Men's Golf History

NJCAA MEN'S INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL QUALIFIERS

Name	Year	Place at nationals	Place at regionals
Max Rohlfsen	2011	T87th	2nd
Jacob Urdahl	2013	T57th	5th
Dalton Olson	2013	T59th	6th
Levi Fink	2014	1st	4th
Sam Steinwand	2015	T45th	5th
Ben Boerjan	2019	T62nd	2nd

NJCAA REGION XI TOURNAMENTS

The following is a look at the men's national qualifiers and how NIACC teams fared at the regional tournaments since Chris Frenz took over the NIACC golf program in 2007:

2007: Team placed third at regional tournament with a 698. Top finishers - 12. Andrew Cullen 83-87 - 170; 14. Elliot Sheriff 87-85 - 172; 16. Greg Engels 85-89 - 174.

2008: Team place seventh at regional tournament at the Fort Dodge Country Club with a 333-316 - 649. Top finishers - Jason Urdahl 84-77 - 161; Tim Dingeman 82-79 - 161; Greg Engels 81-82 - 163.

2009: Team placed fourth at regional tournament at the Mason City Country Club with a 308-314 - 622. Top finishers - Nate Haaland 76-79 - 155; Steven Wyborny 77-78 - 155.

2010: Team placed sixth at regional tournament at Copper Creek Golf Course in Pleasant Hill with a 317-325 - 642. Top finishers - 11. Max Rohlfsen 74-81 - 155; 13. Kade Jones 75-81 - 156.

2011: NJCAA Region XI champions at the Fort Dodge Country Club with a 324-321 - 645. National qualifying team: 2. Max Rohlfsen 78-79 - 157; Kade Jones 85-77 - 162; Adam Brinkman 84-80 - 164; Brandon Wood 80-86 - 166; Harrison Webb 82-85 - 167.

2012: Team placed fifth at regional tournament at regional tournament at the Fort Dodge Country Club with a 319-315 - 634. Top finishers - T15. Jacob Urdahl 78-78 - 156; T19. Dalton Olson 77-81 - 158; 24. Brandon Wood 79-85 - 164.

2013: National qualifiers: 5. Jacob Urdahl 78-73 - 151 (Urdahl was second among qualifiers not from regional champion Kirkwood); 6. Dalton Olson 74-82 - 152 (Olson was third among the qualifiers not from Kirkwood). Team placed third at regional tournament at Hunters Ridge in Cedar Rapids with a 307-317 - 624.

2014 - National qualifier: 4. Levi Fink 76-77- 153. NIACC placed fourth in the team standings at Lake Panorama wtih a 314-332 - 646.

2015 - National qualifier: 5. Sam Steinwand 75-78 -153. NIACC placed fourth in the team standings with a 330-308 - 638.

2016 - NIACC placed seventh in the team standings with a 669. NIACC finishers: Zach Nicholson 81-79 - 160; Joe Nordquist 83-79 - 162; Chris Staudt 84-80 - 164; Brandon Nordman 86-97 - 183; Sam Steinwand 95-99 - 194.

2017 - NIACC placed sixth in the team standings in 2-day tournament at Veenker Memorial Golf Course in Ames with a 333-322 - 655. NIACC finishers: T19. Anthony Emanuel 84-77 - 161; T21. Joe Nordquist 83-79 - 162; 26. Josh Schaefer 82-82 - 164; T31. Zach Nicholson 84-86 - 170; T31. Devin Koob 86-84 - 170.

2018 - NIACC placed third with a 309-315 - 624 at Lake Panorama Golf Course in Panora to earn a trip to the NJCAA Division II national tournament. NIACC finishers: Josh Schaefer 74-77 - 151; Ben Boerjan 74-77 - 151; Devin Koob 78-77 - 155; Jordan Voves 83-84 - 167; Anthony Emanuel 89-85 - 174.

2019 - NIACC placed fifth in the team standings with a 319-325 - 644 at Veenker Memorial Golf Course in Ames. NIACC finishers: 2. Ben Boerjan 71-77 - 148; Austin Eckenrod 82-78 - 160; Jackson Hamlin 80-88 - 166; Matthew Heinemann 87-84 - 171; Zach Martin 86-86 - 172. Boerjan qualified for the NJCAA Division II national tournament.

2020 - No regional tournament was held due to COVID-19.

