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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Both Oregon Tech Golf teams have been ranked in the NAIA Golf Coaches' Top 25 Polls, the national office announced on Friday.
The Lady Owls who have started the year hot winning both tournaments they played in surprisingly moved down one spot from 15 to 16 in this week's poll.
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – The Oregon Tech women's golf team continued its winning ways as they captured their second straight tournament championship by winning the NCU Invitational at the Springfield Golf Club Tuesday afternoon.
Tech Individuals took 3rd, 4th and 5th with Janelle Ferlan once again leading the way for the Owls after her final round 80 to go along with her first round 79 (159) Stephanie Koza was right behind Ferlan as she also fired a final round 80 with a two round total 162. Kylie Collom finished with a two-day total 167 to finish in 6th. Natalie Mullins of College of Idaho was the women's champion with a two round total of 151.
LA GRANDE, Ore. –The Oregon Tech men's golf team has been named the "Team of the Week" for September 11-17, the Cascade Collegiate Conference announced Sunday.
The Owls hosted the first CCC tournament of the 2017-18 season at the Running Y course in Klamath Falls, Ore., in record setting fashion.
As a team Oregon Tech combined for a three round total of 844 strokes and outdistanced runner-up Corban University by twenty strokes. The number supplants the old CCC record of 847 which has stood for a decade and was shot by former member Concordia in 2017. OIT's Tyler Franke won medalist honors with his three round total 205 (68, 68, 69) just out pacing team mate Houston Knox who fired a final round 67 for a three round total of 209, 7 under par.
Franke's 205 total is now tied for second all-time in the Cascade Conference. No other golfer has hit the 205 or below mark since 2008. Knox's 209 places him tied for fifth best all-time.
Oregon Tech (6-0 CCC) returns to the links September 25-26 as they travel to Eugene, Ore. for the final fall CCC tournament hosted by Northwest Christian University.
