bill spangler 16th season Huskers.com Huskers Under Spangler

Transcription

1 NEBRASKA MEN'S GOLF bill spangler Head Coach 16th season Huskers Under Spangler Tournament Titles: 10 (last at 2012 Fairway Club Invitational) Top 3 Finishes: 32 (last at 2015 Ballyneal Challenge) Individual Titles: 6 (last Mike Coatman at 2010 Fairway Club Invitational) Herman Team GPA Awards: 5 Academic All-Big Ten Members: 27 Academic All-Big 12 Members: 39 Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll Awards: 61 Team Tournament Titles Under Spangler Year Event (teams entered) Stroke Total 2002 Branson Creek Invitational (13) Pepsi-Cola Invitational (10) Fairway Club Invitational (12) Branson Creek Invitational (10) Fairway Club Invitational (13) Branson Creek Invitational (11) Jackrabbit Invitational (17) Mizzou Intercollegiate (15) Fairway Club Invitational (12) Fairway Club Invitational (12) 899 Bill Spangler enters his 16th season at the helm of the Nebraska men s golf program in The Lincoln native and NU graduate has a background of success at all levels in the game of golf, and the Huskers continue to make progress under his direction. Spangler is a natural fit to guide the Husker men s golf program. He followed a strong junior career in the state with a standout collegiate career and a distinguished record in the national amateur ranks. Long regarded as one of the state s top amateur players, Spangler served as an assistant coach with the Husker women s golf program for seven seasons. He took the reins as men s head coach in June of 2001, replacing Larry Romjue, who retired after 31 seasons as the Nebraska men s coach. In his 15 seasons as head coach, Spangler has focused on building a strong program in the Midwest. A key part of Spangler s building process has been keeping Nebraska s top junior players in state and building around them. Once players are in the program, Spangler incorporates a coaching philosophy that encourages his golfers to focus on their strengths, while helping them refine and improve their mental approach to the game. Prior to the season, Spangler added former Husker Judd Cornell to his coaching staff as an assistant. Cornell played for Spangler from 2003 to 2006 before spending time on several professional tours. The confidence and commitment Spangler has injected into the Nebraska program allowed NU to record back-to-back NCAA Regional appearances in 2006 and Spangler also guided the men s golf program to four consecutive Herman Awards (2011 to 2014), which recognizes the Husker team with the highest GPA. Dedicated to developing each player on and off the course, Spangler s squad filled the Academic All-Big Ten team with one student-athlete in 2016, bringing his total of academic all-conference honorees to 66 in 15 seasons. Spangler s first season in proved to be a confidence builder for the program. The Huskers recorded six top-10 team finishes, including a title at the Branson Creek Invitational, the program s first team crown in three years. Jim Troy also captured an individual title at Kansas State s Wildcat Invitational, helping the Huskers to a second-place finish. In Spangler s second year, the Huskers continued to make progress. Nebraska featured a mix of experience and youth, and Spangler s leadership kept the Huskers on track. NU finished in the top six in seven tournaments in , including five times during the spring. Three seniors led NU, while Spangler also oversaw the emergence of freshman Judd Cornell. Spangler s third Husker team made steady improvements from the fall to spring schedule. Nebraska finished second or higher in three consecutive tournaments in the spring, including a victory at the Pepsi-Cola Invitational. The Huskers spring success came despite a roster that included just two seniors and no juniors. In his fourth year, Spangler guided the Huskers to a season-opening home tournament victory at the Fairway Club Invitational, and the team went on to snag three more top-10 finishes in the fall. In the spring, the squad tallied four top-five spots as well as the second tournament victory of the year at the Branson Creek Invitational. The Huskers opened the season by winning their own Fairway Club Invitational at Firethorn Golf Club. Spangler s team used the momentum of that victory to record three top-five finishes in the fall and put itself in position for an NCAA Regional berth. Nebraska continued its success into the spring season, where the Huskers placed in the top five four times, including a first-place finish at the Branson Creek Invitational in Branson, Mo., in April. Nebraska