Men’s Golf

RECRUITS & DRAFTS

Returning players for Fall 2011/Spring 2012:
Owen Bell – Returning Sophomore (Davenport North H.S.)
David Cook – Returning Sophomore (United Township H.S.)
Michael Maller – Returning Sophomore (Davenport Central H.S.)
Michael VanAcker – Returning Sophomore (Alleman H.S.)
Aaron Wilson – Returning Sophomore (Rock Island H.S.)Signees for Fall 2011/Spring 2012:
Jay Hillier (Moline H.S.)
Spencer Jones (Davenport North H.S.)
Matt Schlueter (Davenport Central H.S.)Sophomores signed to four-year college:
Ryan Schlueter – Mt. Mercy
Eric BarnetRecent Four Year College Transfers:

• Fall of 2009 – Ryan Sergeant (Moline H.S.) and Matthew Skahill (Pleasant Valley H.S.) to St. Ambrose
• Fall of 2009 – Casey Pyne (Bloomington H.S.) to Lewis University
• Fall of 2010 – Connor Gillund (Davenport Central) to St. Ambrose
• Fall of 2010 – Lee Johanson and Caleb Davison (Davenport Central) to Concordia in Seward, NE.
• Fall of 2010 – Kyle Peterson (Alleman H.S.) to Ashford University
• Fall of 2011 – Ryan Schlueter (Davenport Central H.S.) and Eric Barnet (Moline H.S.) to Mt. Mercy College

HONORS

The men’s golf team won the President’s Award for Spring 2011 with a 3.23 GPA. The golf team also earned an NJCAA All-Academic Team award for Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 with a 3.32 team GPA.

The past seven fall seasons, Black Hawk College has qualified to compete at the National level as a team.Black Hawk College Golf Program
Black Hawk College witnessed its finest season under the tenure of Gary Huber, men’s current golf coach. The team finished very high in the most important tournaments over the past year.

Fall of 2010 – Region IV:
First place breaking a three-day, record-setting score of 909 (old record was 920)
Fall of 2010 Team Awards
Duane Chanay Invite – 1^st place (18 teams), Skyhawk – 2^nd place (18 teams), and Region IV – 1^st place (12 teams)
NJCAA Tournament – finished 8^th in the Nation and 1^st in Arrowhead Conference
Fall of 2010 Individual Awards
All Region – Ryan Schlueter (Medalist), Owen Bell (4^th), Eric Barnet (6^th), and Mike Maller (14^th)

All Region Individual winners (three rounds):
Medalist – Ryan Schlueter and record setting 218 (Davenport Central H.S.)
4^th place – Owen Bell 230 (Davenport North H.S.)
6^th place – Eric Barnet 231 (Moline H.S.)
14^th place – Michael Maller 236 (Davenport Central H.S.)

Spring 2011 – Arrowhead Conference (four rounds):
First place coming from behind the final 2 conference meets

• NJCAA All Americans – Owen Bell and Ryan Schlueter
• All Conference – Owen Bell (Medalist), Mike Maller (2^nd), Aaron Wilson (5^th), Ryan Schlueter (10^th), and Mike VanAcker (11^th)

All Conference winners:
Medalist – Owen Bell 291 (Davenport North H.S.)
Tied for 2^nd place – Michael Maller 300 (Davenport Central H.S.)
Tied for 5^th place – Aaron Wilson 307 (Rock Island H.S.)
10^th place – Ryan Schlueter 311 (Davenport Central H.S.)
Tied for 11^th place – Mike VanAcker 312 (Alleman H.S.)

Academic All Conference:

1. Eric Barnet
2. Owen Bell
3. Matthew Case
4. David Cook
5. Max Haverland
6. Michael Maller
7. Aaron Wilson

National Junior College Athletic Association Tournament
8^th place (highest finish ever in Huber’s tenure)
Tied for 19^th – Owen Bell – 293 – All American (2^nd All American in Huber’s tenure)
Tied for 25^th – Ryan Schlueter – 295 – All American (3^rd All American in Huber’s tenure)
Tied for 33^rd – Michael Maller – 298

NJCAA Award for Exemplary Academic Achievement (3.60 – 3.79 GPA):
Matthew Case

President’s Award:
Golf Team Grade Point Average – 3.27 Grade Point Average – Spring 2011

NJCAA Academic Team of the Year Award:
Team Grade Point Average – 3.32 Grade Point Average – Fall 2010 and Spring  2011

NJCAA ACCOMPLISHMENTS

NJCAA Experience
2000 – College Station, Texas – Dustin Livengood (Rock Island H.S.) & Dustin Harksen (Rock Island Alleman) competed as individuals.

