aboyne, Scotland
Shane Gilbert	Southwestern (Kan.)	So.	Derby, Kan.
Blake Vinson	Texas Wesleyan	Jr.	Fort Worth, Texas
* - 2012 All-American

Knights post 309 to finish 13th!

Oklahoma City Wins Second-Straight Title

Stars cruise to 28-stroke victory at the NAIA Men's Golf National Championships

May 17, 2013

By Alan Grosbach, Manager of Communications and Sports Information

SALEM, Ore. – (Individual Results | Team Results) Oklahoma City claimed its second-straight national title Friday with a win at the 62nd annual NAIA Men’s Golf National Championships presented by FORE! Salem at Creekside Golf Club.
 

The Stars, who never trailed during the event, registered a team score of 291 en route to posting a tournament-low 4-under, 1,148 (280-288-289-291). Oklahoma City, the first team to repeat as national champions since accomplishing the same feat in 2006 and 2007, now owns nine men’s golf championship banners in the last 13 years, which leads all NAIA institutions.

“The guys really fought hard this week,” said Oklahoma City head coach Kyle Blaser. “It’s awesome to have the guys step up. We stress peaking at the right time – sometimes we do and sometimes we don’t. I think on the ninth hole I saw a few teams struggling a bit and I believed we had it locked up.”

In addition to winning the team prize, Oklahoma City’s Sondre Ronold took home the O.D. Bounds National Medalist Trophy with a 5-under par finish. Ronold (69-69-74-71—283), who led from the second round on, fought off Our Lady of the Lake’s (Texas) Aaron Flores (72-71-69-73—285) and Adam Loran (70-69-74-72—285) of Cal State San Marcos with a final round 71 en route to the trophy. The senior from Stavanger, Norway overcame back-to-back bogeys on the ninth and tenth with birdies on No. 12, 13 and 16. He sealed the victory with a par on No. 18. Ronold is the fourth all-time individual medalist for Oklahoma City and the first since Dan Mitchell won the award in 2007.

“It feels good, but I think the team championship feels extra good,” said Ronold. “My round today started off a little sketchy, but I managed to score decently and it picked up on the back nine. It’s only sweet feelings right now.”

In addition to Ronold, the Stars had three other individuals finish in the top ten with Michael Palmer (71-72-73-70—286) taking fourth, Anthony Marchesani (68-72-73-76—289) sixth and James Marchesani (72-75-69-74—290) tied for seventh.

Texas Wesleyan finished second in the team standings with a combined score of 24-over par, 1,176 (297-297-279-303). Cal State San Marcos held strong to take third with a team score of 29-over, 1,181 (299-288-292-302), while Grand View (Iowa) and Bellevue (Neb.) finished fourth and fifth, respectively. The Vikings shot 300 for the second-straight day to finish with a score of 1,182, while Bellevue tied Oklahoma City for the fourth round’s lowest team score at 291 to climb four spots and register a 72-hole score of 1,184.

This year’s championships concluded with an awards ceremony that included the announcement of Blaser as the NAIA Coach of the Year and the all-tournament team, which includes the top 15 individuals. For Blaser, the award is the eighth national coach of the year award of his career.

2013 All-Tournament Team
Sondre Ronold, Oklahoma City
Aaron Flores, Our Lady of the Lake
Adam Loran, Cal State San Marcos
Michael Palmer, Oklahoma City
Davis Garner, Bellevue (Neb.)
Anthony Marchesani, Oklahoma City
Dylan Anthony, Texas Wesleyan
James Marchesani, Oklahoma City
Jose Mario Vega, Bellevue (Neb.)
Trevor Banks, Virginia Intermont
Zach Cabra, St. Thomas (Texas)
Matthew Latham, St. Andrews (N.C.)
Nathan Anderson, Texas Wesleyan
Tyler Christians, Grand View (Iowa)
Julian Taylor, William Woods (Mo.)

Knights post 292, move up to 12th!!

