April 24th, 2007
(photos courtesy of Greg Weghorst, ASC)
DALLAS – The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs are bringing back two American Southwest Conference Championship trophies to Seguin after sweeping the conference women’s and men’s golf titles Tuesday.
At Stonebridge Ranch Country Club in Dallas, the TLU women ended Mary Hardin-Baylor’s run of seven consecutive ASC Championships. The ASC title is the first conference championship in school history for the TLU women’s golf team.
The TLU women, with a two-round team score of 669, posted a seven-shot victory over the Crusaders (676). TLU led by three shots after Monday’s opening round.
Four Bulldog golfers – freshman Carly Hansen (tie for second), freshman Angela Aufderhaar (fifth), senior Brynn Waggoner (tie for eighth), and freshman Sarah Thompson (tie for eighth) – placed in the top 10.
Hansen and Aufderhaar earned spots on the ASC All-Conference First Team. Waggoner and Thompson made the ASC All-Conference Second Team. 
On the men’s side, TLU repeated as the conference team champion. Led by freshman Ryan Kiel (Seguin/Seguin), who won the individual title by two shots, the Bulldogs held on for a five-shot win over McMurry.
Both TLU teams earned automatic berths to the NCAA Division III Golf Championships by winning the conference championships.
“The women’s team came out today and really wanted to get the win,” said H.C. Tran, TLU head coach for women’s and men’s golf. “They worked really hard at it. They kept their heads together and came out and did it. They have accomplished a lot this year.”
The TLU men took a 10-shot lead over second-place Hardin-Simmons into Tuesday’s final round. TLU held a 24-shot advantage over McMurry entering the final round and nearly needed it all. McMurry shot a 288 over the last 18 holes and shaved 19 shots off the TLU lead.
“Ryan pretty much dominated and gave us a big lift,” said Tran. “Tanner played great and also gave us a boost, especially with his 67 in the second round. The boys wanted it this second title very badly.”
“They played the course instead of just hitting the long drive. I’ve been preaching to them, ‘Just play the course.’ It’s not about how long you drive. They did that this tournament, and it really paid off. I’m very proud of both of the teams. We couldn’t be happier.”
Kiel posted the two-shot win over LeTourneau’s Patrick Palmer. Kiel carded scores of 69 and 70 on Monday and shot a 76 on Tuesday. Kiel kept the ASC men’s individual title in TLU’s possession. Bulldog Michael Faterkowski, a four-time All-ASC performer, won the 2006 individual championship. Kiel joined Faterkowski and Ray Garza (2002) as Bulldogs with individual ASC titles.
The TLU women won the championship with a lineup that included three freshmen – Aufderhaar of Seguin (Seguin), Hansen of Coleraine, Minn. (Greenway) and Thompson of Beaumont (Hardin-Jefferson) – with senior Waggoner (Austin/McNeil) and sophomore Andrea Ramirez (Hondo/Hondo).
The men’s team included the freshman Kiel and four juniors: Tanner Carter (Boerne/Boerne), A.J. Vesey (Sugar Land/Clements), Jonathan Swisher (Laredo/Alexander) and Neil Simpson (Boling/Boling). Vesey and Simpson were the two hold-overs from five golfers that won the 2006 ASC Championship.
Carter tied for third with scores of 75, 67 and 76. Simpson and Swisher finished in 21st and 22nd, respectively, and Vesey tied for 24th.
By virtue of their top-five individual placements, Kiel and Carter earned spots on the ASC All-Conference First Team.
The 2007 golf season marked the first time that conference champions earned automatic bids to the NCAA Championships. In previous years, teams were chosen by a selection committee, with conference champions not receiving automatic qualification. Other bids to the national tournament are possible for teams not playing in a conference or for teams not winning conference titles.
The TLU women will make their first-ever team appearance at the national tournament. The TLU men will make their third consecutive appearance at the national championships. The Bulldogs have finished 12th in each of the last two national tournaments.
The NCAA Division III Women’s Golf Championships will take place May 8-11 at El Campeon Golf Course at the Mission Inn Resort & Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, Flor. Oglethorpe University and the Central Florida Sports Commission will serve as championship hosts.
The NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championships will be held May 15-18 in Fishers, Ind., at Hawthorns Golf and Country Club and in Carmel, Ind., at Prairie View Golf Club. Anderson University and the Hamilton Country Convention and Visitors Bureau will serve as championship hosts.
