10/10/05
Craig Nelson Earns All-Conference Honors Again
Craig Nelson (Mayville, N.D.) finished with rounds of 75 and 77 to finish tied for fourth place with a 152 at the NSIC Championship. The top eight finishers in the tournament are named to the NSIC All-Conference Team. This marks the second year in a row that Nelson has been named All-Conference after he finished in sixth place last season.
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Championships
October 7-8, 2005
Final Standings
Pebble Creek Golf Course
Becker, MN
Team Standings
| 1. Winona State | 302-299-601 | |
| 2. Bemidji State | 303-308-611 | |
| 3. Minnesota, Crookston | 315-313-628 | |
| 4. Northern State | 320-319-639 | |
| 5. Wayne State, NE | 323-318-641 | |
| 6. Upper Iowa* | 317-329-646 | |
| 7. Concordia St. Paul | 327-337-674 | |
| *Not eligible for league honors | ||
| Individual Standings | ||
1 |
Troy Merritt, Winona State | 74-74-148$ |
| Bret Toftness, Winona State | 74-74-148 | |
3 |
Al Zutz, Bemidji State | 75-75-150 |
4 |
Clint Cornell, Bemidji State | 75-77-152 |
| Craig Nelson, Northern State | 75-77-152 | |
6 |
Josh Wells, Upper Iowa* | 75-78-153 |
| Branden Schwantz, Minnesota, Crookston | 77-76-153 | |
8 |
Michael Abramhamson, Bemidji State | 74-80-154 |
| Matt Horel, Winona State | 75-79-154 | |
| Matt Hiller, Minnesota, Crookston | 77-77-154 | |
| Kevin Loeffler, Winona State | 79-75-154 | |
12 |
Tyler Teonnies, Northern State | 74-81-155 |
| Chad Bischoff, Winona State | 79-76-155 | |
| Neil Rude, Bemidji State | 79-76-155 | |
15 |
Jason Love, Wayne State, NE | 78-78-156 |
16 |
Scot Cudley, Wayne State, NE | 76-81-157 |
| Garrett Scott, Minnesota, Crookston | 80-77-157 | |
18 |
Andy Thomas, Upper Iowa* | 78-81-159 |
19 |
Collin Wilson, Wayne State, NE | 85-76-161 |
20 |
Jeff Peltier, Bemidji State | 81-81-162 |
21 |
Kevin Standberg, Concordia St. Paul | 83-81-164 |
| Matt Alford, Concordia St. Paul | 84-80-164 | |
| Steve Zutz, Minnesota, Crookston | 81-83-164 | |
24 |
Drew Kuckler, Upper Iowa* | 83-83-166 |
| Eric Payne, Northern State | 87-79-166 | |
26 |
Jason Wetovick, Wayne State, NE | 84-83-167 |
| Mitch Nehlick, Northern State | 85-82-167 | |
28 |
Steve Burho, Minnesota, Crookston | 82-86-168 |
| Bryan Peck, Upper Iowa* | 81-87-168 | |
30 |
Nick Gallaway, Concordia St. Paul | 88-84-172 |
31 |
Mike Brown, Northern State | 86-88-174 |
32 |
Lance Meyer, Concordia St. Paul | 83-92-175 |
33 |
Jared Youngblut, Upper Iowa* | 83-97-180 |
34 |
Brian Torpin, Wayne State, NE | 93-89-182 |
34 |
David Rugg, Concordia St. Paul | 87-WD |
| +Top 8 and tie are All-Conference | ||
| $Won 2-hole playoff | ||
| NSIC Player of the Year: Troy Merritt, Winona State | ||
| NSIC Coach of the Year: Mark Bambenek, Winona State | ||
Central Regional Fall Invitational Results
| RK | Team | 1st |
2nd |
Final |
| 1 | **Winona State | 288 |
287 |
575 |
