2009 Drake Men’s Golf Results RYAN SMITH
CODY SCHWEINEFUS
BRAD REIERSON
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2009 DRAKE MEN’S GOLF SPRING RESULTS EVENT Carlton Oaks Invitational 36 holes • Feb. 16-17 Santee, Calif.
FREEMAN 75-82=157 T28th
Hiddenbrooke Intercollegiate 54 holes • March 15-17 Dallejo, Calif.
JOY 76-79=155 T21st
SMITH 75-72=147 T6th
TEAM 299-300=599 2nd
74-73-78=225 84-79-78=241 87-77-77=241 81-81-76=238 DNP 3rd T20th T20th T16th
74-78-80=232 T8th
313-307-309=929 3rd
Branson Creek Invitational 36 holes • April 6-7 Hollister, Mo.
81-79=160 T45th
80-74=154 T17th
320-305=625 8th
State Farm MVC Championship 54 holes • April 27-28 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
79-77-73=229 81-78-73=240 79-84-79=242 DNP T11th T34th T37th
77-75=152 T10th
REIERSON 73-73=146 T3rd
84-82=166 T57th
SCHWEINEFUS SHIMON 80-76=156 DNP T25th
82-77=159 DNP T40th
77-80-74=231 83-76-78=237 18th T26th
316-311-304=931 5th
2009 DRAKE MEN’S GOLF FALL RESULTS EVENT Briarwood Amateur 36 holes • Aug. 29-31 Ankeny, Iowa
ELEKES 81-73=154 T3rd
FREEMAN 69-68=137 T1st
GUSAFSON JOY 78-74=152 70-73=146 2nd T11th
REIERSON 71-71=142 T7th
Fairway Club Invitational
68-66-75=209 70-79-76=225 72-74-72=218 DNP 2nd T42nd T14th
John Dallio Memorial
54 holes • Sept. 13-15 Nebraska City, Neb.
54 holes • Sept. 27-28 Lemont, Ill.
DNP
54 holes • Oct. 6 Palm Desert, Calif.
Huston Baptist Husky Invitational 36 holes • Oct. 26 Missouri CIty, Texas
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TEAM
279-283-290=852 1st
76-78-79=233 87-77-77=241 69-75-75=219 DNP DNP T33rd T55th T4th
79-82-86=247 T66th
307-311-317=935 T9th
84-80-83=247 79-74-75=228 78-76-79=233 82-75-74=231 80-78-70=228 DNP 91st T53rd T73th T61st T53rd
75-76-80=231 T32nd
319-303-298=920 T14th
76-78=154 T37th
300-304=604 8th
DNP
76-78=154 DNP T37th
71-76=147 T9th
77-78=155 T44th
69-68-70=207 1st
SHIMON 70-72=142 T7th
80-75-73=228 46th
DNP
Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate
SCHWEINEFUS 69-70=139 6th
77-72=149 T19th
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2009-10Drake Bulldogs Senior Calgary, Alberta, Canada Edge School Fall 2009: 91st at Wyoming Desert Classic with 84-80-83=247...tied for third in first flight at Briarwood Amateur.Fall 2008: Competed at the John Dallio Memorial and carded a 244 (8081-83=244). Spring 2008: Carded 77.2 average based on 13 rounds...tied for 25th at MVC Championship with 74-76-77=227... tied for 28th at Diablo Grande Invitational...had low score of 72 in opening round of Branson Creek Invitational. Spring 2007: Had 80.7 stroke average based on 12 rounds...tied for 19th at Pala Mesa Invitational with 73-83-76=232...also had 74 in first round of Argonaut Invitational en route to 74-80-78=232 score. Other: Qualified for 2006 Junior World Championships posting a 74-68=142...also played in American Junior Golf Association Pacific Northwest Classic where he fired a 73-74-76=223. Prep: Attended the Edge School where he was named the school’s golfer of the year in 2004 and 2005. Personal: Finance and entrepreneurship major...son of Jim Elekes and Julie MacDiovmel... born Aug. 22, 1988. Year Rounds Strokes Avg. Low Fall 2006 Did Not Play Spring 2007 12 969 80.7 73 Fall 2007 Did Not Play Spring 2008 10 820 82.0 72 Fall 2008 3 244 81.3 80 Spring 2009 Did Not Play Fall 2009 5 401 80.2 73 Totals 30 2434 81.1 72
BEN FREEMAN Junior Fargo, N.D. South
Fall 2009: Second at Fairway Club Invitational with 68=66-75=209…won Briarwood Amateur with 69-68=137…tied for 33rd at John Dallio Memorial at 76-78-79=233…led team at Wyoming Desert Classic by tying for 53rd at 79-74-75=228. Spring 2009: Led Drake with 11th place finish in MVC Championships at 7977-73=229…named MVC Golfer of Week after tying third at Hiddenbrook Invitational with 74-73-78=225…tied for 28th at Carlton Oaks Invitational with 75-82=157. Fall 2008: Recorded 74.3 stroke average based on 11 rounds...led team with ninth-place finish at Kauai Collegiate Invitational with 69-71-69-209...tied for 22nd at John Dallio Memorial with 72-74-76=222. Spring 2008: Ranked third on team with 77.8 