2001 – College Station, Texas – Mitch Van Zuiden (Fulton H.S.), Robbie Hudnall (Moline H.S.), Joel Oltman (Geneseo H.S.), and T.R. Swanwick (Bettendorf H.S.) competed in the NJCAA tournament and participated as a team.

2002 – Phoenix, Ariz. – Mitch Van Zuiden (Fulton H.S.) competed as an individual

2003 – Phoenix, Ariz. – Tyler Rolley (Kitchener, Ontario) competed as an individual

2004 – Phoenix, Ariz. – Tyler Rolley (Kitchener, Ontario), Andrew Dagneau (Kitchener, Ontario),
Matt Kramer (Fulton, Ill.), Nathan Galliart (Orion, Ill.), & Brad Stuart (Fulton, Ill.) competed in the NJCAA tournament and participated as a team.

2005 – Scottsboro, Ala. – Adam O’Hoski (Kitchener, Ontario), Brock Brown (Kitchener, Ontario), Jamie Hallstrom (Moline, Ill.), Ryan VanDeRostyne (Moline, Ill.), & Billy Heggen (Rock Island, Ill.)
competed in the NJCAA tournament and participated as a team.

2006 – Scottsboro, Ala. – Brian Sandoval (Geneseo, Ill.) competed as an individual.

2007 – Scottsboro, Ala. – Matt Skahill (Pleasant Valley, Iowa), Tyler Pitlik (Rock Island, Ill.), Brian Sandoval (Geneseo, Ill.), Andrew Ward (Geneseo, Ill.), and Jacob Sheets (Alleman H.S.) competed in the NJCAA tournament and finished 11th place out of 20 teams.

2008 – Phoenix, Ariz. – Matt Skahill (Pleasant Valley, Iowa), Tyler Pitlik (Rock Island, Ill.), Callen Smith (Erie, IL), Ryan Sergeant (Moline, Ill.), Casey Pyne (Bloomington, Ill.)

2009 – Scottsboro, Ala. – Ryan Sergeant (Moline, Ill.), Casey Pyne (Bloomington, Ill.), Connor Gillund (Davenport Central), Lee Johanson (Davenport Central), & Caleb Davison (Davenport Central)

2010 – Phoenix, Ariz. – Connor Gillund (Davenport Central), Lee Johanson (Davenport Central) & Caleb Davison (Davenport Central), Kyle Peterson (Alleman), & Ryan Schlueter (Davenport Central)

ABOUT US

Black Hawk Tradition
Fall of 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 we added 7 Region IV Titles to our gymnasium banner. Spring of 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011, we added four more Arrowhead Conference titles. The Region banner has 16 Region IV titles and the Arrowhead Conference banner has 27 Arrowhead Conference titles in golf.

National Junior College Athletic Association Golf Tournament
May 19-26, 2011 – Indiana National Golf Course in Swan Lake, Indiana.

Scholarship money
Mt. Mercy, Lewis, St. Ambrose, Ashford, Concordia, Western Illinois University and other 4-year colleges offer golf scholarship money.

Academics
Spring semester of 2011, team GPA was 3.20 and Black Hawk College finished 8th in the Nation for Division II Men’s Golf. Fall semester of 2010 the golf team’s GPA was a 3.36. In spring of 2010 the golf team GPA was 3.06. I want to continue witnessing success in the classroom and am attempting to recruit quality student athletes. The big key to being a successful student is to “attend class”, “do your work”, “talk to your teachers”, and “pay attention in class”. If you can follow these “words of wisdom”, you will become a successful Student athlete.

Future
The Black Hawk College Golf Team is attempting to reload the fall of 2011 golf team with some very talented players. We are looking to fill our roster with 10 quality players. By having 10 players on the roster, it gives me an opportunity to enter 2 teams in tournaments that we participate in, in the fall. We have a number of good players who will be transferring to 4 year schools this upcoming year. I need a strong recruiting class for the fall of 2011.

Byron Hills
Byron Hills is our home golf course for the fall & spring season. Players have the luxury of calling & reserving a tee time during the week starting August 1st. Byron Hills is a privately owned & managed and they work closely with the Black Hawk Golf Program.

TPC – host site of Deere Classic
We were able to use their practice facilities as a team and players were able to use the course at a minimal cost per round. This is a great opportunity for a player, and for the group of players to use a quality facility in order to improve their skills.

Equipment
Returning players already know that I am able to get college discounts rates for Callaway, Titleist, Footjoy, Acushnet, Cleveland, & a few other companies.

The best way to contact me is by e-mail. My e-mail is huberg@bhc.edu. My phone number is 309-796-5602. Leave a message if I am not in the office and I will return your phone call. Thank you for your time.

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