Contact: Mitch Bakken- Sports Information Director (218) 281-8414

(Hudson, Wis.)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Men's Golf team traveled to Hudson, Wis. for the NSIC Men's Golf Fall Championship at the Troy Burne Golf Course this weekend. UMC is in fourth play with a +28 (312) after the first day of competition.

Jake Sanders (Sr, Crookston, Minn.) and Brandon Hanson (Jr, Devils Lake, N.D.) lead the Golden Eagles tied for sixth place at +4 (75). St. Cloud State leads the first day of the championship at +18 (302). Adam Field leads the tournament by four strokes finishing round one at -2 (69).

Minnesota, Crookston returns to the course on Sunday morning for the final day of the NSIC Fall Championship.

For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at www.goldeneaglesports.com.

The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).


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Contact: Mitch Bakken- Sports Information Director (218) 281-8414

(St. Cloud, Minn.)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Men's Golf team traveled to St. Cloud, Minn. for the SCSU Husky Classic on Sunday, September 19 and Monday, September 20. The Golden Eagles closed out the two day tournament in third place behind Minnesota State and St. Cloud State (Red) with a team score of +29 (605). Jake Sanders (Sr., Crookston, Minn.) played the most consistent over the two days and took the tournament victory with a -1 (143), two strokes over second place.
 
"This was as great field and a strong finish for our team and a well-deserved individual title for Jake Sanders.  Jake has finished a number of tournaments in the top five individually over the past few years, however he has never put it all together to win one," says Head Coach Jason Tangquist. "He has really work hard the past two years on concentrating on each individual shot during a round, being in control of his emotions both highs and lows in a round, and finishing each round with focus, and he really executed these things well this past weekend."
 
Final Scores:
Minnesota, Crookston #1   300 305   605    +29   3rd
Sanders, Jake   71 72   143    -1   1st
Blazek, Jon   74 76   150    +6   t-10th
Forester, Payne   76 76   152    +8   t-14th
Walters, Nick   79 82   161    +17   t-43rd
Hanson, Brandon   81 81   162    +18   t-46th
 
Minnesota, Crookston   351 350   701    +125   14th
Michalski, Mark   86 84   170    +26   62nd
Packer, Ben   86 88   174    +30   t-65th
Michalski, Jon   87 90   177    +33   70th
Rick, Kyle   92 89   181    +37   71st
Schmitt, Clay   104 89   193    +49   74th
 
The team travels to Gothenberg, Neb. on September 25-27 for the NSIC & RMAC Fall Crossover at the Wild Horse Golf Club.
 
For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at www.goldeneaglesports.com.
 
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).
 
 
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Contact: Mitch Bakken- Sports Information Director (218) 281-8414

(St. Cloud, Minn.)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Men's Golf team traveled to St. Cloud, Minn. for the SCSU Husky Classic on Sunday, September 19 and Monday, September 20. The Golden Eagles closed out the two day tournament in third place behind Minnesota State and St. Cloud State (Red) with a team score of +29 (605). Jake Sanders (Sr., Crookston, Minn.) played the most consistent over the two days and took the tournament victory with a -1 (143), two strokes over second place.
 
"This was as great field and a strong finish for our team and a well-deserved individual title for Jake Sanders.  Jake has finished a number of tournaments in the top five individually over the past few years, however he has never put it all together to win one," says Head Coach Jason Tangquist. "He has really work hard the past two years on concentrating on each individual shot during a round, being in control of his emotions both highs and lows in a round, and finishing each round with focus, and he really executed these things well this past weekend."
 
Final Scores:
Minnesota, Crookston #1   300 305   605    +29   3rd
Sanders, Jake   71 72   143    -1   1st
Blazek, Jon   74 76   150    +6   t-10th
Forester, Payne   76 76   152    +8   t-14th
Walters, Nick   79 82   161    +17   t-43rd
Hanson, Brandon   81 81   162    +18   t-46th
 
Minnesota, Crookston   351 350   701    +125   14th
Michalski, Mark   86 84   170    +26   62nd
Packer, Ben   86 88   174    +30   t-65th
Michalski, Jon   87 90   177    +33   70th
Rick, Kyle   92 89   181    +37   71st
Schmitt, Clay   104 89   193    +49   74th
 
The team travels to Gothenberg, Neb. on September 25-27 for the NSIC & RMAC Fall Crossover at the Wild Horse Golf Club.
 
For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at www.goldeneaglesports.com.
 
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).

Photo: Coach Jason Tangquist and Jake Sanders
 
 
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Contact: Mitch Bakken- Sports Information Director (218) 281-8414

(St. Cloud, Minn.)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Men's Golf team traveled to St. Cloud, Minn. for the SCSU Husky Classic on Sunday, September 19 and Monday, September 20. The Golden Eagles closed out the first day tied for third place with St. Cloud State (Black) at +12 (300). Minnesota State currently leads the competition at +6 (294).
 
Jake Sanders (Sr., Crookston, Minn.) leads all Golden Eagle golfers and is currently tied for second place with Nathan Wazney of the University of Manitoba at -1 (71). Jon Blazek (Jr., Owatonna, Minn.) trails Sanders by three strokes at +2 (74) and is tied for 10th place. Jesse Hafdal of St. Cloud State (Red) leads the competition at -2 (70).
 
Minnesota, Crookston returns to the course on Monday morning for the final day of the SCSU Husky Classic. The team travels to Gothenberg, Neb. on September 25-27 for the NSIC & RMAC Fall Crossover at the Wild Horse Golf Club.
 
