Murphy Sears turned in her best performance so far this season while leading the Bulldogs at Monday's (Sept. 11) Midland Fall Invite. Concordia tied for fourth out of six teams at the tournament.
The Concordia women's golf team will have plenty of room for improvement after placing 13th at the Mount Marty Fall Invite, contested in Yankton, S.D. Sophomore Murphy Sears was the highest finisher for the Bulldogs.
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.
The GPAC champion and GPAC golfer of the year is still claiming more recognition even after the close of her collegiate golf career. She has now been named a CoSIDA Academic All-American for the second time.
A pair of Bulldogs from the women's golf program have been named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Senior Amy Ahlers is now a two-time Scholar-Athlete award winner.
The storybook collegiate career of Amy Ahlers has come to an end. The native of Albion, Neb., carded an 82 in her second round at the national championships. She has cemented her spot as an all-time Bulldog great.
Making her first public course appearance since securing the GPAC title on May 2, senior Amy Ahlers got her first taste of the national championships while in action on Tuesday (May 23). She shot a 16-over-par 88.
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.
After winning the conference title, Amy Ahlers rightfully took the honor of GPAC golfer of the year, as announced on Friday (May 12). She was joined on the all-conference list by teammate Murphy Sears.
Amy Ahlers came back from eight strokes down on the final day of the conference championships and earned a GPAC title and national tournament berth. The next stop for the native of Albion, Neb., is sunny Florida.
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.