stroke average for 10 rounds... tied for 30th at MVC Championships with 77-77-75=229...tied for sixth at Carlton Oaks Invitational at 71-82-72=225. Fall 2007: Carded 75.8 stroke average based on 13 rounds...had low round of 70 in first round of MacDonald’s Cup...led Drake at MacDonalds Cup with 70-79=149 to tie for 21st overall...tied for seventh at Big Four championship with 71-71=142...tied for 41st at Joe Daillo Invitational. Other: Third in 2007 U.S. Amateur Publinks qualifier, shooting 65-73=138. Prep: Two-time North Dakota Class A state champion while competing for South High...posted 78-71=149 to win 2007 Class A crown leading South High to the state team title. Personal: Finance and management major... recipient of Drake Presidential Scholarship...son of Doug and Mary Freeman...born Nov. 17, 1988. www.GoDrakeBulldogs.com
Year Fall 2007 Spring 2007 Fall 2008 Spring 2009 Fall 2009 Totals
Rounds 13 10 11 10 13 34
Strokes 985 778 817 771 961 2,580
Avg. 75.8 77.8 74.3 77.1 73.9 75.9
Low 70 71 69 73 66 69
JARED GUSTAFSON Freshman Omaha, Neb. Gretna
Fall 2009: Tied for 42nd at Fairway Club Invitational with season-low 70-79-76=225... tied for 73rd with 78-76-79=233 at Wyoming Desert Classic...placed third in the First Flight at Briarwood Amateur with a 78-74=152. Prep: Captured 2009 Nebraska Class B state tournament title as senior at Gretna High School leading team to a second place finish...was third at 2007 and 2008 Nebraska state tournaments...led Gretna High to the 2008 Nebraska Class B state team title...won junior division of 2009 Iowa Masters Tournament. Personal: Finance major...sister, Cara, plays basketball at St. Bonaventure...son of Bryan and Michelle Gustafson...born Jan. 5, 1991 Rary Freeman...born Nov. 17, 1988. Year Fall 2009 Totals
Rounds Strokes 11 851 11 851
Avg. 77.4 77.4
Low 74 74
LUKE JOY
Senior Dorset, England Corfe Hills Fall 2009: Led team with 73.7 averaged.. tied for 4th at John Dallio Memorial with 69-75-75=219...tied for ninth at Houston Baptist Invitational with 71-76=147...tied for 14th at Fairway Club Invitational with 72-74-72=218...Spring 2009: tied for 34th at MVC Championship with 81-78-81=240...tied for 10th at Branson Creek Invitational with 77-75=152...tied for 20 at Hiddenbrook Invitational with 84-79-78=241...21st at Carlton Oaks Invitational with 76-79=155. Fall 2008: Led team with 22nd place finish at Texas-Arlington Waterchase Invitational...had 74.5 average based on 11 rounds...posted low score of 69 during second round of Kauai Collegiate Invitational. Spring 2008: Led Drake at MVC Championships by tying for sixth overall to earn all-league honors posting a 73-73-70=216...paced team with 75.0 average on 14 rounds...tied for third in Branson Creek Invitational with 75-70=145...was fourth at Carlton Oaks Invitational at 75-74-73=222...tied for 16th at Colorado Stevinson Ranch Invitational. Fall 2007: Led team with 73.6 average based on 10 rounds...tied for fourth at Big Four championship with 7168=139...tied for sixth overall at Kansas Invitational with 74-7175=220. Spring 2007: Redshirted. Fall 2006: Posted 75.6 stroke average based on 14 rounds...tied for team lead for most rounds in 70s with 13...shot low round of 70 at Hawaii Fall Invitational...led team by tying for 33rd at Kansas Invitational with 71-77-79=227...seventh in Big Four Championships with 7272=144...carded 54-hole low total of 74-70-81=225 at Hawaii Fall Invitational. Prep: Attended Corfe Hills High School...posted four-round score of 282 in 2005 to become first Dorset winner of Bulldogs | 13
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CONNOR ELEKES
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the South of England Boys’ 72-hole championship at Sherbone and Yeovil. Personal: Business major...son of Derek and Janet Joy...born May 25, 1988. Year Rounds Strokes Avg. Low Fall 2006 14 1,058 75.6 70 Spring 2006 Did Not Play Fall 2007 10 736 73.6 68 Spring 2008 14 1,050 75.0 70 Fall 2008 11 819 74.5 69 Spring 2009 10 788 78.8 75 Fall 2009 13 958 73.7 69 Totals 49 3,663 74.8 68
