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6/25/2009
STEVENS: Lobos of 2009 Grab Four Medalist Titles, Return to NCAA PostseasonThe Lobo men's golf team missed the NCAA postseason play in 2008 for the first time since 1985 and a return to the NCAA wars was a huge goal for the Glen Millican Lobos in 2009. The Lobos accomplished that goal, won a tourney team title, and and took medalist honors four times. Senior Steve Saunders also was the MWC Player of The Year and a Ping All-American. "We have expectations with this program and we achieved many of those expectations this year," said Millican.6/22/2009
Lobo Golfers Hard at Work Over the SummerThe University of New Mexico men's golfers may no longer be in season, but it hasn't been a quit summer for the Lobos. New Mexico's golfers, both current and future, have been busy playing in tournaments around the country. Nick Geyer, James Erkenbeck and Travis Ross have all qualified for the United States Golf Association's US Amateur Public Links National Championship tournament. Also at work, Tom Carlson, Ryan Smith and incoming freshman John Caitlin took part in the Southwestern Amateur, held at the Tucson National Golf Club in Tucson, Ariz.6/10/2009
Steve Saunders Named PING All-AmericanUniversity of New Mexico senior golfer Steve Saunders has been named to the PING All-America Third Team by the Golf Coaches' Association of America. Saunders won the Mountain West Conference Championship Tournament as well as the ASU Thunderbird Invitational during his senior season, finishing in the top 10 in nine of the 13 events the Lobos entered this past year. Saunders capped off his senior season finishing tied for seventh at the NCAA West Regional in Lake Merced, Calif. He's scheduled to graduate this fall with in a degree in marketing and a minor in communications. 6/9/2009
Sauer and Hellebostad Named ESPN the Magazine Academic All-AmericansUniversity of New Mexico student-athletes Jon Sauer and Tor-Hakon Hellebostad were named to the 2009 ESPN the Magazine Men's At-Large Academic All-America® Teams today. The teams are selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Sauer, a member of the Lobo men's golf team, was named to the second team, while Hellebostad, an all-American skier, was named to the third team.5/16/2009
Lobos Finish Sixth at NCAA West RegionalThe 37th-ranked University of New Mexico men's golf team shot a 6-under-par 282 in its final round at NCAA West Regional at the Lake Merced Golf Club The Lobos finished the tournament with a 10-under 854, one stroke short of tying No. 2 USC and forcing a playoff for the fifth and final spot in the National Championship tournament. |