Final Results From The Second Day Of SHSU’s Golf Tournament
Courtesy: Paul Ridings,Jr., SHSU Sports Information
Huntsville – Sam Houston’s Micah Hill, Logan Boatner and Justin McKay finished first, second and third in the individual standings as the Bearkat men won the team title at the SHSU Harold Funston Intercollegiate men’s tournament Monday and Tuesday by 40 strokes.
Saint Edward’s won the women’s title with Texas A&M finishing as runner-up and Sam Houston third.
Both events were played at Raven Nest Golf Club. The men’s tournament was played on a par 71 6,943-yard layout while the women’s course measured 6,067.
Hill (67-68-68—203), Boatner (71-69-70—210) and McKay (73-71-67—211) dominated the individual medalist competition. Other SHSU’s finishes included fifth place by J. T. Taylor (72-72-71—215) and Albert Miner eighth (71-72-74—217).
North Dakota State (877) was the team runner-up followed by Tyler Junior College (897), Texas-Pan American (903), Jacksonville CC (914) and Texas Southern (984).
Wallis Spears (68-71-79—218) placed second and Jessica Tamen (71-75-73—219) was third as they led Saint Edward’s to the team tile with a 290-297-297—884 total.
Vanessa Johnson of TAMUCC (69-72-73—219) won the women’s individual medalist championship. A&M-Corpus Christi finished five strokes back with an 889.
Sam Houston was third at 892 followed by Lamar 898, Houston Baptist 915, Western Texas CC 942, Tyler JC 947, Alabama State 956, Texas-Pan American 977, New Orleans 1104 and Jacksonville CC 1163.
Nicole Budnik (71-73-77—221) was Sam Houston’s top individual finisher with an eighth place finish. Shelby Hardy was eighth (75-72-75—222), Meghan Musk (75-75-76—226) and Jessica Borth (76-78-72—226) 15th and Jenna Stene 24th (79-75-79—233).
Results From The First Day Of The Harold Funston Golf Tournament
Courtesy: Paul Ridings,Jr., SHSU Sports Information
The Bearkat men are in first place and the women stand second after 36 holes on the first day of the Harold Funston Golf Intercollegiate hosted by SHSU at Raven Nest Golf Course.
Sam Houston leads the men’s event with a 36-hole total of 281-280—561, 25 strokes ahead of second place North Dakota State (290-296—586).
Bearkats Micah Hill (67-68—135) and Logan Boatner (71-69—140) are in first and second place in the medalist standings, respectively. Albert Miner (71-72—143) stands tied for fourth and Justin McKay (73-71—144) and J. T. Taylor (72-72—144) both stand in seventh place in the individual standings.
North Dakota State (586) is in second, followed by Tyler Junior College 594, Texas-Pan American 605, Jacksonville College 614 and Texas Southern 665.
Saint Edward’s leads the women’s tournament with a 290-297—587 total. The Bearkats are five strokes back with a first day score of 297-295—592.
Wallis Spears of Saint Edward’s is the women’s individual leader with a 68-71—139 card. Vanessa Johnson of A&M-Corpus Christi (594) stands second while Nicole Budnik of Sam Houston is in third (71-73—144).
Shelby Hardy (75-72—147) also stands in the top 10 individuals.
A&M-Corpus Christi is third in the women’s standings with a 594 total followed by Lamar 597, Houston Baptist 604, Western Texas 619, Tyler 634, Alabama State 636, Texas-Pan American 649, New Orleans 737 and Jacksonville 786.
Tomorrow’s final round begins at 8:30.
Bearkat Football Players Earns SLC’s “Player of the Week”
Courtesy: Paul Ridings,Jr., SHSU Sports Information
Sam Houston State swept the weekly Southland Conference football player of the week honors after its 51-43 win over Stephen F. Austin in the 87th “Battle of the Piney Woods” at Reliant Stadium in Houston Saturday.
Junior quarterback Brian Bell was the offensive player of the week, junior cornerback Bookie Sneed won defensive honors and senior punter Matt Foster was the special teams player of the week.
Bell picked up 22nd career victory as starting quarterback for Sam Houston.
He directed the offense to 566 total yards in a 51-43 win over rival Stephen F. Austin.
The junior from China Spring, Texas (China Spring H.S.), completed 12 of 20 passes for 168 yards and totaled 69 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries. He passed for scores of 5, 31 and 30 yards and scored on runs of 1 and 9 yards and accounted for 237 yards total offense.
Sneed returned an interception 92 yards for touchdown that put Sam Houston State in the lead, 20-14, with 5:55 remaining in 2nd quarter. The return by the junior from Conroe, Texas (Conroe H.S.), was a school record, topping the previous mark of 90 yards set by Paul Wenzel against Sul Ross in 1968. He added 11 tackles against SFA.
Foster helped Sam Houston win the field position battle with a 45.1 average, including long of 61 yards. The senior from Melbourne, Australia, landed three punts inside the 20 that includes a high 43-yard punt with 3:10 left to play in the fourth quarter.
That put SFA on its own 15-yard line, forcing them to drive 85 yards in order to score a touchdown and go for a two-point conversion.
Sam Houston travels to Thibodaux, La., to take on the Nicholls State Colonels this Saturday at 6 p.m.
The Bearkats return to Huntsville in two weeks for their Homecoming battle with the McNeese State Cowboys. The game will be played at 7 p.m. on Nov. 20 at Bowers Stadium.
SHSU To Host Intercollegiate Golf Tournament
Courtesy: Paul Ridings,Jr., SHSU Sports Information
Twelve women’s teams and nine men’s squads will gather Monday morning at Raven Nest Golf Course as Sam Houston State plays host to the annual Harold Funston Intercollegiate Golf Classic.
The even marks the third year in a row that SHSU has hosted a fall golf event at Raven Nest.
Sam Houston won the men’s tournament both in 2010 and 2011 and the Bearkat women are the defending champs in their competition as well.
A&M-Corpus Christi, Alabama State, Houston Baptist, Lamar, New Orleans, Saint Edwards Texas Southern University, Texas-Pan American, Tyler Junior College, Western Texas College and Jacksonville College will be the participants in the women’s event.
The women’s layout at Raven’s Nest will play at par 71 with a yardage of 6,067 yards.
Jacksonville, North Dakota State, Texas-Brownsville, Texas-Pan American Texas Southern and Tyler will compete in the men’s team competition while four-man squads from Baylor and Houston will play as individual medalist entries only.
The men’s layout also has a par 71 and will be 6,943 yards long.
Play begins Monday with an 8 a.m. shot gun start.
The 54-hole tournament will feature 36 holes on Monday and the final 18 on Tuesday.