By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
BRULE, Neb. – Fort Hays State Women’s Golf opened its 2024-25 season with a seventh-place finish in the Battle at Bayside, hosted by the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Avery Blasi led the way for the Tigers with a ninth-place finish individually, the lone Tiger among the Top 10 of the field.
The Tigers recorded team scores of 342 and 334 for a total of 676. FHSU’s lineup of competitors included five freshmen and one sophomore, with Hayden York as the only returner from last year’s squad. Nebraska-Kearney’s A squad won the tournament with a 624, while Northwest Missouri State (640) placed second and Southwest Minnesota State (648) placed third.
Avery Blasi led the way for FHSU on the par-71 layout at the Bayside Golf Course. She carded rounds of 78 (+7) and 80 (+9) for a total of 158 (+16). She carded one birdie in the opening round and three in the second round.
Teammates Shayla Nordlund and Hayden York tied for 27th, each shooting identical rounds of 87 and 84. Nordlund had one birdie in the tournament, while York recorded a birdie in both her first and second rounds. Abbie Norris shot rounds of 90 and 86 to place 33rd, while Kiley Maier carded rounds of 96 and 86 to place 37th. Emma Walz also competed for the Tigers and shots rounds of 100 and 95, tying for 44th. Maier had four birdies, while Norris had three.
Calie Dockter of Nebraska-Kearney and Madilyne Schlaepfer of Northwest Missouri State tied for the individual title, each shooting 151 (+9).
The FHSU women will make a return trip to Nebraska in a couple of weeks for the Fall MIAA Preview, hosted by Nebraska-Kearney at the Meadowlark Hills Golf Course in Kearney. The tournament is set for September 23-24.
Men
WARRENSBURG, Mo. – The Fort Hays State men’s golf team secured a seventh-place finish at The Mule, hosted at Mules National Golf Club in Warrensburg, Mo. The par-70 course saw standout performances from several Tigers, led by Cooper Scheck, who delivered an impressive third-place individual finish.
Scheck concluded the tournament 4-under par, shooting a total of 206 across three rounds (74, 67, 65). His stellar performance in the final two rounds, going 8-under par, included a remarkable 65 in the third round, the lowest individual round for a Fort Hays State golfer since at least 2010. Scheck’s 65 also tied for the second-lowest round of the tournament. He finished third overall among MIAA opponents, earning 13 individual conference points.
Cole Streck also had a solid showing, tying for 22nd place overall. Streck posted his best round of the tournament in round one with a 71, securing a tie for 13th among MIAA competitors and receiving two individual conference points.
Jacob George tied for 33rd place, shooting rounds of 72, 78, and an even-par 70 to close out the tournament. Jackson Rader finished in a tie for 85th with rounds of 78, 80, and 74. Ashton Dowell found his best form in the third round, finishing 6-over par and recording two birdies in the round.
The Tigers made history with their final round at Mules National Golf Club, posting a 2-over par, marking the lowest round ever recorded by the program at this course. Their performance in the final round was tied for the fourth-best round of the week in the field, and the team finished fourth out of 11 teams in the conference standings. This marks Fort Hays State’s best conference finish at an MIAA event since tying for fourth at the 2013 UCM Heart of America Invitational.
Central Oklahoma claimed the team title, finishing as the only team to post a sub-par score for the tournament. UCO ended one stroke under par, defeating second-place Central Missouri (A) by 14 strokes. The Bronchos shot a 277 in the third round, tying for the best round of the tournament. UCO had three players finish in the top 10 individually, including the top two overall finishers.
Nicholas Canales from UCO won the individual title, finishing 6-under par, with an impressive 7-under par final round. His teammate Jordan Wilson finished second, holding the best score in the first two rounds.
The Tigers will return to action next Monday and Tuesday, September 16-17, when they travel to Tahlequah, Okla., for the NSU Men’s Golf Classic.