Olson, Siemens headline UMAC Golf All-Conference awards
ST. PAUL -- In association with the completion of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference men’s and women’s championship golf tournament on Friday and Saturday, the league announced its all-conference awards for 2009. The top five scores from each tournament (ties included) earned UMAC All-Conference recognition.
Northwestern College swept both the men’s and women’s tournament medalist and UMAC Player of the Year honors, as Nick Olson and Kristina Siemens emerged victorious on Day 2 of the conference finale. Olson, a four-year all-conference selection, braved both the rest of the field and the weather elements to post a 79-76-155 at the Alexandria Golf Club in Alexandria, Minn. Siemens, a sophomore who earned her second UMAC All-Conference award in as many years, fended off her competitors with a 90-92-182. It was the first individual conference championship for both Olson and Siemens.
On the men’s side, Olson was joined on the all-conference list by Bethany Lutheran College’s Joseph Baer and Mitch Koepp, the University of Minnesota, Morris’ Derek Dionne and David Katz and Martin Luther College’s Isaac Crass. It was Koepp and Crass’ second straight year on the All-UMAC team.
For the women, Bethany Lutheran’s Abby Lecy along with a trio of Minnesota, Morris golfers in Ashley Watson, Caitlon Hanson and Julie Althoff joined Siemens to round out the UMAC All-Conference list. Lecy was also a second-year all-conference winner, having finished in the top five in 2008.
Following their team’s conference championships, North Central men’s head coach Todd Monger was chosen as the UMAC Men’s Coach of the Year while Minnesota-Morris coach Jana Koehler was selected as the women’s coach of the year.
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Men’s All-Conference
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Name
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Institution
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Score
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Nick Olson*
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Northwestern College
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79-76 155
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Joseph Baer
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Bethany Lutheran College
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81-75 156
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Derek Dionne
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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83-74 157
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Isaac Crass
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Martin Luther College
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80-78 158
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David Katz
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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82 77 159
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Mitch Koepp
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Bethany Lutheran College
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82 77 159
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* Men’s Medalist & Player of the Year Award Winner
Coach of the Year Award – Todd Monger, North Central University
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Women’s All-Conference
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Name
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Institution
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Score
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Kristina Siemens*
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Northwestern College
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90-92 182
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Ashley Watson
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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95-88 183
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Abby Lecy
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Bethany Lutheran College
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92-93 185
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Caitlon Hanson
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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92-95 187
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Julie Althoff
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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102-99 201
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* Women’s Medalist & Player of the Year Award Winner
Coach of the Year Award – Jana Koehler, University of Minnesota, Morris