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Wildcat men golfers rally to win Wayne State Spring Invite

The WSC men's golf team rallied to edge Upper Iowa 598-601 to win the Wayne State Spring Golf Invite at the Wayne Country Club.

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Monday, March 23, 2009

Wayne State Men's Golf Spring Invitational Final Results

The Wayne State College men's golf team rallied from a three-shot deficit after the first day to top Upper Iowa by three shots, 598-601, to win the two-day Wayne State College Spring Invitational Men's Golf Tournament that wrapped up today (Monday) at the Wayne Country Club. The Wildcats shot an impressive 295 today in extremely windy conditions, combined with Sunday's 303, for a two-day 598 to rally for the win over Upper Iowa who shot rounds of 300 and 301 for a 601.

Rounding out the team scoring were the Wayne State Gold Team (JV) in third at 616 (312-304), Morningside College was fourth at 619 (315-304), Concordia, St. Paul in fifth at 623 (315-308), Augustana College sixth at 630 (315-315) and Central Community College of Columbus seventh at 646 (327-319).

Glenwood, Iowa freshman Tyler Thompson led a balanced attack for Wayne State finishing in second place overall with a two-day score of 148 after shooting rounds of 77 and one-under par 71 today. Tyler DeJong, a sophomore from Papillion-LaVista, earned the seventh place medal with a 151 (76-75) followed by Sioux City Heelan sophomore Adam Fields in eighth at 152 (79-73) and Bellevue West sophomore Jake Hirz in ninth at 152 (74-78). Blake Thompson, a senior from Glenwood, Iowa, rounded out the stellar scoring for WSC with a 152, shooting back-to-back rounds of 76.

The WSC Gold Team (JV) had two players place in the top 10 to earn medals as Norfolk sophomore Brett Shively finished fifth overall with a 150 (77-73) while Mullen sophomore Michael Phillips collected the 10th place medal with a 152 (78-74). Other WSC JV scores included Justin Cunningham at 159 (77-82), Keith Eriksen with a 161 (85-76) and Scott Barnes also shooting a 161 with rounds of 80 and 81.

Wayne State College will be in action again on Sunday and Monday, March 29 and 30th, when the Wildcats play in St. Joseph, Missouri at the Moila Country Club Spring NSIC Meet.

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Meet The Wildcats

Travis Parsons

Baseball

Position: First base/outfield
Class: Senior
Hometown: Loveland, Colorado
Major: Business Management
Hobbies: Basketball, fishing, boating, playing PS3
Favorite food: Steak, burgers, pizza and salad
Favorite book or movie: Josh Hamilton - Beyond Belief
Favorite website: Facebook
Favorite smell: Fresh cut grass on the baseball field
Favorite spot/special place on earth: The baseball diamond
What did you want to be when you grew up? College baseball coach
What super power would you like to possess? Ability to read people's minds
Future career goal: Continue my education getting my MBA and continue coaching baseball
Most influential person in your life: My parents
Most influential person in your athletic career: My Dad - Scott Parsons
Who would you like to have a conversation with? Tim Tebow
What makes you the person you are today? The influence of my parents growing up
Coach Disch's comments: Travis is in his third year with our program. He started his career at Wayne State as a freshman and redshirted. Then he went to New Mexico Junior College for two years and returned to the Wildcats for his last two seasons. He is a sure gloved first baseman that earned All-NSIC Gold Glove honors last spring. Not only does he do well on the baseball field, he also has above a 3.0 grade point average in the classroom. He will hit in the middle of our order and continue to lead by example.

Kristen Martinson

Softball

Position: First base, utility
Class: Senior
Hometown: Sergeant Bluff, IA
Major: Physical education/Health K-12 coaching endorsement
Hobbies: Shopping, traveling, hanging with friends and family
Favorite food: Pizza, cookie dough, chicken, orange juice
Favorite book or movie: Love & Basketball (movie)
Favorite website: Pinterest.com
Favorite smell: Fresh baked cookies or brownies
Favorite spot/special place on earth: Vancouver, Canada
What did you want to be when you grew up? A teacher
What super power would you like to possess? Invincible
Future career goals: Graduate and move to Colorado to be a teacher and coach
Most influentional person in your life: Mother
Most influentional person in your athletic career: Mother
Who would you like to have a conversation with? Any of the Kardashians
What makes you the person you are today? Everything I have been through, good or bad, in my life has taught me all that I know. My mom and grandmother have taught me as well.
Coach Unger's comments: Kristen has been a very vocal leader for our squad. She is a strong athlete and her work ethic is second to none. Kristen is a very versatile player, but her main priorities will be to hold down first base or spark our offense as the designated player.

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