capped the year with a sixth-place finish at the Big 12 Championship, its highest in seven seasons. NU went on to make its first NCAA Regional appearance since 1999 and finished 22nd at the Central Regional. In , Spangler s squad finished second three times while recording seven top-five finishes for the second consecutive season. The Huskers again finished sixth at the Big 12 Championship and came in 21st at the NCAA Central Regional. Perhaps the best golfer in Spangler s tenure, Brady Schnell capped a terrific career with an outstanding senior season in Schnell captured the Ron Moore Invitational title, while recording eight top-10 finishes and four top-five showings. Schnell finished third at the Big 12 Championship to become the first golfer under Spangler to earn All-Big 12 accolades. In , freshmen Andrew Wyatt and Mike Coatman led NU to an 11th-place finish at the Big 12 Championship. Wyatt s stroke average was the best freshman mark posted by a Husker in 10 years, and Coatman competed in every round for Spangler. The following year, Spangler built for the future with his young Husker squad. Although the Huskers finished 11th at the Big 12 Championship for a second straight season, NU got positive performances throughout the season from its underclassmen. Crick became the fourth golfer in Spangler s tenure at NU to win an individual title, and Coatman posted a team-best stroke average. Six of the top seven stroke averages were posted by underclassmen, and 85 percent of the rounds played in were by underclassmen. In , the Huskers just missed out on qualifying for a regional appearance. NU captured two team titles in the spring for the first time in four years, and Spangler guided the Big Red to five top-three finishes and seven top-five finishes on the season. The Husker lineup posted a stroke average in , which ranked as the best for a Spangler-coached team. In addition, Crick qualified individually for the NCAA Regionals, finishing in a tie for eighth at the event. The team experienced success in , recording four top-three finishes and five top-five results on the season. In addition, senior Mike Coatman earned his first individual title as a Husker at the Fairway Club Invitational in September. Fellow senior Andrew Wyatt qualified individually for an NCAA Regional, finishing in a tie for 41st in Erie, Colo. The Husker lineup produced a

2 HUSKERS.COM #HUSKERS 9 stroke average in In , the team entered a new era as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Huskers opened the season on a good note with a victory at the Fairway Club Invitational. Senior Scott Willman led NU in nine of 11 tournaments, earning a stroke average in the process. At the end of the season, he earned a trip to the NCAA Regional in Norman, Okla., and tied for 40th. In , newcomers Kolton Lapa and Matt Record led the team to nine top-10 finishes. The Huskers captured the Fairway Club Invitational crown in September, where Kevin Gillick tied for first. Lapa led the team in stroke average (74.27) and was the only Husker to tee it up in every tournament. Record produced a stroke average and compiled a perfect mark at the Big Ten Match Play Championship. In , the Huskers earned seven top-10 finishes, highlighted by a runner-up result at the Oak Hill Intercollegiate. Ross Dickson appeared in every tournament during the season, while senior Matt Record had a strong spring, leading NU in four of its six events. Seniors Calvin Freeman, Ross Dickson, Josh Reinertson and Mike Siwa led the team to six top-10 finishes. Freeman, who started every tournament during the season along with Dickson and Reinertson, led the Huskers with a stroke average. Freeman s year was highlighted by a tie for third at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational. The season saw many newcomers, including junior transfer Michael Colgate, who led the team with four top-20 finishes and a stroke average. The team managed six top-10 finishes. In addition to Colgate, Justin Jennings and freshman Sean Song also played in every tournament for the Big Red. Spangler s goals have always been and remain building the Husker program into one of the conference s best, and making Nebraska golf a permanent fixture in NCAA postseason competition. He has the knowledge to accomplish those goals after helping the Husker women s program reach those same heights. During his seven seasons as an assistant to Nebraska women s coach Robin Krapfl, the Huskers reached NCAA Regionals five times, including an appearance in the 2000 NCAA Championship. Spangler also experienced success in