competitors in 2007 American Junior Golf Association event in Kansas City, Mo. with 77-67-67=211. Prep: Tied for 28th as sophomore at 2005 Minnesota AA state tournament with 7976=155. Personal: Management major...son of Scott and Janene Reierson...born April 17, 1989. Year Rounds Strokes Avg. Low Fall 2007 10 770 77.0 74 Spring 2008 6 478 79.7 76 Fall 2008 11 814 74.0 69 Spring 2009 10 795 79.5 73 Fall 2009 7 525 75.0 70 Totals 44 3,382 76.7 69
BEN LYONS
CODY SCHWEINEFUS
Freshman Centennial, Colo. Regis Jesuit Fall 2009: Tied for ninth in the President’s Flight at Briarwood Amateur with a 7677=153. Prep: Tied for seventh in 2008 Colorado Class 5A state golf tournament as senior while leading Regis Jesuit High School to fourth place in team standings...earned all-state honors...finished tied for 18th in 2009 Colorado Junior Series Championship. Personal: Accounting and Finance major...recipient of Drake Presidential Scholarship...son of Richard and Jean Lyons...born Jan. 1, 1991. .Year Fall 2009 Totals
Rounds Strokes 2 153 2 153
Avg. 76.5 76.5
Low 76 76
BRAD REIERSON Junior Chaska, Minn. Chaska
Fall 2009: Tied for 44th at Houston Baptist Invitational with 77-78=155, while tied for 53rd at Wyoming Desert Classic with 80-78-70=228...tied for seventh in championship flight of Briarwood Amateur at 71-71=142. Spring 2009: Tied for 37th at MVC Championship with 79-84-79=242...tied for third in opener at Carlton Oaks Invitational with 73-73=146...tied for 20th at Hiddenbrooke Invitational with 87-77-77=241. Fall 2008: Led team with 74.0 average for 11 rounds...tied for 11th at John Dallio Memorial...tied for 25th at Fairway Club Invitational and tied for 27th at TexasArlington Waterchase Invitational...had low round of 69 at Kauai Collegiate Invitational. Spring 2008: Posted 79.7 average... tied for 38th at Carlton Oaks Invitational at 78-76-83=237...61st at Colorado Stevinson Ranch Invitational. Fall 2007: Had 77.0 average based on 10 rounds...20th at Big Four championship with 75-74=149...tied for 33rd at John Dallio Invitational with 74-76-80=230. Before Drake: Ranked in top 200 in country by National Junior Golf Scoreboard...had two top 10 finishes in national events, placing fourth out of 159 golfers in 2007 Pepsi Little Peoples Classic, shooting 69-72=141...was sixth out of 74 14 | Bulldogs
Junior Decorah, Iowa Brophy College Prep
Fall 2009: Won Fairway Club Invitational with 69-68-70=207...tied for 19th at Houston Baptist Invitational with 77-72=149...sixth in championship flight of Briarwood Amateur at 69-70-139...Spring 2009: Tied for 16th at Hiddenbrooke Intercollegiate with 81-81-76=238, while tying for 25th at Carlton Oaks Invitational with 80-76=156. Fall 2008: closed season tying for 10th at Kauai Invitational with 71-69-73=213...tied for 26th at John Dallio Memorial with 7274-77=217...Spring 2008: Recorded 74.1 average for nine rounds...had low round 69 at Kauai Collegiate Invitational en route to 10th place finish...tied for 26th at John Dallio Memorial. Spring 2008: Had 80.3 stroke average...tied for 34th at Diablo Grande Invitational...tied for 45th at Carlton Oaks Invitational. Fall 2007: Had 74.7 average based on 13 rounds...led Drake at Big Four championship with runner-up finish at 67-69=136... seventh at John Dallio invitational with 75-71-76=222...tied for 30th at Bill Cullum Invitational with 76-71-79=226. Other: Was third out of 82 golfers in 2007 PGA junior national event with 6875=143...also finished third in 2007 Iowa Boys Junior Championship, shooting 70-75=145. Prep: Became 13th player in state history to win back-to-back Iowa prep titles, claiming his second straight Class 3A individual title with 76-70=146 by rallying from a four stroke first round deficit...tied for third as sophomore at 2005 Iowa Class 3A meet...three time all-state choice for Decorah High...2006 and 2007 Northeast Iowa Conference Golfer of the Year...top freshman scorer at the 2004 Iowa Class 3A meet placing 12th. Personal: Business management major...recipient of Drake Presidential Scholarship...son of Eric and Annette Schweinefus...born July 19, 1988. Year Fall 2007 Spring 2008 Fall 2008 Spring 2009 Fall 2009 Totals
