Four Bulldogs carded scores of 76 or lower while helping the Concordia men's golf team move up three spots on the second and final day of the Midland Fall Invite in Oakland, Neb. Nolan Zikas finished 14th individually.
Behind the likes of Russell Otten and Nolan Zikas, the 2017-18 Concordia men's golf team has hopes of moving up the conference standings. The Bulldogs open their season Sept. 1 at the Midland Invite.
Senior Jared Knoepfel earned the NAIA Scholar-Athlete award for the second year in a row while junior Tyler Ehresman garnered recognition for the first time.
Sophomore Nolan Zikas has been tabbed an all-conference selection for the second year in a row. The standout recorded four top 10 finishes during the 2016-17 season.
The Concordia men's golf team improved on the second day of the spring GPAC championships while closing out the 2016-17 season. Senior Jared Knoepfel finished strong, carding a four-over-par 75 on Tuesday.
On a blustery day at Woodland Hills in Eagle, Neb., the Concordia men's golf team slid back from third to seventh in the GPAC standings. Freshman Tylar Samek remains in the running for an all-conference finish.
Aiming for a top-three finish, Concordia men's golf slid back one spot while completing the two-day Briar Cliff Invite on Thursday. Individually, Nolan Zikas placed ninth for his fourth top 10 finish of the season.
Behind strong play by Russell Otten and Nolan Zikas, the Concordia men's golf team came in under 300 for the fourth time in 2016-17. The Bulldogs are in third place after day one at the Briar Cliff Invite.
Russell Otten and Nolan Zikas both made climbs up the leaderboard in the third and final round of the Midland Spring Invitational. Otten placed fourth and Zikas sixth. As a team, Concordia finished fifth out of nine squads.
In the first official outing of the spring for Bulldog men's golf, Concordia stands in fifth place with 18 holes left to complete at the Midland Spring Invite. Russell Otten sits in sixth place on the leaderboard.
Nolan Zikas is a winner. In life. On the course. Said Zikas, "I enjoy being an inspiration. I like telling my story. I want kids to know that they can overcome this."
Concordia men's golf brings back each of its top five players from a year ago, including Reid Wiebe and inspirational Nolan Zikas.
Consider Concordia junior Reid Wiebe the Happy Gilmore of GPAC golfers. No, Wiebe does not stutter step his way into his tee shot, but his powerful drives are enough to make Shooter McGavin jealous. Wiebe attacks par fives with the tenacity of a Seward squirrel on an acorn.
Both Concordia golf programs continued their ascent in the league standings in 2014-15. Now in his fifth season, head coach Brett Muller expects his squads to produce even better results throughout the 2015-16 campaign.
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