collegiate golf as a player. He was a member of the Arizona State golf team from 1980 to 1982, then transferred to Nebraska to play for Romjue. Spangler s Husker career was highlighted by an individual and team victory at the 1984 Kansas Invitational, and he lettered for Nebraska in both 1984 and In addition to his collegiate accomplishments, Spangler racked up an impressive amateur golf resume starting as a junior player and continuing to the present. He captured his first state championship in 1979, winning the Nebraska Junior Amateur at Beatrice Country Club. Spangler captured the Nebraska State Match Play Championship in 1987 at Lochland Country Club in Hastings, the same year he qualified for the match-play portion of the competition at the U.S. Amateur. His outstanding season in 1987 earned Spangler the first of his two Nebraska Amateur Player-of-the-Year awards. Spangler was the runner-up in the 2000 Nebraska Amateur Championship and represented the state in the U.S. Mid-Amateur that fall. His play earned him a second Nebraska Amateur-ofthe-Year Award at the conclusion of the season. In addition to his 1987 U.S. Amateur appearance, Spangler also played in the country s most prestigious amateur event in 1986, narrowly missing the cut for match play. Overall, Spangler has participated in eight USGA tournaments, and is also a two-time Lincoln Men s City Champion, and was the runner-up in the Trans-Mississippi Amateur in Spangler again played strong at the 2008 Nebraska State Match Play Championship at Arbor Links in Nebraska City, 21 years after his Nebraska Match Play title. Spangler made a run to the final eight of the 64-man field, before bowing out to Husker Brandon Crick - the eventual champion. At the Nebraska Amateur Championship the following month, Spangler played well enough for four rounds to earn a top-15 finish. Spangler graduated from Nebraska in 1985 with a bachelor s degree in business administration. He is married to the former Alesia Dodson and they have two daughters, Cameron and Elsa. Coach Bill Spangler s daughters Cameron and Elsa. Dick Spangler Golf Scholarship The Dick Spangler Golf Scholarship Award is presented at the end of each golf season to a or junior golfer who has made significant contributions to the men s golf program through his attitude, effort and team spirit. Justin Jennings received the award for the season. The recipient is selected by the Dick Spangler Scholarship Committee. Head Coach Bill Spangler Dick Spangler earned three letters for the Nebraska golf team from 1950 to 1952, was a Nebraska Amateur champion and served on the board of the Trans-Mississippi Golf Association. Always a gentleman, his quick wit, enjoyable sense of humor and his dedication to the game of golf bring honor and credit to the University of Nebraska and the great game of life. Dick Spangler was inducted into the Nebraska Golf Hall of Fame in He passed away on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2003, in Lincoln. He is survived by his wife, Bobbie, and sons and daughters-in-law Rich and Marga, Russ and Gail, and Bill and Alesia. Bill Spangler is in his 16th season as Nebraska s men s golf coach, after serving as an assistant for the women s team at Nebraska for seven seasons prior to being named head coach of the men s team. Like his father, Bill was a golfer for Nebraska ( ), while earning his bachelor s degree in business administration. To contribute to the Dick Spangler Golf Scholarship Award, please contact Derek Freeman in the Nebraska Athletic Development Office at (402) or Rich Spangler at rlspangler3@gmail.com. Recipients of the Dick Spangler Golf Scholarship : Justin Jennings : Nathan Wong : Josh Reinertson : Ryan Grassel : Manuel Lavin : Neil Dufford : Jordan Reinertson : Brandon Crick : Brett Sundberg : Trent Price : Drew Reynolds : Judd Cornell

3 NEBRASKA MEN'S GOLF JUDD CORNELL Associate Head Coach fourth season Cornell s Experience Participated in PGA Tour Qualifying on five occasions Played on Web.com Tour, Dakotas Tour, Adams Golf Pro Tour, Tar Heel Tour and Atlas Pro Tour Adams Pro Golf Tour Rookie of the Year (2007) Nebraska Amateur Golfer of the Year (2004) Four-year starter for Nebraska ( ) Worked with top instructors in the country Former Nebraska golfer Judd Cornell begins his fourth season as an assistant coach for the Huskers in He was promoted to associate head coach for the team in July In his first year coaching at his alma mater, Cornell helped guide the Huskers to seven top- 10 finishes. Nebraska s campaign was highlighted by a runner-up finish at the Oak Hill