2021 - NIACC placed sixth in the team standings with a 334-337-321 - 992 at Blue Top Ridge Golf Course in Riverside, Iowa. NIACC finishers: 15. JJ Wickman 82-80-81 - 243; T21. Kai Nelles 83-88-78 - 249; T25. Jack Barragy 83-90-78 - 251; 29. Beau Thompson 87-83-84 - 254; 34. John Doherty 86-86-90 - 262.

2022 - NIACC placed 10th in the team standings with a 328-344-329 - 1,001 at the Preserve on the Rathbun Lake Golf Course. NIACC finishers: T25. Bryce Malchow 79-82-81 - 242; T36. Eric Ritter 81-91-81 - 253; 38. Jack Barragy 83-89-82 - 254; T39. Kai Nelles 85-86-85 - 256; 41. Bradley Vaith 89-87-88 - 264.

2023 - NIACC placed 9th in the team standings with a 341-333-335 - 1,009 at the Lake Panorama National Golf Course in Panora. NIACC finishers: T26. Kai Nelles 86-77-86 - 249; T32. Tim Castle 87-84-82 - 253; 35. Bryce Malchow 86-86-83 - 255; T36. Jackson Koebernick 86-86-84 - 256; Elic Fjetland 83-95 - 178; Anders Palmquist 96.

2024 - NIACC placed 10th in the team standings with a 311-307-315 - 933 at Gates Park Golf Course in Waterloo. NIACC finishers: T25. Tim Castle 76-77-76 - 229; T36. Jackson Koebernick 80-75-79 - 234; T45. Anders Palmquist 78-78-81 - 237; 55. Elic Fjetland 88-77-84 - 249; Tommy Birdsell 77-79 - 156; Mitchell Staudt 84.

MEN'S LOWEST REGIONAL ROUNDS UNDER FRENZ

Ben Boerjan 71 (Day 1, 2019)

Jacob Urdahl 73 (Day 2, 2013)

Max Rohlfsen 74 (Day 1, 2010)

Dalton Olson 74 (Day 1, 2013)

Ben Boerjan 74 (Day 1, 2018)

Josh Schaefer 74 (Day 1, 2018)

Kade Jones 75 (Day 1, 2010)

Sam Steinwand 75 (Day 1, 2015)

Jackson Koebernick 75 (Day 1, round 2 - 2024)

Nate Haaland 76 (Day 1, 2009)

Brandon Nordman 76 (Day 2, 2015)

Thomas O'Rourke 76 (Day 2, 2015)

Levi Fink 76 (Day 1, 2014)

Tim Castle 76 (Day 1, round 1 - 2024)

Jason Urdahl 77 (Day 2, 2008)

Steven Wyborny 77 (Day 1, 2009)

Kade Jones 77 (Day 2, 2011)

Dalton Olson 77 (Day 1, 2012)

Levi Fink 77 (Day 2, 2014)

Derrick Urdahl 77 (Day 1, 2014)

Anthony Emanuel 77 (Day 2, 2017)

Ben Boerjan 77 (Day 2, 2018)

Devin Koob 77 (Day 2, 2018)

Josh Schaefer 77 (Day 2, 2018)

Ben Boerjan 77 (Day 2, 2019)

Kai Nelles 77 (Day 1, 2023)

Tim Castle 77 (Day 1, round 1 -2024)

NIACC MEN'S LOWEST REGION 36-HOLE ROUNDS UNDER FRENZ

Ben Boerjan (2019) 71-77 - 148

Jacob Urdahl (2013) 78-73 - 151

Ben Boerjan (2018) 74-77 - 151

Josh Schaefer (2018) 74-77 - 151

Dalton Olson (2013) 74-82 - 152

Levi Fink (2014) 76-77 - 153

Sam Steinwand (2015) 75-78 - 153

Nate Haaland (2009) 76-79 - 155

Steven Wyborny (2009) 77-78 - 155

Max Rohlfsen (2010) 74-81 - 155

Devin Koob (2018) 78-77 - 155

Kade Jones (2010) 75-81 - 156

Jacob Urdahl (2012) 78-78 - 156

Max Rohlfsen (2011) 78-79 - 157

Brandon Nordman (2015) 84-76 - 160

Thomas O'Rourke (2015) 84-76 - 160

Zach Nicholson (2016) 81-79 - 160

Austin Eckenrod (2019) 82-78 - 160

Tim Dingeman (2008) 82-79 - 161

Jason Urdahl (2008) 84-77 - 161

Anthony Emanuel (2017) 84-77 - 161

MEN'S LOWEST REGIONAL 36-HOLE TEAM ROUNDS UNDER FRENZ

622 (2009); 624 (2013); 624 (2018); 634 (2012); 638 (2015), 642 (2010); 644 (2019); 645 (2011); 646 (2014); 649 (2008); 655 (2017); 669 (2016), 698 (2007)

