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.
Fast greens in York Country Club made life difficult on the Bulldogs, who shot a 370 in the third round of the 2018-19 GPAC Championships. Concordia slid back from sixth to seventh in the GPAC standings.
The trio of Murphy Sears, Kendra Placke and DJ Bockelman starred on Thursday (March 28) as the Bulldogs placed third at their own invite. Sears and Placke were both top 10 finishers.
The first home tournament of the 2018-19 season for the Concordia golf programs will take place Thursday (March 28) with the Concordia Spring Invite set to unfold. Eleven teams will be present.
For Emery Custer, the game of golf is about more than competition. It's family. As her game continues to soar, Custer looks back on how the long days on the course with her father and sisters brought her to this point.
An encouraging conclusion to the 2024-25 season leads Concordia Women's Golf into a promising 2025-26 campaign. The Bulldogs return their top three competitors and add four newcomers to the mix.
Junior Emery Custer leads a trio of returning Bulldogs who were regulars in the 2023-24 lineup. Coming off a ninth-place GPAC finish, Concordia believes the lineup has improved for 2024-25.
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.
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