Skipper Third, Team Fourth at Conference Championships
Kansas City, Mo.–Behind an outstanding performance by Spencer Skipper (Sr., Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Business Management), the William Penn men’s golf team was a real contender at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championships Monday and Tuesday.
The Statesmen finished fourth out of 11 teams with a 54-hole score of 893 (294-294-305) at the par-72 Swope Memorial Golf Course. #8 Grand View held off the navy and gold as well as runner-up and #17 Mount Mercy (889) and third-place Culver-Stockton (890). With the win, GVU earns the Heart’s automatic bid to the NAIA National Championships on May 24-27 in Moline, Ill.
The Vikings not only denied WPU the team crown, but also kept Skipper from a qualification as an individual as Myles Pfingsten won the medalist honor at five-under 211 (71-68-72).
Skipper paced his squad in third place out of 55 players at even-par 216 (70-70-76). His pair of two-under-par rounds were the team’s best single-round efforts of the season.
Brandon Dizon (Jr., San Leandro, Calif., Sociology) was next for William Penn, placing 14th at 225 (77-71-77), while Frederik Lundsgaard (So., Jebjerg, Denmark, History/Government) (72-78-76) and Justin Bothma (Sr., Boksburg, South Africa, Business Management) (75-75-76) both tied for 15th at 226.
Ben Roberts (Sr., Albia, Iowa, General Accounting) wrapped up the team’s scoring at 238 (80-81-77) to tie for 36th.
The tournament marks the end of the collegiate careers of Bothma, Ethan Powers (Tipton, Iowa, Physical Education), Roberts, and Skipper.