MEN'S LOWEST REGIONAL 54-HOLE TEAM ROUNDS UNDER FRENZ (2022-24)

933 (2024); 1,001 (2022); 1,009 (2023)

NJCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS

2011 - (Goose Pond Colony Golf Course, Scottsboro, Ala.) - Placed 17th with rounds of 327-316-310-325 - 1,278. Individuals - T87. Rohlfsen 80-73-80-81 - 314; 92. Webb 80-78-76-82 - 316; 112. Jones 84-85-77-78 - 324; 114. Brinkman 83-81-77-84 - 325; T119. Wood 84-84-83-85.

2013 (Goose Pond Colony Golf Course, Scottsboro, Ala.) - T57. Jacob Urdahl 74-77-76-77 - 304; T69. Dalton Olson 74-77-78-77 - 306.

2014 (Swan Lake Resort, Plymouth, Ind.) - 1. Levi Fink 77-68-72-70 - 287.

2015 (Goose Pond Colony Golf Course, Scottsboro, Ala.) - T45. Sam Steinwand 70-81-71-74 - 296.

2018 (Glen Lakes Golf Course, Foley, Ala.) - Placed 17th with rounds of 323-334-313 - 970. A weather-related cut was made after the third round of the tournament. Individuals - T43. Ben Boerjan 75-77-78-72 - 302; Josh Schaefer 81-80-75 - 236; Devin Koob 80-88-80 - 248; Anthony Emanuel 90-89-80 - 259; Jordan Voves 87-92-92 - 271.

2019 (Swan Lake Resort, Plymouth, Ind.) - T62. Ben Boerjan 80-80-79-78 - 317.

TOP NIACC FINISHES AT NATIONALS UNDER FRENZ

The following are the top finishes at the national tournament since Chris Frenz took over the NIACC golf program in 2007:

1. Levi Fink, 2014 (77-68-72-70 - 287)

T43. Ben Boerjan, 2018 (75-77-78-72 - 302)

T45. Sam Steinwand, 2015 (70-81-71-74 - 296)

T57. Jacob Urdahl, 2013 (74-77-76-77 - 304)

T62. Ben Boerjan, 2019 (80-80-79-78 - 317)

T69. Dalton Olson, 2013 (74-77-78-77 - 306)

T87. Max Rohlfsen, 2011 (80-73-80-81 - 314)

92. Harrison Webb, 2011 (80-78-76-82 - 316)

112. Kade Jones, 2011 (84-85-77-78 - 324)

MEN'S TOP NATIONAL TOURNAMENT ROUNDS UNDER FRENZ

Levi Fink (Day 2, 2014) 68

Levi Fink (Day 4, 2014) 70

Sam Steinwand (Day 1, 2015) 70

Sam Steinwand (Day 3, 2015) 71

Levi Fink (Day 3, 2014) 72

Ben Boerjan (Day 4, 2018) 72

Max Rohlfsen (Day 2, 2011) 73

Jacob Urdahl (Day 1, 2013) 74

Dalton Olson (Day 1, 2013) 74

Sam Steinwand (Day 4, 2015) 74

Ben Boerjan (Day 1, 2018) 75

Josh Schaefer (Day 3, 2018) 75

Harrison Webb (Day 3, 2011) 76

Jacob Urdahl (Day 3, 2013) 76

Levi Fink (Day 1, 2014) 77

Jacob Urdahl (Day 2, 2013) 77

Jacob Urdahl (Day 4, 2013) 77

Dalton Olson (Day 2, 2013) 77

Dalton Olson (Day 4, 2013) 77

Kade Jones (Day 3, 2011) 77

Adam Brinkman (Day 3, 2011) 77

Ben Boerjan (Day 2, 2018) 77

Ben Boerjan (Day 4, 2019) 78

MEN'S LOWEST NATIONAL 18-HOLE TEAM ROUNDS UNDER FRENZ

310 (Day 3, 2011)

313 (Day 3, 2018)

316 (Day 2, 2011)

323 (Day 1, 2018)

