Tag: women's golf
NIU’s golf programs will host the third annual Harvest Invitational at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 8, at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill. The Harvest Invitational allows NIU alumni, friends and members of the Chicago community a rare opportunity to test their skills on the world-class course that played host to the 2009 Solheim...
Four Northern Illinois student-athletes were named 2012 1A FAR Academic Excellence award recipients. NIU volleyball player Kristin Hoffman, punter Ryan Neir of the Huskie football team, women’s golfer Kelsie Passolt and track and field’s Jenner Sio were among 55 awardees from Mid-American Conference schools on the list. Student-athletes who carry a 3.8 GPA, have competed...
The Northern Illinois University women’s golf team moved up the leaderboard, finishing seventh, after the final round of play Sunday at the Cardinal Classic at The Players Club. The Huskies cut 17 strokes off their first score, posting a final round 316 to finish the tournament with a 649. Northern Illinois finished ahead of eighth...
The Northern Illinois University women’s golf team is in ninth after the first round of play at the Cardinal Classic at The Players Club. The Huskies carded a 333 and trail the host Ball State Cardinals who lead the field with a 309. There were two other Mid-American Conference schools in the field in addition...
Northern Illinois University senior Allie Parthie (Marinette, Wis./Marinette) was named the Mid-American Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week, the league announced Wednesday. Parthie posted her second consecutive top-five finish of the season when she finished fourth at the Cougar Classic, hosted by Chicago State at Harborside International Golf Center. She finished the tournament with a...
The Northern Illinois University women’s golf team held on to fifth place after posting a two-round total of 638 at Harborside International Golf Center in the Cougar Classic. “It was tough out there today. It was extremely windy,” NIU head coach Kim Kester said. “The girls did well with the wind, obviously improved from yesterday....
The Northern Illinois University women’s golf team is in fifth place after shooting a 320 at Harborside International Golf Center in the opening round of the Cougar Classic Monday. Northern Illinois is 11 shots behind leader IUPUI (309) and five shots out of second place, which is held by Indiana State (315). Cleveland State (316)...
Two groups of NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology students partnered with Rich Harvest Farms as part of their senior design project. The task at hand: come up with a solution for the elite Sugar Grove golf course’s underground bunker rake system. Rich Harvest Farms is one of the few golf courses that utilize...
The Northern Illinois University women’s golf team climbed up the leader board in the final round to take second at the Green Bay Invitational Tuesday. “It was extremely windy, so it was playing tough for everybody,” said NIU head coach Kim Kester. “The greens were still quick. The girls did pretty well. Obviously, there were...
Senior Allie Parthie is one of three golfers tied for the lead and paces the Northern Illinois University women’s golf team, which sits third, after the first round of the Green Bay Invitational Monday. “We played well,” said NIU head coach Kim Kester. “They got some nerves out. You could tell some of them were...
Kim Kester has been named head coach of Northern Illinois University’s women’s golf team, NIU Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics Jeff Compher announced Wednesday. “It is my pleasure to welcome Kim Kester to the Huskie family,” Compher said. “Kim brings a lot of energy and enthusiasm to our women’s golf program as well...
Four Northern Illinois University women’s golfers were named to the National Golf Coaches Association Division I All-American Scholar Team. Senior Kelsie Passolt (Hayward, Wis./Hayward), junior Allie Parthie (Marinette, Wis./Marinette) and freshmen Taylor Ellett (Hampshire, Ill./Hampshire) and Casey LaBarbera (Marinette, Wis./Marinette) joined 581 other Division I, II and III women’s golfers on the team. Parthie and Passolt, who were named to the 2012 Academic All-MAC...