Rounds 13 6 9 7 7 42
Strokes 971 482 667 553 495 3,168
Avg. 74.7 80.3 74.1 79.0 70.7 75.4
Low 67 75 69 76 68 68
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2009-10 Drake Bulldogs DRAKE MEN’S GOLF ACCOLADES
Senior Peoria, Ariz. Brophy College Prep Fall 2009: Tied for 37th at Houston Baptist Invitational with 76-78=154...46th at Fairway Club Invitational with 80-75-73=228...tied for 66th at John Dallio Memorial with 79-82-86=257...tied for seventh at Briarwood Amateur with 70-72=142...Spring 2009: 18th at MVC Championships with 77-80-74=231...Fall 2008: Played in one tournament, tying for 53rd in Fairway Club Invitational. Spring 2008: Owned 76.6 average...tied for 37th at MVC Championships with 76-79-79=234...tied for 30th at 83-73-71=227 at Colorado Stevinson Ranch Invitational...tied for 40th at Branson Creek Invitational. Fall 2007: Had 78.0 stroke average...22nd at Big Four Championship with 76-77-153...tied for 75th at Kansas Invitational with 79-80-78=237. 2006-07: Played most rounds of any freshman at 26, while owning 79.3 stroke average...had 15 rounds in 70s. Spring 2007: Posted 82.4 stroke average, including four rounds in 70s...was 44th in MVC Tournament with 86-7982=247...enjoyed best 54-hole score of 82-79-81=242 at Diablo Grande Invitational, while tying for 43rd. Fall 2006: Had 76.6 stroke average based on 14 rounds...posted 11 rounds in 70s... had low round of 71 at Xavier Invitational where he had a season low 54-hole score of 77-74-71=222. Other: Competed in 2004 U.S. Junior Amateur after finishing third in sectional qualifying tournament...member of Arizona Boys Junior America’s Cup Team. Prep: Co-captain of Brophy College Prep team as high school junior and senior...helped guide team to third-place finish in 2005 Arizona Class 5A state tournament...two-time honorable mention all-state choice...also three-year starting guard on basketball team. Personal: Business major...recipient of Drake Presidential Scholarship...father, Ted, who is 1984 graduate of Drake, is a pharmacist...son of Ted and Debra Shimon...born July 1, 1987. Year Rounds Fall 2006 14 Spring 2007 12 Fall 2007 5 Spring 2008 8 Fall 2008 2 Spring 2009 3 Fall 2009 10 Totals 54
Strokes 1,073 989 390 614 159 231 771 4,427
Avg. 76.6 82.4 78.0 76.6 79.5 77.0 77.1 78.3
Low 71 79 76 71 77 73 70 70
MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1997, 1998 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 1996, 1997 (23rd place), 1998
ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE SELECTIONS Jon Johnson: 1976 Robb Pomerantz: 1976,1977 Eric Boehlert: 1995 Ben Pettitt: 1996, 1997, 1998 Ben Poehling: 1997 Cory Braunschweig: 1997, 1998 David Bartels: 2000 Neil Johnson: 2000 Kane Hanson: 2003, 2004, 2006 Derek Butts: 2003 Jeffrey Berkshire: 2004, 2005 Ross Hamann: 2005, 2007 Ryan Smith: 2006 Luke Joy, 2008
MVC GOLFER OF WEEK RECIPIENTS Ben Pettitt, 9 Ben Poehling, 5 Zach Johnson, 5 Kane Hanson, 4 Jeff Berkshire, 3 Ross Hamann, 3 Derek Butts, 2 Matt Brooks, 2 Larry Pearson, 1 Matt Rensink, 1 Neil Johnson, 1 Ryan Hartman, 1 Wes Pantling 1 Ben Freeman, 1 Brad Reierson, 1 MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT MEDALISTS Ben Pettitt: 1997, 1998 MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE ALL-CENTENNIAL TEAM Ben Pettitt, Drake Zach Johnson, Drake MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE SELECTIONS Brett Lalor: 1993 Eric Boehlert: 1994, 1995, 1996 Ben Pettitt: 1996, 1997, 1998 Ben Poehling: 1996, 1997, 1998 David Buckley: 2000, 2001, 2002 Derek Butts: 2000, 2002, 2003 Michael Foster: 2003 Matt Brooks: 2005 Kane Hanson: 2006 GOLF COACHES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA ALL-AMERICAN SCHOLAR ATHLETE Eric Boehlert, 1995, 1996 Ben Pettitt: 1997, 1998 Ben Poehling: 1997 Derek Butts: 2003 Kane Hanson: 2006 MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE COACH OF YEAR Jamie Bermel: 1995, 1996, 1997
The Bulldogs competed at Kauai Collegiate Invitational in Lihue, Kauai in Hawaii on the 6,954-yard Puakea golf course in 2008.
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