2007 ASC Women's Golf Championship Tournament
Dates: 04/23-04/24, 2007
Round: 2
FINAL RESULTS
Par-Yardage: 72-5871
Fin. School Scores
COLLEGIATE SCORING SYSTEM GOLFSTAT.COM
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1 Texas Lutheran 331 338 669
T 2 Carly Hansen 80 82 162
5 Angela Aufderhaar 81 84 165
T 8 Brynn Waggoner 84 87 171
T 8 Sarah Thompson 86 85 171
T 27 Andrea Ramirez 106 103 209
2 Mary Hardin-Baylor 334 342 676
1 Jenna Felechner 76 79 155
T 8 Christi Williams 83 88 171
14 Vanessa Gonzalez 88 86 174
15 Heather Barber 87 89 176
17 Courtney Kruppa 92 90 182
3 McMurry University 357 344 701
T 2 Barbara John 81 81 162
T 11 Erin McPherson 89 84 173
16 Meagan Harris 89 92 181
T 18 Whitney Truran 98 87 185
24 Samantha Evans 100 99 199
4 Hardin-Simmons Univ. 352 350 702
7 Whitney Mitchell 83 86 169
T 11 Kristi Martin 89 84 173
T 11 DeLane Griffith 88 85 173
20 Chandra Hayes 92 95 187
22 Lauren Schaub 97 99 196
5 LeTourneau Univ. 373 372 745
6 Veronica Rutland 85 83 168
T 18 Cierra Geer 96 89 185
21 Abigail Hews 96 94 190
25 Katelyn Stoltzfus 96 106 202
29 Kirby Posey 104 107 211
6 Texas, Univ @ Dallas 437 423 860
23 Megan Cook 98 100 198
26 Alicia Yoder 100 105 205
T 27 Ashley Cole 110 99 209
30 Candice Puig 129 119 248
31 Brandi Robbins 139 122 261
Individual Scores
Fin. Name School Scores
4 Surraya Minhas Schreiner 79 85 164
ASC Men’s Golf Championship Tournament
Dates: 04/23-04/24, 2007
Round: 3
FINAL RESULTS
Par-Yardage: 72-7044 72-7117
Fin. School Scores
COLLEGIATE SCORING SYSTEM GOLFSTAT.COM
COPYRIGHT ©, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, GOLFSTAT Bloomington, IL
1 Texas Lutheran Univ. 293 288 307 888
1 Ryan Kiel 69 70 76 215
T 3 W. Tanner Carter 75 67 76 218
21 Neil Simpson 78 76 76 230
T 22 Jonathan Swisher 72 80 79 231
T 24 A.J. Vesey 77 75 80 232
2 McMurry University 303 302 288 893
T 3 Larry Courtney 73 75 70 218
T 6 Rode McElreath 78 75 71 224
T 8 Chase Watson 76 79 71 226
T 18 Aaron Garza 80 73 76 229
T 30 Tyler Becker 76 79 80 235
3 Mary Hardin-Baylor 303 298 301 902
T 6 Casey Wharton 77 76 71 224
T 8 William Browne 73 73 80 226
T 11 Ryan Eastman 76 74 77 227
T 18 Eric White 77 75 77 229
T 27 Davis Dewald 81 77 76 234
4 Hardin-Simmons Univ. 292 299 315 906
5 Travis Brown 75 68 76 219
T 14 J.C. Eagle 70 78 80 228
T 14 Davey Davis 71 77 80 228
26 Paul Schaub 76 76 81 233
T 33 Brian Laing 79 82 79 240
5 LeTourneau Univ. 312 308 298 918
2 Patrick Palmer 76 70 71 217
T 8 Ty Burgett 77 72 77 226
T 11 Dillon Swain 76 78 73 227
T 38 Greg Garner 83 88 77 248
WD Christian Sarran WD WD WD
6 Mississippi College 308 301 310 919
T 14 Jonathan Winstead 74 75 79 228
T 24 Joel Richardson 79 76 77 232
T 27 Danny Briseno 81 76 77 234
T 30 Ben Mobley 79 74 82 235
35 Brett Moore 76 88 77 241
7 Texas, U. of-Dallas 309 299 313 921
T 11 Andrew Hughey 77 73 77 227
T 18 Ryan Siddique 78 74 77 229
T 22 Brian Vaughn 77 79 75 231
T 27 Charles Pantangco 77 73 84 234
40 Adrian Garcia 95 85 88 268
8 Louisiana College 325 316 317 958
T 30 Peter Anderson 77 79 79 235
T 33 Micah Triche 84 76 80 240
36 Robert Black 85 82 77 244
37 Brent Lawson 80 79 87 246
T 38 Elliott West 84 83 81 248
Individual Players
Fin. Name School Scores
T 14 Arnie Martinez Schreiner 74 74 80 228