Intercollegiate, where four Huskers finished in the top 10. In , NU notched six top-10 finishes, which included a sixth-place result at the Wyoming/Southern Dunes Invitational. The following season, the Huskers had six more top-10 finishes as several newcomers made an impact for the team. The Omaha native who was part of Nebraska s 2007 NCAA Regional team that included current Web.com Tour player Brady Schnell and PGA Tour Latino America winner, Ty Capps, was a three-time team captain, first-team Academic All-Big 12 and the first recipient of the Dick Spangler Memorial Scholarship for his leadership on and off the golf course. He was named 2004 Nebraska Amateur Player of the Year and competed in some of the nation s top amateur events such as the U.S. Amateur, Western Amateur and North and South Amateur. During his time as a professional, Cornell had success on multiple tours such as the Hooters Tour, Egolf, Dakotas Tour, Gateway, Web.com and Adams tour where he was named 2007 Rookie of the Year and finished top 20 on the money list. Cornell s experience and extensive time with many of the top instructors throughout the United States has played a huge role in the preparation and development on and off the course for the Husker golfers. Cornell graduated from the University of Nebraska in He is married to the former Bridget Noonan who graduated in 2008 from Creighton University and is now a nurse in Omaha. His family includes his parents, Mike and Patti Cornell and his two sisters Katy and Meggie Cornell. His father Mike is Director of Instruction at Champions Run in Omaha. Mike has been named top golf instructor in the state of Nebraska and the Midwest region multiple times in his 35 years in the golf business Nebraska Men s Golf Roster Name Year Hometown previous School Michael Colgate Sr. Sarasota, Fla. Sarasota Jace Guthmiller So. Yankton, S.D. Yankton Justin Jennings Sr. Amarillo, Texas Canyon Randall Cameron Jones Fr. Perth, Australia St. Norbert College Dylan McCabe So. Sioux City, Iowa Bishop Heelan Tanner Owen Fr. Parkville, Mo. Park Hill South Joel Sneed So. Leland, Mich. Leland Sean Song So. Omaha, Neb. Burke Jackson Wendling So. Effingham, Ill. Effingham Head Coach: Bill Spangler, 16th season (Nebraska, 1985) Associate Head Coach: Judd Cornell, 4th season (Nebraska, 2007)

4 HUSKERS.COM #HUSKERS 11 Michael Colgate senior Sarasota, Fla. (Sarasota) , Total 31 2, Low Round 66 (Desert Shootout, 3/19/16) Low 54-Hole Score 210 (Desert Shootout, 3/19/16) Top Finish 7th (Ballyneal Challenge, 9/18/15) Rounds Under Par 5 Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2015; Spring 2016) Junior ( ) Mike Colgate led the Huskers with a stroke average and four top-20 finishes as one of three Huskers to play every tournament in Three of his top-20 results came in the first four events, with his best showing a seventhplace finish at the season-opening Ballyneal Challenge. He tied for 10th at the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate and added a 12th-place showing at the Bruce Fossum Memorial. In the spring, Colgate went at the Big Ten Match Play. His best finish was a tie for 18th at the Desert Shootout, which included a finalround 66. Colgate s 54-hole score for the event was 6-under-par 210. In all, Colgate led the Huskers in five of 11 stroke-play tournaments. Colgate came to Lincoln from the University of Nebraska-Kearney. At UNK, Colgate produced a stroke average in 18 rounds as a freshman in , before compiling a stroke average in 25 rounds as a in He captured the NCAA Division II Midwest/ Central Regional title with a score of 212, highlighted by a second-round 69. Colgate tied for 19th at the 2014 NCAA Division II Championships after shooting 222. In June 2015, Colgate defeated Lance Lawson 5 & 4 for the Nebraska Match Play Championship. He also tied for first at the Michelob Amateur with scores of 72 and 69. He was the runner-up at the 2015 U.S. Amateur Qualifier in Beatrice, Neb., after firing 71 and 72. He competed at the 2012 U.S. Amateur and 2011 U.S. Junior Amateur, while tying for 17th at a 2012 U.S. Open Local Qualifier. He tied for eighth at the 2012 Sarasota City Championship. Colgate graduated from Sarasota High School in The four-time letterwinner earned honorable-mention all-district accolades as a junior. He was also a member of the National Honor Society. Mike is the son of Ginger and Bill, husband of Stella, and has four siblings: Sami, Millie, Cole, and Lilly. Michael was born on May 11, 1994, and is majoring in accounting. He is a two-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll.

