Nine birdies over two days have put Kendra Placke in the hunt for a conference championship heading into the spring. As a team, the Bulldogs reside in seventh place in the GPAC at the close of the fall.
The Bulldogs opened up GPAC championship action by carding a 351 in round one on Monday (Oct. 4). Led by Kendra Placke, Concordia sits 12 strokes out of second place heading into day two in Vermillion, S.D.
Concordia Women's Golf is getting set for the fall portion of the 2021-22 GPAC Championships. The first two rounds will take place at The Bluffs Golf Course in Vermillion, S.D., Oct. 4-5.
Concordia made a 21-stroke improvement as a team moving from day one to day two at the Prairie Wolves Invite hosted by Nebraska Wesleyan. Seward's own Kendra Placke made a run at a title and placed second.
Kendra Placke is one stroke off the individual lead while the Bulldogs reside in a three-way tie for second place heading into the final round at the Prairie Wolf Invited hosted by Nebraska Wesleyan.
On the strength of a strong front nine, Kendra Placke claimed the fourth tournament title of her collegiate career. As a team, the Bulldogs finished five strokes out of first at the Matthew Goette Classic.
Kendra Placke and Mya Nurse competed closely as the top Bulldogs in a strong close to the Lila Frommelt Invite on Saturday (Sept. 18). Concordia shot a team score of 334 and finished in sixth place.
In its first action in two weeks, the Concordia Women's Golf team carded a score of 360, placing the Bulldogs in eighth out of 12 teams at the Lila Frommelt Invite. The tournament will continue on Saturday (Sept. 18).
In the opening tournament of the 2021-22 season, the Bulldogs placed seventh while being led by Kendra Placke. The Seward native recorded the 21st tournament top 10 finish of her career.
Seven Bulldogs opened the 2021-22 golf season on Thursday (Sept. 2) as part of the two-round Mount Marty Invite. Kendra Placke carded a 77 while Mya Nurse turned in a career low of 87.
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.
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.