Golf heads to final RMAC event

The Eagle’s golf team has gotten off to a great start for the 2012 season. For a team of predominantly freshman, they have proved themselves a threat.

Last Monday and Tuesday, the golfers played in the Regis University RMAC event number two. Top hitter for Chadron was Schyuler Wetzel, freshman of Hot Springs, S.D., who shot an 82 on Monday and an 80 on Tuesday to finish in 17th place overall. Four more CSC athletes placed in the top 33, helping Chadron gain their second best tournament score in school history.

Together, the girls shot a 665, just five over the 660 that was shot in 2005. They were Karissa Moreland, freshman of North Platter, Emilee Pilkington, junior of Scottsbluff, Emma Harris, freshman of Broken Bow, and Darcy Vernon, freshman of Wray, Colo.

Coach Terri Connealy has the utmost confidence in her team. “The CSC women golfers have been working very hard during practices and they have been competing all year for the top 5 places on the team,” Connealy said.

Last Friday, the Eagle golfers participated in the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Triangular. CSC placed second with a score of 372. This was a decline from last week’s score, but that didn’t phase Connealy or the golfers.

“Our hope is that we will continue to improve each week and become more competitive in the RMAC,” Connealy said.

Another area the team wants to excel in is the academic part of the sport.

“We want to maintain the top spot academically that we acheived last year,” Connealy said.

Weltzel lead once again for CSC, and shot a score of 88. There were only four other CSC golfers who placed in the meet. Pilkington and Vernon tied for sixth while Moreland and Harris came in 11th and 14th respectively.

“Hart Ranch is a very challenging course and the wind and fast greens were definitely a factor,” Connealy said.

The golf team travels to Silver City, N.M., this week for the final RMAC event. First putt is on Saturday and competition ends on Sunday.