Central Missouri Claims MIAA Men’s Golf Title

Final Team Results | Final Individual Results

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Led by individual medalist Justin Yoder, Central Missouri claimed the 2010 MIAA Men’s Golf Tournament Championship with a round of 310 Tuesday at Tiffany Greens Golf Club. The Mules, who finished with a 54-hole score of 893 (+29), also secured their second consecutive MIAA regular season championship with their fourth win in four MIAA events this season, and earned the MIAA’s automatic bid to the NCAA postseason.
 
Yoder was also a double winner with his championship performance. The senior from Versailles, Mo., carded rounds of 70, 70 and 76 to finish at even par (216) and earn the individual medalist honor by nine strokes over runner-up Dustin Yeager of Washburn. With the victory, Yoder was named the 2010 MIAA Men’s Golf Player of the Year by finishing at the top of the MIAA regular season individual standings.
 
Joining Yoder as 2010 All-MIAA selections by finishing in the top 10 of the regular season standings were Yeager, Southwest Baptist’s Brad Nipper, Central Missouri’s Ryne Kloeppel, Southwest Baptist’s Justin Sellin, Central Missouri’s Matt Miller, Missouri Southern’s Severiano Smith, Truman’s Nik Bentzinger, Missouri Western’s Daniel Crawford and Central Missouri’s Zack Van Dolah.
 
The 2010 MIAA Freshman of the Year is Washburn’s Nate Hoeflin, who was the highest-finishing freshman in the league standings this season.
 
In a vote by league coaches, Central Missouri’s Tim Poe was selected as the 2010 MIAA Coach of the Year. It is the second consecutive year for Poe to win the award.
 
Washburn, the 2009 tournament champion, finished as the tournament runner-up to Central Missouri with a three-round score of 907 (+43). Missouri Southern was third at 918 (+54), followed by Southwest Baptist in fourth at 920 (+56), Truman in fifth at 929 (+65), Fort Hays State in sixth at 932 (+68), Pittsburg State in seventh at 956 (+92) and Missouri Western in eighth at 962 (+98).

Final Team Tournament Standings
1. Central Missouri – 290-293-310=893 (+29)
2. Washburn – 291-312-304=907 (+43)
3. Missouri Southern – 307-308-303=918 (+54)
4. Southwest Baptist – 302-303-315=920 (+56)
5. Truman – 313-315-301=929 (+65)
6. Fort Hays State – 303-322-307=932 (+68)
7. Pittsburg State – 313-319-324=956 (+92)
8. Missouri Western – 317-324-321=962 (+98)
 
Final Individual Tournament Standings
1. Justin Yoder, Central Missouri – 70-70-76=216 (E)
2. Dustin Yeager, Washburn – 77-74-74=225 (+9)
T3. Brad Nipper, Southwest Baptist – 69-75-82=226 (+10)
T3. Justin Sellin, Southwest Baptist – 77-72-77=226 (+10)
T3. Stephen Boyd, Missouri Southern – 73-72-81=226 (+10)
T6. Matt Miller, Central Missouri – 71-74-82=227 (+11)
T6. Nick Hague, Fort Hays State – 76-79-72=227 (+11)
T6. Miles Christensen, Washburn (individual) – 75-73-79=227 (+11)
T9. Nate Sargent, Washburn – 73-75-80=228 (+12)
T9. Brian Walker, Washburn – 70-83-75=228 (+12)
T9. Ryne Kloeppel, Central Missouri – 76-74-78=228 (+12)

Final Team Regular Season Standings (all four events complete)
1. Central Missouri – 40
2. Missouri Southern – 30
3. Washburn – 30
4. Southwest Baptist – 24
5. Fort Hays State – 18
6. Truman – 16
7. Missouri Western – 13
8. Pittsburg State – 9

Final Individual Regular Season Standings (all four events complete) – All-MIAA in italics
1. Justin Yoder, Central Missouri (2010 MIAA Player of the Year) – 32.5
2. Dustin Yeager, Washburn – 29
3. Brad Nipper, Southwest Baptist – 18
4. Ryne Kloeppel, Central Missouri – 16.5
5. Justin Sellin, Southwest Baptist – 15.5
6. Matt Miller, Central Missouri – 14
T7. Severiano Smith, Missouri Southern – 9
T7. Nik Bentzinger, Truman – 9
9. Daniel Crawford, Missouri Western – 8.5
10. Zack Van Dolah, Central Missouri – 8
11. Jared King, Central Missouri – 7.5
12. Stephen Boyd, Missouri Southern – 7
13. Nick Hague, Fort Hays State – 6
T14. Chris Kovach, Truman – 5.5
T14. David Eddy, Missouri Southern – 5.5
16. Corey Youngclaus, Missouri Western -- 5
T17. Bryan Steele, Southwest Baptist – 4.5
T17. Nate Hoeflin, Washburn – 4.5
19. Brian Walker, Washburn – 4
20. Bo Merrill, Pittsburg State – 3.5
21. Nate Sargent, Washburn – 3
T22. Jamie Voegeli, Missouri Southern – 1.5
T22. Bren Fisher, Pittsburg State – 1.5
24. Robert Neumann, Missouri Western – 1
 
2010 MIAA Coach of the Year: Tim Poe, Central Missouri
 
2010 MIAA Freshman of the Year: Nate Hoeflin, Washburn