For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at www.goldeneaglesports.com.
 
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).

Photo: Jake Sanders
 
 
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Contact: Mitch Bakken- Sports Information Director (218) 281-8414

(Hudson, Wis.)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Men's Golf team traveled to Hudson, Wis. for the NSIC Fall Preview at the Troy Burne Golf Course on September 12-13, 2010. The Golden Eagles are tied for fifth with Upper Iowa University after the first day of competition. The team shot a +38 (322) and are 16 shots off the lead held by Minnesota State-Mankato who shot a +22 (306).

Brandon Hanson (Jr, Devils Lake, N.D.) stepped up and led the Golden Eagles on day one. Hanson shot a +8 (79) and is currently tied for 13th place. Nicholas Walters (Sr, Wayzata, Minn.) trails Hanson by one stroke and is currently in 20th place. Jesse Hafdal from St. Cloud State leads the tournament with a -2 (69).

Minnesota, Crookston returns to the course on Monday morning for the final day of the NSIC Fall Preview.

For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at www.goldeneaglesports.com.

The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).

Photo: Brandon Hanson


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Contact: Mitch Bakken- Sports Information Director (218) 281-8414

(Ankeny, Iowa)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Men's Golf team traveled to Ankeny, Iowa for the Upper Iowa Invitational on April 2 and 3. The team finished tied for eighth place but Jake Sanders (JR, Crookston, Minn.) had a sensational weekend finishing with a +3 (145) good for second place in the invitational.

Sanders shot a +1, 72 on day one for a share of the invitational lead. On day two, Sanders shot a 73 with the eventual winner shooting another 72 to end the weekend one shot out of first place. Evan Peters from St. Cloud State won the event with a 144 (72,72). He was followed by Sanders with a 145 (72, 73).

Jon Blazek (SO, Owatonna, Minn.) had a notable finish in 12th place shooting a +8 (150). He shot a +6 (77) on day one but attacked the course on day two for a +2 (73).

For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at www.goldeneaglesports.com.

Photos: Top- Jake Sanders, Bottom- Jon Blazek

The University of Minnesota, Crookston is a NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).

Contact: Mitch Bakken- Sports Information Director (218) 281-8414

(St. Cloud, Minn.)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Men's Golf team traveled to the St. Cloud Country Club on Sunday, September 20 and Monday, September 21 to take part in the SCSU Husky Classic. Jared Miettunen (JR, Virginia, Minn.) shot a team best 77 (+5) through the first 18 holes and was seven strokes behind leader Chris Curb from Bemidji State University (70/-2). Jake Sanders (JR, Crookston, Minn.) shot a 79 (+7) through 18 holes but rebounded to shoot a team best 75 on day two to finish with a score of 154 (+10) tied for 25th place. Payne Forester (SO, South St. Paul, Minn.) had a solid weekend shooting a 155 to finish one stroke behind Sanders. Forester finished tied for 31st place.



Minnesota, Crookston      316    319      635       +59      12th
Jake Sanders                      79    75      154       +10      t-25th
Jared Miettunen                  77    82      159       +15      t-47th
Jon Blazek                           79    81      160       +16      t-53rd
Brandon Hanson                81    81      162       +18      t-62nd
Jon Michalski                      82    87      169       +25      t-81st

Minnesota, Crookston 2      325    323      648       +72      14th
Payne Forester                         79    76      155       +11      t-31st
Mark Michalski                          80    80      160       +16      t-53rd
Eric Fisher                                 78    87      165       +21      t-71st
Kyle Rick                                   88    83      171       +27      83rd
Ben Packer                               89    84      173       +29      85th


The Golden Eagle Men's Golf team returns to the links on September 26-28 for the NSIC & RMAC Fall Crossover at Wild Horse Golf Club in Gothenberg, Neb. The team closes out the fall season on October 4-5 at the NSIC Championship Invite at the Hastings Country Club in Hastings, Minn.

For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at www.goldeneaglesports.com.

Photo- Jake Sanders

The University of Minnesota, Crookston is a NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).

Contact: Mitch Bakken- Sports Information Director (218) 281-8414

(St. Cloud, Minn.)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Men's Golf team traveled to the St. Cloud Country Club on Sunday, September 20 to take part in the SCSU Husky Classic. Jared Miettunen (JR, Virginia, Minn.) shot a team best 77 (+5) through the first 18 holes. Miettunen is seven strokes behind leader Chris Curb from Bemidji State University (70/-2).
 
Minnesota, Crookston 2 tees off today (Monday, September 21) from 9:34 to 10:06 a.m. Minnesota, Crookston 1 follows from 10:14 to 10:46 a.m.
 


Minnesota, Crookston     316    +28   t-11th
Jared Miettunen                  77    +5   t-21st
Jon Blazek                           79    +7   t-42nd
Jake Sanders                   79    +7   t-42nd
Brandon Hanson               81    +9   t-56th
Jon Michalski                      82    +10   t-64th
 
Minnesota, Crookston 2     325    +37   14th
Eric Fisher                             78    +6   t-38th
Payne Forester                     79    +7   t-42nd
Mark Michalski                      80    +8   t-50th
Kyle Rick                               88    +16   t-84th
Ben Packer                          89    +17   t-87th
 
 
For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at www.goldeneaglesports.com.

Photo- Jared Miettunen
 
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is a NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).