A team score of 327 helped Concordia Women's Golf move up to third in the GPAC standings after round three of four. The championships will resume from Council Bluffs on Saturday.
A team score of 327 helped Concordia Women's Golf move up to third in the GPAC standings after round three of four. The championships will resume from Council Bluffs on Saturday.
Led by Kendra Placke and Mia Martin, the Bulldogs hope to rise as high as second in the final GPAC standings. The spring portion of the GPAC championships will unfold Friday and Saturday.
After helping Concordia Women's Golf to a school record for a single round, Kendra Placke has been named the GPAC Golfer of the Week (fourth time in her career).
Concordia Women's Golf again flirted with the school record while placing fifth in a field loaded with NCAA D-II competitors at the Wayne State Wildcat Classic on April 11-12.
A school record round on Wednesday (April 7) pushed the Bulldogs up to fifth in the final team standings in their own invite. Kendra Placke shot a 75 on day two and placed third individually.
For her work at the Kansas Wesleyan Invite, Kendra Placke has been named the GPAC Golfer of the Week. Placke carded an 84 in tournament action and won her match play event.
In a large home tournament featuring 90 golfers from 15 institutions, the Bulldogs reside in ninth place after day one. Kendra Placke topped Concordia with a score of 78.
The Concordia Women's Golf program will host the Concordia Bulldog Invite on April 6-7 when a field of 15 teams (90 golfers) will compete at Highlands Golf Course.
In a unique two-day event, Concordia went head-to-head with Kansas Wesleyan in Salina, Kan. Mia Martin and Kendra Placke again led the way for the Bulldogs.
The addition of Mia Martin to the lineup will give star Kendra Placke competition at the top. Martin edged Placke by one stroke as the Texas Intercollegiate wrapped up on Tuesday (March 9).
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.
Amy Ahlers is the type of person who not just cares for others, but makes them feel it. She's earned the respect of teammates and opposing coaches and players while being the perfect representative of Concordia athletics.
Possessing a formidable top three, Concordia women's golf could rise to great heights in 2016-17. Record-breaking Amy Ahlers returns for her senior season.
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