325 (Day 4, 2011)

MEN'S LOWEST SCORING ROUNDS UNDER FRENZ (FALL 2006-)

Bennett Berger 67 (NIACC Fall Invitational) (9-17-24)

Jacob Urdahl 68 (RCTC Invitational) (9-13-12)

Levi Fink 68 (Day 2, NJCAA Division II National Championships) (5-21-14)

Tim Castle 68 (NIACC Fall Invitational (9-26-23)

Bennett Berger 68 (Day 1, Buena Vista Fall Invitational) (9-21-24)

Bennett Berger 68 (Waldorf University Invitational) (9-29-24)

Ben Boerjan 69 (Grand View Shootout) (9-17-18)

Ben Boerjan 69 (Iowa Central Invitational) (4-14-19)

Elic Fjetland 69 (Waldorf Fall Invitational) (9-29-23)

Tim Castle 69 (The Verhille Invitational) (4-16-24)

Garrett Ham 69 (NIACC Fall Invitational (9-17-24)

Levi Fink 70 (DMACC Invitational) (4-4-13)

Hunter Miller 70 (Iowa Central Invitational) (4-6-14)

Levi Fink 70 (Day 4, NJCAA Division II National Championships, 2014)

Sam Steinwand 70 (Day 1, NJCAA Division II National Championships. 2015)

Garrett Ham 70 (DMACC's Jim Currell Inviational) (9-27-24)

Bennett Berger 70 (Waldorf University Challenge) (9-30-24)

Spencer Sage 71 (NIACC Fall Invitational) (2009)

Dalton Olson 71 (Iowa Lakes Invitational) (4-29-13)

Logan Jarvis 71 (DMACC Invitational) (9-6-13)

Joe Myers 71 (DMACC Invitational) (9-6-13)

Levi Fink 71 (Clarke Invitational) (9-16-13)

Sam Steinwand 71 (Day 3, NJCAA Division II National Championships, 2015)

Joe Nordquist 71 (Waldorf Invitational) (9-18-16)

Ben Boerjan 71 (Day 1 NJCAA Region XI tournament, 2019)

Jon Doherty 71 (Waldorf Invitational) (9-27-20)

NIACC MEN'S TEAM CHAMPIONS (Fall 2006-current)

2010 - NIACC Fall Invitational

2011 - NJCAA Region 11 championship

2011 - Hibbing CC Fall Invitational

2011 - RCTC Fall Invitational

2012 - Ellsworth Spring Invitational

2012 - RCTC Fall Invitational

2012 - Iowa Lakes Fall Invitational

2013 - Iowa Lakes Spring Invitational

2013 - Iowa Lakes Fall Invitational

2014 - Iowa Lakes Spring Invitational

2016 - Southwest Tech CC Fall Invitational

2018 - Iowa Wesleyan Tiger Fall Classic

2020 - Waldorf University Fall Invitational

2023 - Waldorf University Fall Invitational

NIACC MEN'S INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS (Fall 2006-current)

2008 - Steven Wyborny - Iowa Lakes Fall Invitational

2011 - Dalton Olson - Hibbing CC Fall Invitational

2011 - Dalton Olson - RCTC Fall Invitational - co-medalist

2012 - Jacob Urdahl - RCTC Fall Invitational

2013 - Levi Fink - DMACC Spring Invitational

2013 - Dalton Olson - Iowa Lakes Spring Invitational

2013 - Levi Fink - Iowa Lakes Fall Invitational - co-medalist

2013 - Kevin Trobaugh - NIACC Fall Invitational

2014 - Levi Fink - Iowa Central Spring Invitational

2014 - Levi Fink - Iowa Lakes Spring Invitational

2014 - Levi Fink - NJCAA Division II National Championships

2015 - Sam Steinwand - Iowa Lakes Fall Invitational

2015 - Sam Steinwand - RCTC Fall Invitational

2016 - Joe Nordquist - Waldorf Fall Invitational

2018 - Austin Eckenrod - Iowa Wesleyan Tiger Fall Classic - co-medalist

2019 - Ben Boerjan - Iowa Lakes Spring Invitational

2019 - Zach Martin - Clarke University Fall Classic

2019 - Austin Eckenrod - Waldorf University Fall Invitational - co-medalist

2020 - John Doherty - Iowa Lakes Fall Invitational

2020 - John Doherty - Waldorf University Fall Invitational

2023 - Elic Fjetland - Waldorf University Fall Invitational

2024 - Tim Castle - Graceland University Spring Invitational

IMPORTANT DATES IN MCJC/NIACC GOLF HISTORY

1940

First year for golf at Mason City Junior College. The Trojans were 2-1 in dual meets with one meet being rained out. The Trojans also held an intra-team tournament, which was won by Ann Casey, the only female on the team.