| 2 | Missouri Western | 293 |
282 |
575 |
| 3 | Central Missouri State | 299 |
288 |
587 |
| 4 | Bemidji State | 304 |
290 |
594 |
| 5 | Minnesota, Crookston | 305 |
292 |
597 |
| 6 | Southwest Baptist | 311 |
293 |
604 |
| 7 | Wayne State | 315 |
316 |
631 |
| 8 | Northern State | 323 |
310 |
633 |
| 9 | Upper Iowa | 320 |
315 |
635 |
| 10 | Concordia St. Paul | 338 |
336 |
674 |
| ** Winona beat Missouri Western for 1st in one hole playoff. |
Top Finishers for the Wolves
Central Regional Individual Scores
| Northern State | |||
| Name | RND. 1 |
RND. 2 |
Total |
| Craig Nelson | 76 |
73 |
149 |
| Tyler Toennies | 83 |
77 |
160 |
| Mike Brown | 81 |
81 |
162 |
| Michell Nehlich | 83 |
79 |
162 |
| Eric Payne | 91 |
83 |
174 |
| Total Team Score | 323 |
310 |
633 |
| 9/22 | Team Scores | Total |
| 1. | Northern State | 328 |
| 2. | Northwestern College | 342 |
| T 3. | Minnesota-Morris | 352 |
| Concordia-Mhd | 352 | |
| 5. | Bethany Lutheran | 371 |
| 6. | Crown | 375 |
| 7. | Martin Luther | 387 |
| 8. | Presentation | 388 |
| Northern State | 330 | 318 | 331 | 979 | |
| T 30 | Craig Nelson | 73 | 81 | 77 | 231 |
| 42 | Tyler Toennies | 80 | 78 | 85 | 243 |
| 55 | Michell Nehlich | 98 | 74 | 83 | 255 |
| T 58 | Eric Payne | 90 | 86 | 86 | 262 |
| T 58 | Mike Brown | 87 | 85 | 90 | 262 |
| Team Score Moccasin Creek | ||||
| Northern State | ||||
Place |
Name | Front |
Back |
Total |
1 |
Tyler Toennies | 40 |
37 |
77 |
2 |
Mitch Nehlich | 40 |
38 |
78 |
3 |
Craig Nelson | 39 |
39 |
78 |
4 |
Eric Payne | 44 |
43 |
87 |
5 |
Mike Brown | 41 |
47 |
88 |
| Total Best 4 of 5 | 320 |
|||
| Top 10 Men | Moccasin Creek | ||
| Place | Name | Shool | Score |
1 |
Tyler Toennies | NSU | 77 |
2 |
Mitch Nehlich | NSU | 78 |
3 |
Craig Nelson | NSU | 78 |
4 |
Quinn Hoffman | UMM | 79 |
5 |
Josh Wells | UIU | 80 |
6 |
Paul Proshek | UMM | 80 |
7 |
Bryan Peck | UIU | 82 |
8 |
Drew Cuckler | UIU | 84 |
9 |
Trevor Krawchuck | PC | 85 |
10 |
Jared Youngblut | UIU | 85 |
11 |
Andy Thomas | UIU | 85 |
| Team Score Lee Park | |||
| Northern State | |||
| Place | Name | Front |
Total |
1 |
Tyler Toennies | 39 |
|
2 |
Craig Nelson | 39 |
|
3 |
Mitch Nehlich | 42 |
|
4 |
Eric Payne | 43 |
|
5 |
Mike Brown | 43 |
|
| Total Best 4 of 5 | 163 |
||
| Lee Park Invite | Mens Top 10 Individual | ||
| Place | Name | School | Score |
1 |
Tyler Toennies | NSU | 39 |
2 |
Craig Nelson | NSU | 39 |
3 |
Andrew Anderson | UMM | 40 |
4 |
Andy Thomas | UIU | 40 |
5 |
Trevor Krawchuk | PC | 41 |
6 |
Drew Cuckler | UIU | 41 |
7 |
Josh Wells | UIU | 42 |
8 |
Jared Youngblut | UIU | 42 |
9 |
Bryan Peck | UIU | 42 |
10 |
Mitch Nehlich | NSU | 42 |
Craig Nelson Earns All-Conference Honors
Craig Nelson (Mayville, N.D.) finished with rounds of 76 and 78 to finish in sixth place with a 154. The top eight finishers in the tournament are named to the NSIC All-Conference Team.
