Men's Golf Completes Day Three at Nationals

(SILVIS, Ill., May 21) - The William Woods University men's golf team completed its third round at the 2009 NAIA National Championships at the TPC at John Deere Run in Silvis, Ill.  The Owls failed to make the final cut.  The top 17 teams advance to the final round Friday.  William Woods finished tied for 27th after three days. William Woods completes its second consecutive NAIA National Championship appearance.

The Owls shot an opening round 334, a second round 313, and a third round 311.  After three days, the Owls finished +106.  Oklahoma Christian College leads the field with rounds of 291, 298, and 293 (+30).  The final team to make the cut was Davenport University.  Davenport is +73 after three rounds.

Freshman Nick Wilson (Rocheport, Mo.) was the highest finisher for the Owls.  Wilson finished tied for 103rd after three rounds.  Wilson shot rounds of 90, 79, and 70.  

Other William Woods University scores:

Gabe George (Senior - Salisbury, Mo.): 82, 79, 80 (+28) - tied for 116th.

J.D. Nash (Freshman - Dixon, Mo.): 81, 83, 79 (+30) - tied for 123rd.

Kyle Kovar (Junior - Columbia, Mo.): 81, 78, 84 (+30) - tied for 123rd.

Austin Waibel (Sophomore - Boonville, Mo.): 90, 77, 82 (+36) - tied for 139th.

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Men's Golf Completes Day Two at Nationals

(SILVIS, Ill., May 20) - The William Woods University men's golf team completed its second round at the 2009 NAIA National Championships at the TPC at John Deere Run in Silvis, Ill.  The Owls are in 28th place after two rounds.  

The Owls shot an opening round 334, and a second round 313.  After two days, the Owls are +79.  Oklahoma Christian College leads the field with rounds of 291 and 298 (+21).  William Woods is competing in its second consecutive NAIA National Championship.  

Junior Kyle Kovar leads the Owls after two days.  Kovar shot an opening round 81, and a second round 78.  He is tied for 90th at +17.  Axel Ochoa (Oklahoma Christian) leads the field with rounds of 69 and 70.  Ochoa is at -3 after two rounds.  

Other William Woods University scores:

Gabe George (Senior - Salisbury, Mo.): 82, 79 (+19) - tied for 105th.

J.D. Nash (Freshman - Dixon, Mo.): 81, 83 (+22) - tied for 125th.

Austin Waibel (Sophomore - Boonville, Mo.): 90, 77 (+25) - tied for 140th.

Nick Wilson (Freshman - Rocheport, Mo.): 90, 79 (+27) - tied for 144th.  

Thursday Tee Times:

Nick Wilson - 7:45 am

Austin Waibel - 7:54 am

J.D. Nash - 8:03 am

Gabe George - 8:12 am

Kyle Kovar - 8:21 am

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Men's Golf Completes Day One at Nationals

(SILVIS, Ill., May 19) - The William Woods University men's golf team completed its first round at the 2009 NAIA National Championships at the TPC at John Deere Run in Silvis, Ill.  The Owls are in 29th place after one round.  

The Owls shot an opening round 334 (+50).  Oklahoma Christian College leads the field with an opening round 291 (+7).  William Woods is competing in its second consecutive NAIA National Championships.  

Freshman J.D. Nash (Dixon, Mo.) and junior Kyle Kovar led the Owls on day one.  Nash and Kovar shot an opening round 81 (+10).  They are in a tie for 110th after one round.  Fernando Gonzales (Oklahoma Christian), Axel Ochoa (Oklahoma Christian), and Ben Smith (Malone) lead the field with an opening round 69 (-2).  

Other William Woods University scores:

Gabe George (Senior - Salisbury, Mo.): 82 (+11)

Austin Waibel (Sophomore - Boonville, Mo.): 90 (+19)

Nick Wilson (Freshman - Rocheport, Mo.): 90 (+19)  

Wednesday Tee Times: Gabe George - 8:24 am J.D. Nash - 8:33 am Austin Waibel - 8:42 am Nick Wilson - 8:51 am Kyle Kovar - 9:00 am  

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Men's Golf Heads To Nationals

(FULTON, Mo., May 18) - The William Woods University men's golf team is heading to the NAIA Men's Golf National Tournament. This year, the NAIA Championships will be held at the TPC Deere Run Golf Course in Silvis, Ill., May 19-22. The Owls are coming off their second straight American Midwest Conference Championship. The AMC victory two weeks ago at the A.L. Gustin Golf Course in Columbia, Mo., gave WWU its second consecutive bid to the NAIA National Championships.