2013 NAIA Men’s Golf National Championships – Day 3 Recap

Oklahoma City vies for second-consecutive title with 18 holes remaining

May 16, 2013

By Alan Grosbach, Manager of Communications and Sports Information

SALEM, Ore. – (Individual Results | Team Results | Fourth Round Pairings) Defending national champion Oklahoma City maintained the clubhouse lead for the third-straight day of the 2013 NAIA Men’s Golf National Championships presented by FORE! Salem. The 62nd annual event is being played out at Creekside Golf Club and is hosted by the Cascade Collegiate Conference and Corban University (Ore.).
The Stars carded their highest single-day total of the championship with a third-round score of 1-over par 289, but hold a 16-stroke advantage over second-place Texas Wesleyan. The Rams shot 279 on the day, which is the lowest single-round team score since the event moved to Creekside Golf Club in 2012, to vault from No. 8 to No. 2 in the team race. Rounding out the remainder of the top five are Cal State San Marcos, Johnson & Wales (Fla.) and Grand View (Iowa).

Individually, Aaron Flores of Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) and Sondre Ronold of Oklahoma City are tied atop the leader board. Flores, who started the afternoon in sixth position with rounds of 72 and 71 to open the championships, carded a 69 that included four birdies on the front nine and two on the back. Conversely, Ronold struggled during his round with a 2-over par 74, but was able to maintain his No. 1 position because of back-to-back 69’s on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Seven other individuals rest within four strokes of the leaders entering the final day, including Adam Loran of Cal State San Marcos (70-69-74—213), Anthony Marchesani of Oklahoma City (68-72-73—213), Dylan Anthony of Texas Wesleyan (72-72-70—214), Colin Brennan of Johnson & Wales (Fla.) (69-74-72—215), Tyler Christians of Grand View (Iowa) (70-72-73—215), James Marchesani of Oklahoma City (72-75-69—216) and Michael Palmer of Oklahoma City (71-72-73—216).

Following third round action the field is cut to 17 teams and the top 40 individuals. The fourth and final round will begin play on Friday at 7:30 a.m. PDT with Shane Gilbert of Southwestern (Kan.), Julian Taylor of William Woods (Mo.) and Trevor Banks of Virginia Intermont starting on No. 1.

Back-nine action opens at 7:40 a.m. with Wayland Baptist (Texas) and Northwestern (Iowa). For the complete fourth round tee times and pairings, click here.

For complete schedule and results for the 2013 NAIA Men’s Golf National Championships, click here.

Knights post 297 to lay 14th after Day Two!

2013 NAIA Men’s Golf National Championships – Day 2 Recap

Defending national champion Oklahoma City extends its advantage to 14-strokes

May 15, 2013

By Alan Grosbach, Manager of Communications and Sports Information

SALEM, Ore. – (Individual Results | Team Results | Third Round Pairings) Fueled by three individuals in the top 10, defending national champion Oklahoma City extended its lead to 14-strokes after 36 holes at the 62nd annual NAIA Men’s Golf National Championships presented by FORE! Salem. The 2013 event is being hosted at Creekside Golf Club by the Cascade Collegiate Conference and Corban University (Ore.).

The Stars posted an even-par 288 in the second round and are a combined 8-under 568 (280-288) after 36 holes. Sondre Ronold carded his second-straight 69 to lead the team, while day one leader Anthony Marchesani and Michael Palmer finished scores of 72. The performance placed Ronold atop the leader board with a 36-hole score of 138, one stroke in front of Cal State San Marcos’ Adam Loran.

Despite cold and damp conditions to start the day, Grand View (Iowa) held its second-place position with a second round 294. The Vikings are at 6-over par through 36 holes. Mike Slavin was the lone Viking under par today despite a bogey on No. 4 and double bogey on No. 5. He currently rests in fourth-place in the individual race.
“I thought we played really well,” said Grand View head coach Chris Winkel. “We were led by really good play out of Mike Slavin, which really paced us. Six-over par today in the conditions we played in I thought was pretty good.”

Rounding out the remainder of the top five teams is Bellevue (Neb.) and Cal State San Marcos tied for third at 11-over, while Johnson & Wales (Fla.) is fifth at 15-over. Cal State San Marcos matched Oklahoma City for the best team score of round two with an even-par 288.

Davis Garner of Bellevue (Neb.) highlighted the individual performances for round two with a low-round 4-under par 68, which ties Marchesani’s first round score for the lowest single-round total by an individual at this year’s championships. The senior Washington Terrance, Utah native’s bogey free round, included an eagle on the par-five fourth. The score vaulted moved Garner into a tie for sixth after finishing day one in 39th position.