1941

The Trojans were 3-3.

1954

Coach: Volney Hansen, who coached the team from 1954-56. The 1954 NIACC golf team was the first team since World War II. No meets were held because no other schools in the area had teams. The team practiced at the Mason City Country Club.

1958

Coach: Ed Chuck. Record: 5-0.

1959

Coach: Zeke Hogeland. Record: 5-0. The Trojans placed second at the state meet.

1959 team members - Garry Lowman, Don Spratt, Tom Ervin, Benny Klug, Mike Kellogg, Tom Penaluna.

1960

Coach: Zeke Hogeland.

Notes: The Trojans won the state championship with a 334. Grand View was second with a 342. Denny Christensen was the individual medalist at the state tournament with a 77. Other counting scores for the Trojans were Larry Wedeking 82, Russ Elliott 87 and Jim Phillips 88.

1960 team members - Denny Christensen, Larry Wedeking, Russ Elliott, Jim Phillips, Chuck Chorak, Duane Williamson, Mike Kellogg, Mick Minnette, Joe Brandt

1961

Coach: Zeke Hogeland. The Trojans won the state championship for the second straight season with a 333 at the Woodside Golf Club in Des Moines. Grand View was second with a 339 and Ellsworth was third with a 347. Gene Parr led the Trojans with a 82. Also for the Trojans, Larry Wedeking shot an 83, Denny Christensen shot an 84 and Ted Bair shot an 84.

The Trojans played in the national tournament in Odessa, Texas.

1961 team members - Gene Parr, Ted Bair, Warner Benson, Larry Wedeking, Denny Christensen.

1962

Coach: Zeke Hogeland. The Trojans won the state championship for the third straight season with a 308 at the Woodside Golf Course in Des Moines. Grand View was second with a 322 and Marshalltown was third with a 346. Runner-up meet medalist Jim Cannella led the Trojans with a 74. Cannella lost a playoff to Marshalltown's Jim Hildebrand. Other counting scores for the Trojans were Gene Parr 75, Ted Bair 77 and Dick Hansen 82.

They placed fourth at the national tournament in Joliet, Ill.

1962 team members - Vaughn Ravlin, Jim Cannella, Gene Parr, Mike Miller, Gus Skarlis, Roger Hoeft, Dick Hansen, Craig Monroe, Jon Tison, Skip Farrell, Jack Roby, Ted Bair.

1963

Coach: Dick Garth. Record: 3-3. The Trojans placed third at the state tournament with a 345. Jack Martin led the Trojans with an 80. Other counting scores for the Trojans were Craig Monroe 82, Mike Hubbard 88 and Terry Friend 95.

1963 team members - Craig Monroe, Jack Martin, Dick Woodhouse, Terry Friend, Mike Hubbard.

1964

Coach: Dick Garth. Record: 2-4. The Trojans placed sixth at the state tournament.

1965

Coach: Dan Cahalan. Record: 0-4-1. The Trojans placed sixth at the state tournament.

1966

Coach: Dan Cahalan. The Trojans placed third at the regional tournament.

1967

Coach: Art Lundblad. Playing as NIACC for the first time, the Trojans played in six meets.

1968

Coach: Rich Koolbeck. The Trojans placed fourth in the state tournament.

1969

Coach: Ned Brandt.

1972-73

Coach: Art Lundblad.

1981

Coach: Larry Mozack. NIACC wins the NJCAA Region XI title with a 477 by one shot over rival Waldorf College at Beaver Hills in Cedar Falls. Scott Lewis led the Trojans with a 114, which was third in the individual medalist competition.

The Trojans placed 18th at the national meet out of 31 teams in Chapel Hill, Tenn. The Trojans shot rounds of 322-312 (634). A team total of 630 was needed to make the cut. Lewis and Tony Bailey made the individual cut. Bailey shot 78-75-79-77—309; and Lewis shot 82-75-83-78 - 318.

1982

Coach: Larry Mozack. The Trojans won the NJCAA Region XI title in Fort Dodge with a 27-hole total of 460.

1984