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Men's Golf Wins AMC Championships

(COLUMBIA, Mo., May 5) - The William Woods University men's golf team won its second consecutive American Midwest Conference championship on Tuesday.  The Owls won by three strokes over the University of Illinois-Springfield at the A.L. Gustin Golf Course in Columbia, Mo.

Freshman Nick Wilson (Rocheport, Mo.) won the tournament with rounds of 72-68-67 (207).  Wilson won the tournament by five strokes. For his efforts, Wilson was named AMC Freshman of the Year.

Head Coach Barry Doty received his second AMC Men's Coach of the Year of the Award.  Doty was also named the AMC Women's Coach of the Year.

Wilson and junior Kyle Kovar (Columbia, Mo.) were named to the All-AMC team.

William Woods advances to its second consecutive trip to the NAIA National Championships.  The National Tournament will be May 17-22 in Silvia, Ill., at the TPC Deer Run.

Team Results

Place	Team	Rd1	Rd2	Rd3	Total
1.	William Woods University	286	284	292	862
2.	University of Illinois-Springfield	289	291	285	865
3.	McKendree University	282	294	297	873
4.	Missouri Baptist University	296	289	293	878
5.	Hannibal-LaGrange College	313	306	311	930
6.	Central Christian College	328	327	329	984

Individual Leaders

Place	Individual/Team	Rd1	Rd2	Rd3	Total
1.	Nick Wilson (WWU)	72	68	67	207
T-2.	Justin Mueller (MCK)	68	73	71	212
T-2.	Kyle Jasper (MBU)	71	68	73	212
T-2.	Zachary Daugherty (MBU)	71	71	70	212
T-5.	Kyle Kovar (WWU)	71	69	74	214
T-5.	Scott Belcher (UIS)	74	72	68	214
T-5.	Shane McCafferty (UIS)	70	72	72	214
8.	Jordan Schwankhaus (MCK)	70	71	75	216
9.	Alex Graham (HLG)	74	73	73	220
T-10.	Clay Yates (UIS)	72	74	75	221
T-10.	Ryan McKillips (UIS)	73	73	75	221

Additional WWU Results

Place	Individual/Team	Rd1	Rd2	Rd3	Total
14.	J.D. Nash (WWU)	70	78	75	223
15.	Gabe George (WWU)	75	71	78	224
16.	Austin Waibel (WWU)	73	76	76	225

 

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Men's Golf Leads After Day One of AMC Championships

(COLUMBIA, Mo., May 4)-- The William Woods University men's golf team is in first place after day one of the American Midwest Conference Championships.  They lead McKendree University by six strokes.  WWU is attempting to repeat as AMC Champion, and earn its second consecutive trip to the NAIA National Championships.

The Owls played round one and two at the A.L. Gustin Course today. William Woods shot 286 and 284 for a two-round total of 570. McKendree University shot 282 and 294 for a two-round total of 576.

Individually, junior Kyle Kovar (Columbia, Mo.) and freshman Nick Wilson (Rocheport, Mo.) are in second place.  The tandem is one stroke behind tournament leader Kyle Jasper (Missouri Baptist University).

