FHSU Sports Information
Fort Hays State junior Trey Herman earned All-MIAA honors for the 2013-14 season, helping Fort Hays State to a 10th-place finish at the MIAA Championships in Lawrence, Kan. The tournament was held on the Championship Course at Alvamar Golf Club, a par-72 layout.
Herman, who led the MIAA Individual Point Standings entering the
MIAA Championships, was overtaken by Central Missouri’s Travis Mays for MIAA Golfer of the Year. Mays entered the tournament five points back of Herman, but leaped in front by tying for second at the MIAA Championships, generating 13.5 points to his total to finish with 43.5 for the year. Herman tied for 15th, gaining just 0.33 points and finishing the year at 35.33, good for second in the point standings.
By finishing second in the overall point standings for the year, Herman earned All-MIAA honors, the first for a Tiger since Kevin Quinley earned the honors in 2011 by finishing eighth in the point standings. Herman is the highest-ever finisher for FHSU in the point standings race.
Herman shot 9-over par for the three-round tournament with rounds of 76, 74, and 75. He had a rough start to his final day, 3-over par through his first two holes, but played the remaining 16 in even par. It was not enough to reel in the red-hot Mays, who started the day at 1-under par overall and came back to the field just a bit with a 2-over 74 on the final day.
To compare the two golfers in the MIAA sanctioned events for the year, Herman tied for second at Nebraska-Kearney, tied for third at Central Missouri in the fall, then finished eighth at Central Oklahoma and a tie for 15th at the MIAA Championships in the spring. Mays tied for seventh at Nebraska-Kearney, tied for ninth at Central Missouri, finished seventh at Central Oklahoma, and then tied for second at the MIAA Championships. Though neither won a MIAA sanctioned tournament this year, they were the steadiest players in the conference.
Central Missouri, the No. 5 ranked team in NCAA Division II, won the MIAA Championship Tournament with a three-round score of 867 and in the process sealed first place in the regular season team standings as well with 56 points. Northeastern State finished second in the tournament (883) and in the regular season standings (49 points), and Central Oklahoma finished third in both as well (902 and 43 points). FHSU finished 10th at the tournament (938) and was eighth in the team standings with 28.5 points.
Grant Storey tied for 31st at the tournament with rounds of 75, 80 and 77 for a total of 232. Jeff Heptig was eight strokes back of that in a tie for 47th, shooting rounds of 80, 85, and 75. Nick VonLintel tied for 49th with rounds of 78, 80, and 83. Sam Christianson was 58th with rounds of 83, 85, and 83.
Herman will now wait to see if he is selected to compete at regionals as an individual. Selections are made on Friday, April 25 for the regional.
Men’s All-MIAA Team
Travis Mays, Central Missouri (43.5), Golfer of the Year
Trey Herman, Fort Hays State (35.33)
Michael Colgate, Nebraska-Kearney (28)
Cy Moritz, Central Missouri (26.75)
Ryan Dyck, Lindenwood (26.5), Freshman of the Year
Brad Hager, Northeastern State (24.5)
Lance Lawson, Nebraska-Kearney (23)
Teddy Jones, Central Missouri (22.5)
Brian Lilevold, Lincoln (21)
Jake Smock, Lindenwood (17.5)
Eric Kline, Central Oklahoma (17)
Max Lazzo, Washburn (15)
Clayton Moles, Southwest Baptist (14.25)
Sam Migdal, Central Missouri (14)
Robby Hughey, Central Missouri (12.75)
Men’s Final Team Standings (through 4 events)
1. Central Missouri (56)
2. Northeastern State (49)
3. Central Oklahoma (43)
4. Lindenwood (41)
5. Nebraska-Kearney (39)
6. Washburn (33)
7. Lincoln (31)
8. Fort Hays State (28.5)
9. Missouri Western (28)
10. Missouri Southern (25.5)
11. Pittsburg State (9)
12. Southwest Baptist (7)
Tiger women finish eighth
The Fort Hays State women’s golf team closed out the 2013-14 season by placing eighth at the MIAA Championships in Lawrence, Kan. The tournament was held at the Alvamar Golf Club on the Member’s Course.
Samantha Hobson led Fort Hays State in the final event of the year by finishing in 26th individually. She shot rounds of 96, 88, and 89 for a 273 total. Quillen Eichhorn finished 35th in her hometown, shooting rounds of 99, 95, and 92. Kaycee Beilman tied for 36th with rounds of 96, 96, and 100. Megan DeWerff tied for 39th with rounds of 101, 99, and 100. Natalie Bethel, who withdrew from the second round, shot rounds of 102 on both the first and third days of competition.
Fort Hays State shot 1151 as a team over three rounds. Central Oklahoma won the tournament by 15 strokes, shooting 958. Northeastern State was second with 973. Northwest Missouri State finished third with 1047. Baylee Price of Northeastern State won the tournament with a total of 233.