OUT ON THE COURSE

The Loggers had a strong opening weekend of the spring season last week, playing host to the UPS Invitational at Fircrest Golf Club. The women took first while the men finished in a close second.

Loggers at UPS Invitational

In their first competition of the spring, the Puget Sound Logger golf teams put together a pair of strong performances at the UPS Invitational at Fircrest Golf Club in Fircrest. The Logger women took first in the four-team competition while the Logger men finished a close second to current Northwest Conference leader Linfield.

In the women's tournament, sophomore Maresa Jenson (Whitefish, Mont.) used rounds of 84 and 90 to tie for medalist honors with Whitney Ueno of Willamette. Kristin Juhola (Milwaukie, Ore.) used a hole-in-one during Thursday's first round to tie for runner-up honors. Freshman Sarah Bicker (Salt Lake City, Utah/Skyline) took fifth with a 179. The Loggers finished with a team score of 721 to finish 29 strokes ahead of second place Linfield.

On the men's side, senior Greg Swanson (University Place, Wash/Curtis) shot rounds of 71 and 75 to finish three strokes back of medalist Chris Packard of Pacific Lutheran. Tim Bartz (University Place, Wash./Oregon State) shot 70 on Friday to record the lowest round of the tournament and take third individually. As a team, the Loggers shot 615 in the 36-hole tournament, just three strokes back of Linfield and seven strokes ahead of Pacific Lutheran. Willamette placed fourth with a 639.

Golfer of the Week

Logger sophomore Maresa Jenson was named Co-NWC Women's Player of the Week after tying with Willamette's Whitney Ueno for medalist honors at the UPS Invitational with a two round score of 174, three strokes better than third place Kristin Juhola.

The Coach

Dick Ulrich serves as the head coach for men's and women's golf. His experience in intercollegiate athletics includes over 35 years of teaching, coaching and administering athletic programs. Now in his 11th season as the Loggers' coach, he directs and administers all aspects of the golf program. Under Ulrich's guidance, the Logger golf teams have won 18 tournaments in the past five years including two Northwest Conference Championships. The golf program has produced 20 individual tournament medalists, 12 Northwest Conference All-Conference players, and participation in two NCAA Division III National Championship tournaments.

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