Day One Team Results

Place	Team	Rd1	Rd2	Total
1.	William Woods University	286	284	570
2.	McKendree University	282	294	576
3.	University of Illinois-Springfield	289	291	580
4.	Missouri Baptist University	296	289	585
5.	Hannibal-LaGrange College	313	306	619
6.	Central Christian College	328	327	655

Day One Individual Leaders

Place	Individual/Team	Rd1	Rd2	Total
1.	Kyle Jasper (MBU)	71	68	139
T-2.	Kyle Kovar (WWU)	71	69	140
T-2.	Nick Wilson (WWU)	72	68	140
T-4.	Justin Mueller (MCK)	68	73	141
T-4.	Jordan Schwankhaus (MCK)	70	71	141
T-6.	Shane McCafferty (UIS)	70	72	142
T-6.	Zach Daugherty (MBU)	71	71	142
T-8.	Gabe George (WWU)	75	71	146
T-8.	Scott Belcher (UIS)	74	72	146
T-8.	Clay Yates (UIS)	72	74	146
T-8.	Ryan McKillips (UIS)	73	73	146

The tournament will conclude tomorrow at the A.L. Gustin Golf Course in Columbia, Mo.  The team champion, and the individual medalist, with earn an automatic bid to the 2009 NAIA National Championships at the TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois on May 17-22.

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Men's Golf Finishes 13th at Western Illinois University

(Macomb, Ill., Apr. 21)--The William Woods University men's golf team finished 13th in an impressive field at the Western Illinois University Beu/Mussatto Invitational. The Tournament was stopped midway through the third day due to high winds that made the course unplayable.

The Owls shot a two-day total of 324-319 for a +67 for the tournament. South Dakota State University won the two-day tournament. SDSU shot 300-300 for a +24 for the tournament.

Freshman J.D. Nash (Newburg, Mo.) led the Owls with rounds of 77-83. Nash Finished 41st in a field of 90 golfers. Junior Kyle Kovar (Columbia, Mo.) and freshman Nick Wilson (Rocheport, Mo.) finished two shots back of Nash. Kovar shot rounds of 85-77, and Wilson shot rounds of 82-80.

The Owls will return to action on May 4th and 5th at the American Midwest Conference postseason tournament. The championship event will be held at A.L. Gustin Golf Course in Columbia, Mo.

Team Results

Place	Team	Rd1/Rd2	Total
1st	South Dakota State University	300/300	+24
2nd	Western Illinois University	303/303	+30
3rd	Indian Hills Community College	309/304	+37
4th	Univ. of Wisconsin-Green Bay	312/307	+43
5th	Creighton University	311/313	+48
6th	Bradley University	315/310	+49
7th	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville	312/314	+50
T-8th	University of Illinois-Springfield	309/318	+51
T-8th	Monmouth College	312/315	+51
10th	IUPUI	316/317	+57
11th	St. Ambrose University	324/312	+60
12th	Western Illinois University - Gold	318/320	+62
13th	William Woods University	324/319	+67
14th	Parkland Community College	318/332	+74
15th	St. Francis, University of Illinois	328/337	+89
16th	Knox College	331/340	+95

WWU Individual Results

Place	Name	Rd1/Rd2	Total
T-41st	J.D. Nash	77/83	160
T-55th	Kyle Kovar	85/77	162
T-55th	Nick Wilson	82/80	162
T-59th	Gabe George	80/83	163
T-67th	Austin Waibel	87/79	166

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Men's Golf Finishes 3rd at MVC Invitational

(MARSHALL, Mo., Apr. 8)--The William Woods University men's golf team finished third at the Missouri Valley College Invitational on Tuesday. Because of inclement weather, the tournament was changed to a one-day event.

Host Missouri Valley won the tournament by shooting a 3-over par 291. Evangel University finished second with an 11-over par 299. The Owls finished five strokes behind Evangel and shot a 16-over 304.

Junior Kyle Kovar (Columbia, Mo.) finished in a tie for fifth place individually. Kovar shot a 2-over par 74. He finished two shots behind co-champions Davan Bestgen and Tyler Kasubeck from Missouri Valley College. Freshman Bobby Mayer (Ballwin, Mo.), senior Gabe George (Salisbury, Mo.), and freshman Nick Wilson (Rocheport, Mo.) each finished in a tie for ninth place with a 4-over par 76.

The Owls will return to the course on April 13th and 14th at the NAIA Classic at The Brickyard Classic in Indianapolis, Ind.

