Southwestern College Collegian

Issue date: 2/20/08 Section: Sports

Freezing temperatures have not kept the men's and women's golf teams off the course. The awful weather has actually been good for their practicing. Jared Paul, business sophomore, said, "It's not a lot of fun but it's good for us to play in the cold and the wind because it makes us better golfers." For the past week, the men's team has been qualifying for the first tournament and the women have been practicing. With only five women players, all of them will get to go to every tournament, but the men will know who gets to compete by Friday. The women's team includes Kenna Corley, digital arts senior, Amy Kellner, business senior, Rachael Locke, business senior, Blair Koehn, business junior, and Kaydee Johnson, business freshman. The men's team includes Pat Fulton, business senior, Tyler Lytton, business senior, Levi Moreland, sports management senior, Andrew Manley, advertising junior, Westin Weeast, business junior, Kenneth Wright, business sophomore, and Paul. Both teams will kick off their seasons Feb. 25 and 26 at the Lion Classic in Fort Smith, Ark. It will be hosted by the University of Arkansas Fort Smith at the Hardscrabble Country Club. Brad Sexson, head men's and women's coach, said, "It will be difficult for us and all the other teams. We've had a rough winter clear down to Texas so I don't think that anyone is going to have a distinct advantage." The goals this season are simple. Sexson said, "I think for me my goal is to see the teams improving from week to week." Wright said, "My goal is to hopefully return to nationals for the third year and to retain the conference championship." There are a few things that both teams will need to improve on to make this a better season than the last. Sexson said, "Both teams need to get more consistent in practicing and on the road in their playing." Locke said, "At times we can be up and down with our scores and that doesn't help us." The idea is to be optimistic. Koehn said, "As long as the team stays positive and continues to work hard, then we will meet our expectations and go to nationals for the third year." Cameron Siefkes is a sophomore majoring in communication. You may e-mail her at cameron.siefkes@sckans.edu.

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