For Immediate Release
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
NSIC Media Relations
BURNSVILLE, Minn. - Winona State University was picked to win the NSIC in the preseason men's golf coaches' poll. The Warriors, the reigning NSIC Championships, received six first place votes (coaches cannot vote for their own team) and tallied 77 points to rank ahead of Concordia-St. Paul, which tallied 71 points and two first place votes. Minnesota State was third with 69 points and a first place vote, while Bemidji State was fourth with 47 points and a first place vote.
Winona State’s Brady Madsen was voted by the league coaches as the NSIC Men's Golf Preseason Golfer of the Year. Madsen ranked eighth in the NSIC last season with a 74.7 scoring average. He was named NSIC All-Tournament after placing fourth at the NSIC Championships and earned second team All-NSIC honors. He also won the Minnesota State Open this past summer.
The 2018-19 NSIC men's golf schedule will commence on Friday-Saturday, September 6-7 when teams compete at the J.R. Watkins Invitational in Lake City, Minnesota.
The three-round NSIC Men’s Golf Championship will take place this spring on April 17-19 at Shoal Creek Golf Course in Kansas City, Missouri.
NSIC Athletes to Watch - 2019-20
Preseason Athlete of the Year in Italics (More info at link above)
| Name |
Yr. |
School |
Hometown |
High School |
| Jake Lee |
So. |
AUGIE |
Parkston, S.D. |
Parkston |
| Chris Swenson |
Sr. |
BSU |
Fergus Falls, Minn. |
Fergus Falls |
| Taylor Zack |
Jr. |
CSP |
St. Michael, Minn. |
St. Michael-Albertville |
| Connor Humble |
Jr. |
UMC |
Rosemount, Minn. |
Rosemount |
| Bryce Thompson |
Jr. |
MSU |
Chisago Lake, Minn. |
Chisago Lake |
| Matt Bean |
Sr. |
MISU |
Canmore, Alberta |
Canmore Collegiate |
| JJ Cooney |
Sr. |
USF |
Pickstown, S.D. |
Andes Central |
| Carter Doose |
Fr. |
SCSU |
St. Peter, Minn. |
St. Peter |
| Logan Schweinefus |
Sr. |
UIU |
Ossian, Iowa |
South Winneshiek |
| Brady Madsen |
Jr. |
WSU |
Raymond, Minn. |
MACCRAY |
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