Team Results

Place	Team	Rd1	Total
1st	Missouri Valley College	+3	291
2nd	Evangel University	+11	299
3rd	William Woods University	+16	304
4th	Baker University	+28	316

Individual Results (Top 5)

Place	Name	Team	Total
T-1	Devan Bestgen	MVC	72
T-1	Tyler Kasubeck	MVC	72
T-3	Tim McGinnis	EU	73
T-3	Craig Gibson	MVC	73
T-5	Adam Novakowski	MVC	74
T-5	Addison White	EU	74
T-5	Kyle Kovar	WWU	74

WWU Individual Results

Place	Name	Rd1	Total
T-5	Kyle Kovar	74	+2
T-9	Bobby Mayer	76	+4
T-9	Gabe George	76	+4
T-9	Nick Wilson	76	+4
T-13	Chris Bahr	77	+5
T-17	Austin Waibel	78	+6
T-23	J.D. Nash	80	+8
T-26	Jaron Lucchesi	81	+9
T-26	Kyle Brennaman	81	+9
39	Zane Garr	92	+20

Men's Golf Finishes 3rd at WWU Invitational

(FULTON, Mo., March. 31)--The William Woods University men's golf team finished third at the 2009 William Woods University Spring Invitational Tournament on Tuesday. William Woods battled cold temperatures and high winds to place third in the 11-team field.

The 26th ranked Owls finished eight shots behind tournament winner Grand View College. The Owls finished two strokes behind second place Iowa Wesleyan College.

Freshman Nick Wilson (Rocheport, Mo.) finished in a tie for third place for William Woods. Wilson shot a two-day 149.

The Owls will return to the course on April 6th and 7th at the Missouri Valley College Spring Invitational.

Team Results

Place	Team	Rd1-Rd2	Total
1st	Grand View College	304-305	609
2nd	Iowa Wesleyan College	315-300	615
3rd	William Woods University	307-310	617
4th	McKendree University	307-313	620
5th	Missouri Valley College	314-309	623
6th	Dakota Wesleyan University	319-311	630
7th	Evangel University	310-321	631
T-8th	Missouri Baptist University	311-322	633
T-8th	Rockhurst University	314-319	633
10th	Hannibal-LaGrange College	332-336	668
11th	Westminster College	365-377	742

Individual Results (Top 7)

Place	Individual	Team	Total
1st	Adam Lindsay	Iowa Wesleyan College	143
2nd	Clarke Fry	Rockhurst University	148
T-3rd	Adam Novakowski	Missouri Valley College	149
T-3rd	Justin Mueller	McKendree University	149
T-3rd	Nick Wilson	William Woods University	149
T-6th	Josh Manske	Grand View College	151
T-6th	Michael Nedved	Grand View College	151

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Men's Golf Opens Spring Season

(FULTON, Mo., March. 19)--The William Woods University men's golf team finished 8th (309-295-604) at the UST Texas Intercollegiate Golf Championship in Fort Worth, Texas.

Against a strong NAIA field, the Owls finished +28. 6th ranked Oklahoma Baptist University won the nine-team tournament shooting 6-under par (292-278-570). Two other schools at the tournament are ranked in the NAIA Top 25 (#13 Texas Wesleyan and #18 Northwood University).

Junior Kyle Kovar finished in a tie for 24th individually. Kovar shot 2-over par for the tournament (73-73-146). He finished nine strokes behind tournament champion Nathan Rau (University of Mobile).

Freshman Nick Wilson finished five shots behind Kovar. Wilson finished in a tie for 44th (79-72-151).

William Woods entered the tournament as the 23rd ranked team in the NAIA. The Owls are the defending American Midwest Conference champions. William Woods qualified for the NAIA National Championships for the first time in the history of the program in the spring of 2008.

Tournament Team Results

		Rd 1	Rd 2	Total	Par
1	#6 Oklahoma Baptist Univ.	292	278	570	-6
2	#13 Texas Wesleyan Univ.	290	286	576	E
3	University of Mobile	289	289	578	+2
3	#18 Northwood Univ.	289	289	578	+2
5	Grand View College	294	298	592	+16
6	Univ. of the Southwest	300	295	595	+19
7	Univ. of Texas-Brownsville	293	303	596	+20
8	#23 William Woods Univ.	309	295	604	+28
9	Southwestern College	306	305	611	+35

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Men's Golf Ranked in First Poll

(FULTON, Mo., Feb. 27)--The William Woods University men's golf team will open the 2009 season as the 23rd ranked team in the NAIA.