October 8-9, 2004
NSIC Championship
Becker, Minn.
Final Results
| 1. Winona State | 305 |
295 |
600 |
| 2. BSU | 320 |
312 |
632 |
| 3. UMC | 326 |
307 |
633 |
| 4. Wayne State | 337 |
341 |
678 |
| 5. Northern State | 344 |
336 |
680 |
| Individual NSIC All-Conference | RD1 |
RD2 |
Total |
| 1. Bret Toftness, WSU | 77 | 70 | 147 POY |
| 2. Branden Schwartz, UMC | 77 | 73 | 150 |
| 3. Troy Merritt, WSU | 78 | 73 | 151 |
| 4. Justin Carrier, WSU | 77 | 75 | 152 |
| 5. Matt Hovel, WSU | 73 | 80 | 153 |
| 6. Craig Nelson, NSU | 76 | 78 | 154 |
| 7. Lance Walvatne, UMC | 79 | 76 | 155 |
| 8. Al Zutz, BSU | 80 | 76 | 156 |
Final NSU Results
| Craig Nelson | 76 | 78 | 154 |
| Tyler Toennies | 86 | 79 | 165 |
| Tony Birmingham | 87 | 95 | 182 |
| Dustin Hjemeland | 95 | 86 | 181 |
| Eric Woehlhaff | 97 | 93 | 93 |
| Team | 344 | 336 | 680 |
September 27-28, 2004
Wolves Finish 10th at Central Regional
| RK | Team | 1st |
2nd |
Final |
Over Par |
| 1 | Missouri Estern St. | 311 |
293 |
604 |
+28 |
| 2 | Central Missouri St. | 315 |
294 |
609 |
+33 |
| 3 | Bemidji State | 313 |
304 |
617 |
+41 |
| 4 | Winona State | 318 |
300 |
618 |
+42 |
| 5 | Washburn University | 325 |
294 |
619 |
+43 |
| 6 | Truman State | 324 |
313 |
637 |
+61 |
| 7 | Minnesota, Crookston | 333 |
311 |
644 |
+68 |
| 8 | Southwest Baptist | 331 |
320 |
651 |
+75 |
| 9 | Wayne State College | 328 |
334 |
662 |
+86 |
| 10 | Northern State | 350 |
321 |
671 |
+95 |
| 11 | Upper Iowa | 353 |
334 |
687 |
+111 |
| RK | Name | 1st |
2nd |
Final |
Over Par |
| T30 | Tyler Toennies | 83 |
79 |
162 |
+18 |
| T39 | Dustin Hjelmeland | 87 |
78 |
165 |
+21 |
| 45 | Craig Nelson | 89 |
79 |
168 |
+24 |
| 58 | Tony Birmingham | 91 |
85 |
176 |
+32 |
| 59 | Mike Fosdick | 91 |
90 |
181 |
+37 |
September 10, 2004
Wolves Struggle at Concordia Invite
Northern State University - 328
Tony Birmingham 78
Craig Nelson 80
Dustin Hjelmland 82
Tyler Toennies 88
Mike Brown 92
September 7th, 2004
Tournament Photos
The NSU men's golf team had some trouble out at Mocassin Creek Golf Course as they finished third of four teams on Tuesday, September 7th. The Wolves shot a 331.
Dakota Wesleyan won the one day event with a 308, Upper Iowa finished second with a 325 while Presentation College took fourth with a 394.
September 6th, 2004
The NSU men's golf team won the Lee Park Invite with a score of 313. 2nd place went to Dakota Wesleyan with a score of 317. Upper Iowa finished third with a 343.
Tony Birmingham won the individual medal. Craig Nelson had a 77. Dustin Hjemeland-78 and Tyler Toennies-82
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