5 NEBRASKA MEN'S GOLF JUSTIN JENNINGS senior Amarillo, Texas (Canyon Randall) , , , Total 75 5, Academic All-Big Ten (2015) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2013, 2014; Spring 2016) Low Round 69 (twice) Low 54-Hole Score 217 (Desert Shootout, 3/19/16) Top Finish T-5th (Ballyneal Challenge, 9/8/16) Rounds Under Par 4 Junior ( ) Justin Jennings was one of three Huskers to start every event in , earning a stroke average over 31 rounds. Jennings best finish was a tie for fifth at the Ballyneal Challenge in September when he posted rounds of 71 and 72. He added a top-20 finish at the Bruce Fossum Memorial with his tie for 15th. Jennings led the Huskers at the Big Ten Match Play with a showing. Later in the spring, he fired a season-low 18-hole score of 69 at the Desert Shootout. SOPHOMORE ( ) Jennings played in every tournament during the fall and appeared in four of Nebraska s six spring events. He compiled a stroke average in his campaign. His best finish came in the fall at the Southern Dunes Invitational, where he tied for 42nd place. Jennings earned his lowest 54-hole score with a 3-over-par 219 at the Denver Desert Shootout. FRESHMAN ( ) The lone freshman on the team, Jennings played in four of Nebraska s five fall events and made three appearances in the spring. He led the Huskers at the Price s Give Em Five Invitational in October, where he tied for 22nd at 1-overpar 217. In the second round, Jennings shot 69 for his best score of the season. He compiled a stroke average in 18 rounds during his first season at Nebraska. Jennings joined the Huskers after competing at Canyon Randall High School, where he was named Team MVP on four occasions. He was also four-time all-district, all-region and all-state selection. During his senior season, Jennings tied for first at the Region 1-4A Tournament and added top-three finishes at the District 3-4A Tournament, Bearcat Brawl at Split Rail and Dumas Boys Fall Golf Invitational. Jennings also competed in national tournaments, placing first at the 2012 AJGA Payne Stewart Qualifier. Justin is the son of Janelle and Greg Jennings and has three brothers, Jacob, Jared and Jordan. Justin was born on July 27, 1994, and is majoring in marketing. Justin claimed academic All-Big Ten honors in He is a three-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll.

6 HUSKERS.COM #HUSKERS 13 Sean Song Omaha, Neb. (Burke) , Total 31 2, Low Round 69 (Desert Shootout, 3/18/16) Low 54-Hole Score 216 (Desert Shootout, 3/18/16) Top Finish 16th (Ballyneal Challenge, 9/8/15) Rounds Under Par 1 Sean Song was one of three Huskers to start every tournament in , compiling a stroke average in 31 rounds. Song opened the season with his best finish, a 16th-place showing at the Ballyneal Challenge. He added a top-20 finish at the Bruce Fossum Memorial, where he took 17th. In the spring, Song went at the Big Ten Match Play and led NU s effort at the Big Ten Championships with a tie for 39th individually. Song prepared for his freshman season with the Huskers by winning the 2015 Nebraska Junior PGA Championship by four strokes at Wilderness Ridge Golf Club. His victory earned him a spot at the PGA Junior Championship. Song added a third-place finish at the 2015 Indian Creek Invite. In the summer of 2014, Song tied for 11th at the Nebraska Junior Amateur at Beatrice Country Club. He also advanced to the matchplay portion of the Nebraska Match Play Championship at the Country Club of Lincoln after a 75 in the stroke-play qualifier. He added a tie for 52nd at the Nebraska Amateur. Song was a first-team Super-State selection at Omaha Burke High School. The four-year letterwinner helped Burke to a third-place team finish as a senior in He was also a first-team All-Nebraska and All-Metro Conference selection. As a junior at Burke, Song tied for 12th at the Class A State Championship with a 36-hole score of 149 at Holmes Golf Course in Lincoln. In 2013 at Pioneers Golf Course in Lincoln, he tied for 25th with a 155. He tied for 15th with a 154 at Highlands Golf Course as a freshman Off the course, he was a member of the National Honor Society. Song is the son of James and Sarah Song and has four older sisters: Melissa, Ashley, Tiffany, and Michelle. Sean was born on March 13, He is majoring in marketing at Nebraska. JACKSON WENDLING Effingham, Ill. (Effingham) , Total 28 2, Big Ten Golfer of the Week (9/9/15) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2015; Spring 2016) Low Round 69 (Mich. Desert Mountain Intercollegiate, 3/5/16) Low 54-Hole Score 217 (twice) Top Finish 4th (Ballyneal Challenge, 9/8/15) Rounds Under Par 5 Jackson Wendling played in 11 of 12 tournaments for the Big Red during his first year with the program. He led