Holy Names Finishes 17th at Nationals
Hawks Slide on Final Day
Olathe, KS - The Holy Names Men's Golf program wrapped up their second National Tournament appearance in 17th place out of the 28 team field, a slightly disappointing finish after last year's 7th place showing. The Hawks were one of 17 teams to make the cut for the final round and sat in 11th place after three rounds. A final round score of 311 dropped the Hawks to a +62 score of 1214 over the four day event. Charles Chae was the top Holy Names finisher with a 13-over 301.
Despite the late tournament slide, head coach Sigfried Wroebel and his assistant Alex Lara have put together an impressive run of late. In addition to back to back appearances in the NAIA National Tournament, the Hawks have won three straight Cal Pac titles and have stayed in the NAIA Top 25 during that entire span. Holy Names has won five conference titles overall and last season had their first NAIA All-American in Carlos Corona.
For complete results of the 2006 Men's Golf NAIA National Championship click here.
Hawks in 12th After Day Two
Shoot 6th Best Round of 299
Olathe, KS - Holy Names University used an 11-over 299 on the second day of the 2006 NAIA Men's Golf National Tournament to climb eight spots into 12th place at the tournament's halfway point. The Hawks sat in 20th place after the first round in which they shot a 19-over 307. Holy Names' second round score was the sixth best among the 28 teams participating.
The Hawks' Travis Childress has shot a combined 6-over 150 thus far putting him 11 strokes off the pace of the leader. Joe Prince of Pt. Loma Nazarene sits at the top of the board with a 5-under 139. Holy Names' Charles Chae and Brad Gershon have both shot 8-over 152s.
The 2006 NAIA Men's Golf National CHampionships continue today. Click here to follow the action live.
Holy Names Tees Off at Nationals
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Olathe, KS - For the second consecutive year the Holy Names men's Golf program tee's off in the NAIA National Tournament held in Olathe, KS. Head Coach Sigfried Wroebel and his team begin the final step of their quest for a National Title at 1:15pm tomorrow. Click on the link below for stats, results and live scoring.
2006 NAIA Men's Golf National Championship
Hawk Golfers Headed Back to the Dance
Advance to 2nd NAIA National Tournament
The Holy Names University Men's Golf program has advanced to the 2006 NAIA National Tournament held in Olathe, KS and played from May 16-19, 2006. The Hawks, making their second straight appearance in the tournament, advanced via an at large invitation based on their season's performance and their #13 ranking on the NAIA Men's Golf Final Poll. Holy Names moved up from #17 on last week's ranking into their current #13 slot. Holy Names is one of 28 teams competing for the 2006 National Title while 144 golfers will contend for the individual national title.
Holy Names won their 3rd consecutive California Pacific Conference championship this season and finished third at the NAIA Region II tournament for the second consecutive year. This is also the second consecutive year the Hawks have received an at-large bid into the big dance. Last season Holy Names finished an impressive 7th at the National Tournament.
For complete listings of the team and individual qualifiers for this years NAIA Men's Golf National Tournament click here.
Holy Names Takes 3rd at Regional's
Gershon #2 Golfer
The Holy Names Men's Golf program took home third place at the NAIA Region II Championships for the second straight year this week finishing just 3 strokes behind Point Loma Nazarene with a 46-over 910. The Master's College ran away with the regional title shooting an 889 and had the top individual finisher in Andrew Lawson who finished with a 6-under 210. The Master's takes the region's automatic bid into the NAIA National Tournament held in Olathe, KS May 16-19.
Holy Names meanwhile must wait and hope for an at-large bid into the tournament as they were forced to do last year. The Hawks took their bid and ran with it last season finishing an impressive 7th at the event. The Hawks' Brad Gershon shot a 1-over 217, good for a second place tie at this year's regional. Charles Chae (228), Brett Beaty (232) and Travis Childress (233) finished 9th, 12th and 14th respectively while Matt Moreno closed out the Hawks' scoring with a 31st place 273.
Holy Names is currently ranked #17 in the country. The NAIA Men's Golf Final Ranking will be released this Friday and the at large bids handed out at that time.
Click here for complete results from the 2006 NAIA Regional II Championship.
Men's Golf Wins Cal Pac Title
Third Straight Crown for Hawk Golfers
The Holy Names University Men's Golf program won their third straight California Pacific Conference championship Wednesday at the Cal Pac Championship Tournament held at the Monarch Bay Golf Club and hosted by CSU East Bay. Holy Names beat out host East Bay by just 2 strokes as they recorded a 292. Menlo College finished third while Dominican, Bethany and Cal Maritime rounded out the field respectively. Holy Names, East Bay and Menlo all automatically qualified for the NAIA Region II Tournament on April 23-25. The winner of the regional tournament receives an automatic bid into the NAIA National Tournament, held in Olathe, KS.
