49ers Begin Spring Season In Arizona
Beach To Compete At PING Intercollegiate
January 25, 2007
PDF Version of this Release This Week: The Long Beach State men's golf team will play its first spring tournament on January 29-30 at the PING Arizona Intercollegiate at Arizona National Golf Club in Sabino Springs, AZ. The 49ers ended the fall season with a 13th place finish at the Barona Collegiate Cup in Lakewood, CA.
The Coach: Bob Livingstone is in his 13th season as the head men's golf coach at Long Beach State. Livingstone was named the 2006 Big West Tri-Coach of the Year.
Livingstone on PING Intercollegiate: "We are looking forward to getting back into tournament mode, and we are happy to have Brett (Lederer) back. Brett has had some real success at this course and wants to get his final semester of college golf off to a fast start. Hopefully we will pick up where we left off at Barona, where we had by far our best round of the fall."
Travel Squad For PING Intercollegiate: As of Thursday, the travel squad for next week's tournament will consist of: Nick Badel, Michael Drake, Karl Katnik, Brett Lederer and Ryan Ritter.
The PING Intercollegiate Field: The 15-team field for the Barona Collegiate Cup consists of: Arizona, New Mexico State, Cal-Berkeley, Tennessee, Long Beach State, Arizona State, UNLV, Oregon, UC Irvine, Pepperdine, Brigham Young, New Mexico, Fresno State, LMU and East Tennessee State.
Barona Collegiate Cup Recap: In its final fall tournament the 49ers finished in 13th place at the Barona Collegiate Cup with an 875. Michael Drake (77-72-69) and Nick Badel (73-74-71) tied for 35th place with 218. Aaron Slonim tied for 49th with a 221 (76-74-71).
2006-07 Capsules:
Kris Assawapimonporn (Junior, Huntington Beach, CA): Finished in 78th place at the Alister MacKenzie Cup with a 239 (79-76-84)... he tied for 36th place at the Del Walker Intercollegiate with a 220 (70-75-75)... tied for 49th at the Northwest Collegiate Classic with a 229 (73-76-80)... came to LBSU from Saddleback JC where he helped lead his team to back-to-back league titles.
Nick Badel (Senior, Lakewood, CA): Tied his season best 218 (73-74-71) at the Barona Collegiate Cup, tying for 35th... also shot 218 (71-70-77) at the Alister MacKenzie Cup, tying for 35th place with is five-over par score... tied for 67th place at the Gene Miranda Invitational with a 225 (76-73-76)... tied for 66th place, competing as an individual, at the Del Walker Intercollegiate with a 228 (76-73-79)... tied for 49th at the Northwest Collegiate Classic with a 229 (75-79-75).
Michael Drake (Freshman, Riverside, CA): Tied his best showing as a 49er at the Barona Collegiate Cup, shot 218 (77-72-69) and finished in a tie for 35th... also shot a 218 (71-73-74) and tied for 35th place at the Alister MacKenzie Cup... shot a 222 (76-74-72) in his first collegiate tournament, tying for 49th place at the Gene Miranda Invitational... shot a 221 (78-72-71) at the Del Walker Intercollegiate, tying for 43rd place... tied for 49th at the Northwest Collegiate Classic with a 229 (71-76-82).
Karl Katnik (Redshirt Freshman, Santa Ana, CA): Finished with a 233 (73-81-79) at the Barona Collegiate Cup, tying for 91st... had a strong first collegiate tournament, tying for 45th place at the Gene Miranda Invitational with a 221 (74-72-75)... tied for 74th place with a 233 (78-77-78) at the Del Walker Intercollegiate...prepped at Foothill High School... was the Seaview League individual champion in 2004 and 2003... a three-time first team all-league selection... had three top 25 finishes in AJGA Events.
Jeremy Keller (Senior, Las Vegas, NV): Is sitting out this season as a redshirt due to a wrist injury... competed in seven tournaments... tied for third at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational with a 213 (71-73-69)... tied for 30th at the Del Walker Intercollegiate with a 219 (71-76-72).
Brett Lederer (Senior, Lakewood, CA): Has not seen any action this fall due to injury... 2006 second team All-Big West... had three Top 10 finishes... tied for fourth at the Western Intercollegiate with a 141 (70-71)... tied for fifth at the John A. Burns Invitational with a 204 (65-72-67).
Ryan Ritter (Senior, Orange, CA): Competed as an individual at the Del Walker Intercollegiate, tying for 72nd place with a 231 (79-74-78)... competed in five tournaments last year, two as an individual... tied for 35th at the 49er Collegiate Classic with a 232 (75-74-83).
Aaron Slonim (Redshirt Freshman, Las Vegas, NV): Tied for 31st place, best on the team, at the Alister MacKenzie Cup... shot a season-low 217 (73-69-75)... tied for 20th place at the Northwest Collegiate Classic with a 222 (75-75-72)... tied for 61st at the Gene Miranda Invitational with a 224 (75-76-73)... tied for 50th at the Del Walker Intercollegiate with a 222 (74-70-78).
Ryan Wood (Senior, Oceanside, CA): Finished the Barona Collegiate Cup tied for 60th with a 222 (71-80-71)... tied for 62nd place at the Alister MacKenzie Cup with a 223 (71-74-78)... tied for 15th place at the Northwest Collegiate Classic with a 221 (71-72-78)... tied for 37th place at the Gene Miranda Invitational shooting a 220 (70-74-76)... tied for 36th place at the Del Walker Intercollegiate with a 220 (71-72-77)... was a first team All-Big West Conference in 2006... selected to compete at the NCAA West Regionals as an individual... tied for 99th place at Regionals with a 223 (79-74-70). |