the Huskers in four tournaments and recorded five subpar rounds, averaging strokes per outing. Wendling opened the season with a fourth-place finish at the Ballyneal Challenge and was named Big Ten Golfer of the Week. Later in the fall, he tied for 19th at the Maryland Invitational. After going at the Big Ten Match Play to start the spring, Wendling produced two more top-30 finishes. An AJGA HP Scholar Athlete All-American, Wendling earned a fourth-place finish at both the AJGA Bass Pro Tournament and Junior PGA Qualifier. Wendling also earned a second-place finish at two-under par at the Illinois Junior Amateur Qualifier. He added a tie for third at the Illinois State Amateur Qualifier in the summer of Wendling holds several records at Effingham High School, including single-season scoring average, career scoring average and most tournament victories. He won the Windsor Invitational, the Taylorville Invitational and two regional titles at Effingham. A three-time All-Apollo Conference selection, Wendling was a four-time letterwinner at Effingham High School. He was also a member of the National Honor Society and the honor roll. Jackson is the son of Steve and Jill Wendling and has one sister, Meredith. Jackson was born on June 1, He is majoring in accounting at Nebraska. Jackson is a two-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll.

7 NEBRASKA MEN'S GOLF Jace Guthmiller Yankton, S.D. (Yankton) , Total 26 2, Low Round 70 (Hawkeye Invitational, 4/16/16) Low 54-Hole Score 219 (Desert Shootout, 3/19/16) Top Finish T-13th (Ballyneal Challenge, 9/8/15) Rounds Under Par 2 Jace Guthmiller played in 10 of 12 tournaments for a stroke average. Guthmiller managed a pair of top-20 finishes in the fall season. He tied for 13th at the season-opening Ballyneal Challenge (149) before finishing 19th at the Bruce Fossum Memorial (230). In the spring, Guthmiller started every tournament, and went at the Big Ten Match Play. At the Hawkeye Invitational, he fired his best 18-hole score of the season with a 70 in the first round. In the summer of 2015, Guthmiller earned a runner-up finish at the SDGA Junior Championship with a 73. Guthmiller captured the 2014 Yankton Boys Invitational title on the third playoff hole at Hillcrest Golf Course. During the summer, Guthmiller posted a pair of 75s to finish seventh in U.S. Open Local Qualifying. In October 2014, Guthmiller finished ninth at the SDHSAA Class AA Boys Golf Championships after carding rounds of 79 and 74 at Cattail Crossing Golf Course in Watertown, S.D. Guthmiller finished his career at Yankton High School as a six-time all-conference and threetime all-state selection. He was also a member of the National Honor Society. Jace is the son of Dan and Kami Guthmiller and has a younger sister, Elle. Jace was born on Dec. 27, He is a finance major at Nebraska. Joel Sneed Leland, Mich. (Leland) Total Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2015; Spring 2016) Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2016) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016) Low Round 71 (Ballyneal Challenge, 9/8/15) Low 54-Hole Score 228 (D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate, 9/14/15) Top Finish T-11th (Ballyneal Challenge, 9/8/15) Rounds Under Par 0 Joel Sneed opened his career with his lowest round, a 71 at the Ballyneal Challenge in September. He tied for 11th at the event, and made three additional appearances as a freshman. Sneed tied for 42nd at the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate and finished 24th at the Bruce Fossum Memorial. In addition, he went at the Big Ten Match Play. Sneed was a two-time Super-Team All-State selection at Leland High School in Michigan. He was a four-time first-team all-state pick. The four-time letterwinner won the Michigan Division 4 State Finals with a score of 147 at Bedford Valley in June of Sneed claimed the Michigan Region 16 title at Grand Traverse Resort with a score of 68. He also competed at the PGA Junior Series at Westbrook, where he carded rounds of 75, 76 and 74 to finish ninth. During the summer of 2015, Sneed won event 2 at the Pinehurst Winternational with scores of 74 and 75. He added a fourth-place finish at the Adams Tour Pheasant Run. Academically, Sneed was a member of the National Honor Society and an honor roll selection at Leland. Joel is the son of Peter and Kris Sneed and has three siblings, Bekka, Erin and Nate. Joel was born on Sept. 24, He is majoring in business management at Nebraska. Sneed claimed a Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in He was also named to the 2016 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team and is a two-time member of the Nebraska Scholar- Athlete Honor Roll.

8 HUSKERS.COM #HUSKERS 15 DYLAN MCCABE Sioux City, Iowa (Bishop Heelan) Total Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2016) Low Round 88 (Seattle Redhawk Invitational, 4/4/16) Low 54-Hole Score 268 (Seattle Redhawk Invitational, 4/5/16) Top Finish 91st (Seattle Redhawk Invitational, 4/5/16) Rounds Under Par 0 Dylan McCabe made one stroke-play appearance and went at the Big Ten Match Play. He finished 91st at the Seattle Redhawk Invitational as an individual. McCabe was a standout at Bishop Heelan in Sioux City, Iowa. McCabe captured 2014 Sioux City Journal Siouxland Player-of-the-Year honors after becoming the youngest golfer to win the Tri-State Masters in May of 2014 at age 16. McCabe was also the youngest winner of the Green Valley Club Championship. McCabe competed in the U.S. Junior Amateur during the summer of He advanced to the match play portion of the tournament. In the summer of 2015, McCabe made the cut at the Iowa Amateur after posting rounds of 77, 79 and 80. He added a fifth-place finish at the Interstate Tournament with a pair of 74s. McCabe was a four-time all-conference selection at Heelan High School. He was also an honor roll student. Dylan is the son of Rhonda and Mark McCabe and has one brother, Brett. Dylan was born on July 17, He is majoring in political science at Nebraska. Dylan was named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll during the spring semester of Cameron Jones freshman Perth, Australia (St. Norbert College) Cameron Jones hails from the Perth area in Western Australia, where he attended St. Norbert College. In 2015, he made it to the Round of 32 at the Australian Amateur after defeating World No. 48 Amateur Ben Stow (Great Britain). Jones won the Western Australian Junior Match Play and Melville Glades Junior Open. Jones collected runner-up honors by one shot to Ryan Ruffels at the Aaron Baddeley International Junior Classic and also qualified for the Aaron Baddeley Final in China, where he tied for fifth. Jones was a member of the Western Australia men s state team in In addition, he was team captain for the boys team in 2013 and Cameron is one of the top-ranked juniors in the area and has a proven track record in Australian amateur golf, Nebraska Coach Bill Spangler said. He has played on numerous select Junior Cup teams and has an extensive tournament resume. We are very excited to have him join us! Tanner Owen freshman Parkville, Mo. (Park Hill South) Tanner Owen attended Park Hill South in Parkville, Mo., where he earned all-state status on two occasions. In 2016, Owen captured the Missouri Junior Match Play title and also won four individual tournaments, including sectionals. He is a three-time first-team all-conference member, four-time first-team all-district member and fourtime state qualifier. Owen qualified for The Watson Challenge, a tournament named after Tom Watson, which looks to determine the best player in the greater Kansas City golf community. In 2015, Owen won the Kansas City Match Play title. His best finish in an AJGA event was fourth place. Tanner is a top junior player from the Kansas City area, Nebraska Coach Bill Spangler said. He has numerous high finishes in junior golf tournaments, culminating with him winning the Kansas City Junior Match Play Championships, a field with all the top junior golfers in the Kansas/ Missouri area. Tanner is the son of Todd and Nicole Owen, and has one brother, Dawson. Tanner was born on Sept. 12, 1997, and is majoring in finance.