Covering UMHB Athletics and the stories behind the score
It’s a new week in Cru Country, and there’s plenty to watch for as April gets going. This Monday morning breakdown is intended to do just that, highlighting some of the notable moments and accomplishments from the previous seven days, while giving a look ahead at what is upcoming for UMHB Athletics.
It’s a new week in Cru Country, and there’s plenty to keep an eye on. This Monday morning breakdown is intended to do just that, highlighting some of the notable moments and accomplishments from the previous seven days, while giving a look ahead at what is upcoming for UMHB Athletics.
BELTON — On a Saturday evening this past fall, Jordan Cox looked around at his team sitting in the hotel between the first and second rounds of the UMHB Invitational.
William Sammons and four other UMHB men’s golfers were named All-ASC on Monday, while UMHB women’s golf’s Sarah Kmiecik earned one of six individual spots in the NCAAs.
Seven different UMHB teams were in action this past week, competing in six different states against a variety of opponents. As usual, we start off the week by examining some of the most notable numbers from the past week in Crusader athletics.
BELTON- There will soon be an addition to the UMHB athletic facilities, per a decision by the UMHB Board of Trustees last Friday, to approve the construction of a clubhouse and practice facility for the UMHB men’s and women’s golf teams.
ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana- William Sammons finished the fall on fire.
A day after his birthday on Tuesday afternoon, the junior won the individual title at the ASC Preview, carding a score of 139, which was five below par.
SAN ANTONIO- In the pressure of the moment, William Sammons prevailed.
Faced with a sudden-death playoff hole in the final round of the Alamo City Classic against Trinity’s Jacob Mason, Sammons made the crucial putt necessary on the first playoff hole to earn the individual title. It marked his first individual victory of the fall.
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla.-Parker Mitas stared down the hole. In what could be defined as the biggest tournament of his young collegiate career, the freshman’s bid to reach round three at the NCAA tournament came down to a single playoff hole against Gustavus Adolphus’ Jacob Pederson. And he proved that his remarkable poise was very much a strength, coming up clutch, as the last player on UMHB’s five-man team with an opportunity to advance to Thursday’s action.
GRANBURY, Texas- It did not seem like the race for the ASC men’s golf individual title could get any closer as the back nine of Sunday’s round three approached. And then it did. UMHB’s Andrew Baucum and Concordia’s Ben Constancio were tied through 18 holes, forcing a sudden-death playoff between the tournament’s two leaders. It took just one hole to decide the champion, as Baucum recorded a par to defeat Constancio, and claim his first ASC individual crown.