HBU Men’s Golf Opens in 3rd at Mark Simpson CU Invite

Junior Val Almendarez tied for 2^nd, one stroke off lead.

ERIE, COLORADO (September 26, 2016)   HBU junior Val Almendarez posted back-to-back rounds under par and is only one stroke behind the leader, as the Huskies are in third after two rounds Monday at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invite at the 7,745-yard, par-72 Colorado National Golf Club.

Almendarez opened with a 70, then followed with a scorching 5-under par 67 to total 7-under par 137. He carded six birdies in the second round, five in the first, had a bogey in each round and a double-bogey in the first. Freshman Nicko Martinez held the lead after the first round with a 6-under par 66, but followed with a 73 and is tied for eighth at 139. He holed seven birdies in the first round, then three in the second. Sophomore Daniel Dimaculangon carded 73 in the first, but bounced back with a 69 to move up to a tie for 23^rd at 2-under par 142. Freshman Patricio Guerra is tied for 60^th at 3-over par 147, while freshman Colin Mulligan is tied for 75^th at 5-over par 149 with rounds of 74 and 75.

Host Colorado shot 12-under par 558 to lead Utah by six and HBU by seven. The Huskies are only one stroke ahead of Wyoming and Campbell, which are tied for fourth.

CU’s Morten Toft Hansen shot 71 in the first round, but tied with one other for the best round of the day with a 7-under 65 in the second to lead at 8-under par 136. Almendarez is tied with Air Force’s Sunwoo Choi, who had rounds of 69 and 68. Four other players are tied for fourth at 6-under par 138.

The tournament concludes with the third round Tuesday morning.

HBU Women’s Golf Stands 4th at ORU Bob Hurley Shootout

Sophomore Lexi Brooks tied for 7^th to lead Huskies

TULSA, OKLAHOMA (September 26, 2016) The HBU women’s golf team opened with rounds of 307 and 308 and are fourth after 36 holes at the ORU Bob Hurley Shootout Monday at the 6,013-yard, par-71 Meadowbrook Country Club.

Sophomore Lexi Brooks shot 78 in the first round, but answered by firing a 72, one of only three players to shoot that score or better in the round, to move up to a tie for seventh at 8-over par 150. Junior Giorgia Carletti was among the top-seven after her first-round 74, but followed with a 77 and is tied for 11^th at 151. Sophomore Kaity Cummings is tied for 28^th at 156, carding 77 and 79, senior Charlotte Hartshorn is tied for 48^th at 160 with rounds of 78 and 82 and freshman Caylee Senn is tied for 66^th at 164 with 84 and 80.

Lamar was the only team to break 600 for the day, taking the lead at 31-over par 599, six strokes ahead of host Oral Roberts, 14 ahead of Stephen F. Austin and 16 ahead of the Huskies. HBU is six strokes ahead of fifth-place Wichita State.

Lamar’s Olvereen Le Roux leads by one stroke at 5-over par 147, with Oral Roberts’ Kennedy Ishee, Lamar’s Elodie Chapelet and SFA’s Erica Lautensack each tied for second at 148.

The tournament concludes with the third round Tuesday morning.

HBU Women's Golf Team posts one of the highest GPA’s in country

Photo courtesy of HBU Athletic Media Relations Department

From HBU Athletic Media Relations Department

CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA (July 23, 2015) The HBU women's golf team finished tied for eighth in the country for the 2014-15 season with a 3.731 combined GPA, the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) announced on Thursday afternoon.

The Huskies shared the classroom mark with East Tennessee State, while New Mexico posted the top GPA of 3.799 and was the recipient of the WGCA All-Scholar Team Award.

"We are extremely excited about ladies' top-eight finish for the WGCA All-Scholar GPA Award, separated from the top by just 0.068 of a point," head coach David Shuster said. "It's something that they have been working for over the last few years, after just missing out the last couple seasons. It takes a lot of commitment of their personal time, from them all, to accomplish this, especially considering how many hours they also put into their golf practice. We are very proud of them all."

Four HBU golfers; seniors Rachel Mulkey and Caitlyn Cassity, junior Brook Johnston and sophomore Charlotte Hartshorn; were named WGCA All-American Scholars on July 6.

The Women's Golf Coaches Association, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women's collegiate golf coaches. The WGCA was formed to encourage the playing of college golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition. Today, the WGCA represents over 500 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.

HBU's Isaiah Huerta Named Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar

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From HBU Athletic Media Relations Press Release

NORMAN, OKLAHOMA (July 22, 2015) Houston Baptist University junior golfer Isaiah Huerta was named a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association of America, the organization announced on Wednesday afternoon.

Huerta, a native of Duncanville, Texas, was one of two Huskies to compete in all 11 tournaments on the year finishing third on the team with a 74.77 stroke average across 30 rounds. Huetra placed inside the top 20 two times. He recorded six par and two under-par rounds.

Huerta is one of eight golfers named from members the Southland Conference and one of 11 named from schools in state of Texas.

To be eligible for Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar status an individual must be a junior or senior academically, compete in at least three full years at the collegiate level, participate in 50-percent of his team’s competitive rounds, have a stroke-average under 76.0 in Division I, 78.0 in Division II, 77.0 in NAIA and 79.0 in Division III, and maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at his college or university.

In all, 206 players in Division I, 91 in Division II and 17 in NAIA earned the honor. Additionally, 34 honorees were added to the previously released Division III Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars.