The usual suspects Kendra Placke and Murphy Sears led the way while the rest of the Concordia University women’s golf team rose to the occasion on Monday (Sept. 30) at the fall portion of the 2019-20 GPAC Championships. Due to the threat of inclement weather on Tuesday, 36 holes of conference action were packed into one day at The Bluffs Golf Course in Vermillion, S.D.
In a unique match play event, the Bulldogs shook off a loss to Morningside and defeated Jamestown. The four-team tournament in Sioux City, Iowa, also included Briar Cliff.
On the heels of her first career collegiate tournament win, sophomore Kendra Placke has been named the GPAC Golfer of the Week. Placke led the Bulldogs to a team title at last week's NWU Fall Classic.
Not since former GPAC champion Amy Ahlers led the way at the College of Saint Mary Spring Invite in April 2016 had the Concordia University women’s golf program claimed a team championship. That changed on Tuesday (Sept. 17) when sophomore and individual champion Kendra Placke spurred the Bulldogs to a title at the Nebraska Wesleyan University Fall Classic.
The Concordia University women’s golf team returned to action this weekend and placed in a tie for sixth at the two-day Lila Frommelt Classic (Sept. 13-14). Eight Bulldogs represented the program while sophomore Kendra Placke led the way with a 16th place individual claim.
The Concordia University women’s golf team is coming back to Seward with some hardware. The star duo of senior Murphy Sears and Kendra Placke led the Bulldogs to a second place finish at Monday (Sept. 9)’s Midland Fall Invite in Fremont, Neb.
The duo of senior Murphy Sears and sophomore Kendra Placke is back at it again. Both Bulldogs earned medals as the Concordia University women’s golf team opened the 2019-20 season at the Matthew Goette Classic on Wednesday (Sept. 4).
Madison Pitsch and Murphy Sears both represented the Bulldog women's golf program on the list of 2019 NAIA Scholar-Athletes, released on May 22 by the NAIA. Pitsch is a two-time honoree.
Local standouts Kendra Placke and Murphy Sears represented the Concordia women's golf team with All-GPAC honors, as announced by the conference on Tuesday (May 7). Sears is a three-time honoree.
Kendra Placke battled through strong wind gusts on Saturday (April 27) and emerged with a fifth-place finish in the GPAC standings. As a team, Concordia placed seventh after four rounds were in the books.
A roster led by GPAC Newcomer of the Year Emery Custer and veterans Logan Eschliman and Mya Nurse has retooled with a strong group of newcomers. Concordia Women's Golf aims to move up from its 10th place GPAC finish in 2022-23.
Part of the Concordia Athletics Hall of Fame class of 2023, Amy (Ahlers) Allgood achieved a fairytale finish while winning the GPAC title her senior year. It was just a small part of what makes Amy a uniquely special Bulldog alum.
In the post-Kendra Placke era, Concordia Women's Golf is banking on the combined improvement of returners such as Logan Eschliman, Lauren Havlat and Mya Nurse and newcomer Emery Custer as it aims to remain a top-five GPAC team.
Momentum has built for a Concordia Women’s Golf program that has placed third in the GPAC in back-to-back seasons. Three-time All-GPAC performer Kendra Placke is back to lead the way.
It has been almost a full year since the Concordia women have competed at their last official meet back on September 30, 2019. It is an understatement to say they are eager to return to the links.
Former state champion Kendra Placke is one of the latest in a growing line of Seward Bluejays to stand out at Concordia. Says Placke, "Seward is a great town. There is a great community here."
Concordia alum and former Bulldog golfer Madison Pitsch has made her way to the TV screen as a news reporter for 1011 in Lincoln. Pitsch shared stories of her young career in this Q&A.
Crete native Murphy Sears did not get to paint the finishing strokes of a collegiate golf career that included three All-GPAC conference awards, but she's thankful for the time she's had.
Murphy Sears returns as the leader of a women's golf program expecting to trend upward in 2018-19. She will be joined by Seward's Kendra Placke in an improved lineup for head coach Brett Muller.
In the void of graduated star Amy Ahlers steps sophomore Murphy Sears, an all-conference performer as a freshman. Sears headlines a 2017-18 Concordia women's golf program set to open up the season on Aug. 31.