Holy Names' Brad Gershon was the individual champion shooting an even par 71 and beating out teammate Bret Beaty by one stroke. Charles Chae took home a 6th place 74 while Matt Moreno (77) and Brian Razzari (81) finished 13th and 22nd respectively.
Holy Names, who now has 5 conference titles in their bag, took third at last year's regional tournament but still received an at-large bid into the NAIA National Tournament by virtue of their #9 national ranking. Holy Names finished 7th at last years nationals. The Hawks are currently ranked 13th.
Men's Golf Wins Menlo Tournament
Hawks Take Top Four Spots
The Holy Names Men's Golf team took first place in the Menlo College Tournament Tuesday in impressive fashion finishing 27 strokes ahead of second place finisher Menlo College. Holy Names, currently ranked #7 in the nation, recorded the top four individual scores led by Charles Chae's one-over par 73. The Hawks' Matt Moreno (74), Brian Razzari (75) and Brad Gershon (76) rounded out the top finishes.
Dominican University and CSU East Bay each recorded a 326, one stroke behind Menlo. Bethany College and CSU Maritime rounded out the field. Holy Names' is next in action on Wednesday, April 5th at the California Pacific Conference Championships hosted by CSU East Bay and held at the Monarch Bay Golf Club in San Leandro.
Hawks Edged Out of Own Tournament
Chai Ties for For Top Score
Holy Names was finished in third place as a team in the Battle of Monarch Bay hosted by the Holy Names golf program. The Hawks finished behind former Cal Pac foes CSU Monterey Bay and Notre Dame de Namur who recorded a 601 and 611 respectively. Holy Names hot a tournament best 295 on the opening day but followed that up with a frustrating 319 on day two for their third place 614. Holy Names' Charles Chai recorded a five-over 147, finishing in a tie for the top individual score with two UCLA golfers.
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Holy Names Wins Bay Area Classic
Hawks' Razarri Takes Individual Honors
Host Holy Names University won the Bay Area Classci golf tournament held at San Leandro's Monarch Bay Golf Club with a 14 over 590 for the two day event. The Hawks posted a 298 the first day and folloewd that up with a tournament best 292 on day two, giving them a five stroke lead over second place Claremont McKenna. Holy Names Brian Razarri took home the individual championship as he shot a 4-under 140. Charles Chai finished third with an even 144 while Brad Gershon grabbed a fourth place finish with a 147.
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Hawk Golfers Swing into Top 10
Ranked #7 on Latest NAIA Poll
The Holy Names Men's Golf program jumped up six spots on the latest NAIA Men's Golf Poll released March 3rd and find themselves ranked #7 in the country. Holy Names appeared in the #13 slot on the fall poll last November and break into the Top 10 at the start of the spring season. Holy Names finished last season #10 on the final poll and finished 7th at the NAIA National Championships, their first appearance in the tournament.
Holy Names is coming off a couple impressive tournament showings in February including a 4th place finish at the Carson Daily Invitational hosted by NCAA Div. I Loyola Maramount. LMU won the tournament while the University of San Francisco took home second place. HNU's Brett Beaty finished 6th in the tournament with an 8 over 224, the Hawks highest finisher.
The Hawks also won the first California Pacific Conference Tournament hosted by CSU Maritime. Holy Names finished three strokes better than CSU East Bay with an overall score of 309. All five Hawk golfers finished in the top ten led by Brad Gershon's second place finish with a three over 75.
To view the latest NAIA Men's Golf Poll click here.
#13 Hawks Take Bill Cullum Invitational
HNU's Chae is Individual Champion
Holy Names University won the 2005 Bill Cullum Invitational hosted by CSU Northridge with a 3-round 879, 10 shots better than second place finisher CSU San Marcos. San Marcos is currently ranked #4 on the NAIA Fall Rating. #13 Holy Names beat a number of NCAA Div-1 teams in th eprocess including UCLA, University of the Pacific, University of Idaho and Gonzaga. The Hawks held a one stroke lead oafter two rounds on Monday and shot a 294 Tuesday to win going away. Holy Names' Charles Chae claimed the individual championship shooting a five under par 211 over the three rounds. Travis Childress also finished in the Top 10 at #9 with a 222 while Brett Beaty came in 17th place with a score of 226.
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Men's Golf Begin's Campaign Ranked #13
The Holy Names University Men's Golf program begins the 2005-2006 season in the 13th spot on the NAIA Men's Golf Fall Rating, released November 4. Holy Names finished last season ranked #10 on the final poll and finished 7th at the NAIA National Championships, their first appearance in the National Tournament.
Holy Names is ranked #2 in the NAIA Region II behind only rival CSU San Marcos. San Marcos sits in the #4 spot on the fall rating. The November 4th ranking is the only one done in the fall so the Hawks will remain there for some time. The next NAIA poll will be released on March 3, 2006. For the entire NAIA rankings click here.