“I got off to a good start after making a five-to-six footer on one,” said Bellevue’s Garner. “I felt really comfortable all day despite the rain. I made a lot of good par saves today and didn’t really get myself into any trouble. It feels good, but there are still two days left. I still have to keep grinding, keep playing. It’s my last tournament so I have to enjoy it more than anything.”
Rounding out the top five individuals through 36 holes are Ronold (69-69—138), Loran (70-69—139), Marchesani (68-72—140), Slavin (70-71—141) and Tyler Christians of Grand View (Iowa) (70-72—142).

The third round will begin play on Thursday at 7 a.m. PDT with Marian (Ind.), Corban (Ore.) and Davenport (Mich.) starting on No. 1. Back-nine action tees off with Central Methodist (Mo.) and Blue Mountain (Miss.) at 7:20 a.m. For complete third round pairings, click here.

For complete schedule and results for the 2013 NAIA Men’s Golf National Championships, click here.

Knights shoot 311, 20th after Day One

Men’s Golf National Championships – Day One Recap

Defending national champion Oklahoma City holds an eight-stroke after day one.

May 14, 2013

By Alan Grosbach, Manager of Communications and Sports Information

SALEM, Ore. – (Day One Individual Results | Day One Team Results | Second Round Pairings)

Defending national champion Oklahoma City closed day one of the 2013 NAIA Men’s Golf National Championships with an eight-stroke lead after the tournament’s opening 18 holes. The 62nd annual event is being played out at Creekside Golf Club and is hosted by the Cascade Collegiate Conference and Corban University (Ore.).

“We drew a game plan and stuck to that game plan,” said Oklahoma City head coach Kyle Blaser. “Their emotions were pretty even-keel today, which is something I stress with my guys. The way I approach it – today is over and tomorrow is a new day. The guys are anxious and ready to get back out there.”

The second-ranked Stars finished the round with three individuals under par en route to a team total of 280. Anthony Marchesani highlighted the squad and posted the best round of the opening day with a 4-under 68 that included back-to-back birdies on Nos. 12 and 13. The freshman from Rosebud, Australia had only one bogey on the day, which came with a four on the par-three sixth. Marchesani holds a one-stroke lead over teammate Sondre Ronold and Colin Brennan of Johnson & Wales (Fla.), who finished the day at 3-under par (69).
“Overall it was a pretty solid round and I didn’t make too many mistakes,” said Oklahoma City’s Marchesani. “I’m going to stick to the game plan that we set out in the practice round and good things will happen.”

Grand View (Iowa) rests in second-place after carding a first round 288. The Vikings’ Tyler Christians overcame a pair of bogeys on the front nine with four birdies on the backside, including a run of three-straight between holes 12 – 14, to enter the clubhouse at 2-under par (70). Joining Christians in the red is Mike Slavin at 2-under, while Matt Weeks closed the afternoon at even par.
Rounding out the top five are Johnson & Wales, Bellevue (Neb.) and Faulkner (Ala.) who are tied for third at 294.

The second round will begin play on Wednesday at 7 a.m. PDT with Grand View, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) and Blue Mountain (Miss.) starting on No. 10. Bellevue, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) and Ben Johnson of Bethany (Kan.) kick off action on the front side with a 7:30 a.m. tee time.

Knights get a spot at National Championship!

Northwood (Texas) accepts invitation into national championship field

May 10, 2013

By Alan Grosbach, Manager of Communications and Sports Information

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – (UPDATED: First Round Pairings | Second Round Pairings)

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) was notified Thursday morning by The Master’s College (Calif.) officials that the institution would be unable to field a complete five-member team for the upcoming NAIA Men’s Golf National Championships at Creekside Golf Club in Salem, Ore., May 14 – 17.

In consultation with the Executive Committee of the National Administrative Council (NAC), the decision was made to offer the vacated team position to Northwood (Texas), who was the first available at-large institution left out of the field.
With Northwood’s accepted invitation to fill that team position, there have been adjustments made to the first and second round pairings.

The updated field is made up of 20 automatic qualifying teams, who won their respective conference/independent/unaffiliated group tournament, seven at-large team selections based on the final regular-season NAIA Men’s Golf Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, Corban (Ore.) (host berth) and 15 individual qualifiers.