In a poll released today, the golf team earned 169 points in the first NAIA men's golf poll of the spring season. The Owls will open the 2009 season at the UST Texas Intercollegiate Golf Championship in Forth Worth, Texas, on March 14-16.

The Owls are the defending American Midwest Conference champions. William Woods qualified for the NAIA National Championships for the first time in the history of the program in the spring of 2008.

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Chris Bahr Ties for First Place at Arris' Pizza Invitational

(FULTON, Mo., Oct. 14)--The William Woods University men's golf team finished in third place at the Arris' Pizza Fall Invitational held at Tanglewood Golf Course on Tuesday. The Owls fired rounds of 294 and 298 for to finish two strokes behind Oklahoma Baptist University.

Senior Chris Bahr (Vandalia, Mo.) tied McKendree's Justin Mueller for the individual championship with rounds of 72 and 71. Junior Kyle Kovar (Columbia, Mo.) and freshman Nick Wilson (Columbia, Mo.) tied for third place with even par totals of 144.

Senior Brandon Stallo (Salisbury, Mo.) shot rounds of 75 and 78. Sophomore Austin Waibel (Boonville, Mo.) and Freshmen J.D. Nash (Dixon, Mo.) each finished with 10-over par 154 totals to round out the varsity scoring for the Owls.

The William Woods Junior Varsity had a good showing finishing in fifth place with rounds of 307 and 298.

The Owls, who are looking for a return trip to the NAIA National Championship, are off to a great start to the 2008-09 season averaging 297 through 11 rounds. They will return to the links on October 27th and 28th, at the Sleep Inn and Suites Invitational Tournament in Edmond, Oklahoma.

Team Results

Oklahoma Baptist University	288	302	590
McKendree University	301	289	590
William Woods University	294	298	592
Missouri Valley College	296	296	592
William Woods University (JV)	307	298	605
University of Illinois-Springfield	309	307	616
Mineral Area C.C.	309	321	630
Westminster College	353	365	718

William Woods University

Chris Bahr	72	71	143
Nick Wilson	71	73	144
Kyle Kovar	74	70	144
Derek Swinford	76	76	152
Brandon Stallo	75	78	153
Austin Waibel	77	77	154
Gabe George	78	76	154
J.D. Nash	74	80	154
Bobby Mayer	81	75	156
Jaron Lucchesi	84	79	163
Trey Allison	83	82	165
Kyle Brennaman	83	84	167
Ryan Ellis	87	83	170
Zane Garr	86	85	171
Matt Wools	85	90	175
Ben Lifritz	91	85	176
Scott Thompson	90	92	182

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Men’s Golf in 6th After Round One

(BOLIVAR, Mo., Oct. 6)--The William Woods University men’s golf team is in 6th place after the opening round of play in the Southwest Baptist University Invitational Tournament.  The Owls shot an opening round 305 and are 16 shots behind host Southwest Baptist.  Thirteen schools comprise the SBU field.  William Woods University is the only NAIA school competing in the tournament.

Freshman Nick Wilson (Rocheport, Mo.) shot an opening round 74 (+2).  After one round, Wilson is tied for 10th place and five shots out of the lead. Junior Kyle Kovar (Columbia, Mo.) is tied for 18th place after day one.  Kovar shot a 75 (+3).

Owls scoring after day one:

J.D. Nash	T-23rd	76 (+4)
Austin Waibel	T-48th	80 (+8)
Brandon Stallo	T-72nd	86 (+14)

Tournament Team Leader Board:

1	Southwest Baptist University	289
2	Washburn University	295
3	University of Central Missouri	296
4	Missouri Southern State University	300
5	Fort Hayes State University	302
6	William Woods University	305
7	Truman State University	310
8	Drury University	311
8	Missouri Western State University	311
8	Lincoln University	311
11	Pittsburg State University	315
12	University of Central Missouri (B)	318
13	Missouri State University CC	342

The Owls will play the final round of the tournament tomorrow.