Sophomore Murphy Sears moved into the top 10 on the final GPAC leaderboard and locked up all-conference honors. The Crete native carded an 83 in her final round of the 2017-18 season.
Murphy Sears carded a 74 on the second and final day of the Concordia Bulldog Invite and landed inside the top 10 of the individual leaderboard. As a team, the Bulldogs improved by 10 strokes on Friday (April 20).
On the first day of their first home event of 2017-18, the Concordia women's golf team carded a team total of 367. Brett Muller's program hosted 11 teams and 70 golfers at the Concordia Bulldog Invite on Thursday.
A week after a season best performance, the Bulldogs placed eighth among 10 teams in the field at the Erickson/Doane Invite. Concordia carded a team score of 374 on Thursday (April 12).
Sophomore Murphy Sears has been named the NAIA National Women’s Golfer of the Week, the national office announced Wednesday (April 11). She was also the GPAC golfer of the week.
After a career best performance at the CSM/Midland Invite, sophomore Murphy Sears has been credited with the first GPAC weekly award of her career. Sears best a field of 76 golfers at last week's invite.
Concordia women's golf showed growth while Murphy Sears remained near the top 10 on the second day of the GPAC championships in Vermillion, S.D. The Bulldogs will move into the spring with a ninth-place standing.
Murphy Sears shot an 85 on the opening day of the GPAC championships on Monday (Oct. 9), placing her just outside the top 10 on the leaderboard. As a team, the Bulldogs will enter day two tied for ninth place.
Sophomore Murphy Sears enjoyed the best collegiate round of her career on Wednesday (Sept. 27), shooting a six-over-par 78 to place third at the College of Saint Mary Classic. The Bulldogs shot a season low team score.
Sophomore Murphy Sears again led the way for the Concordia women's golf team. She placed 31st out of a field of more than 90 golfers at the Lila Frommelt Fall Classic (Sept. 15-16) hosted by Briar Cliff.
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.