Huskers Finish Fall Season in New Mexico

Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate
Dates: Monday, Oct. 20 - Tuesday, Oct. 21
Golf Course: NMSU Golf Course
Location: Las Cruces, N.M.
Course Par: 71
Course Yardage: 7,242
Format: 54 holes

• Monday: 36 holes starting at 9:30 a.m. CT (Shotgun)
• Tuesday: 18 holes starting at 9:30 a.m. CT (Shotgun)

Scoring: Golfstat.com
Course Website: NMSUGolf.com
Tournament Field (13 teams): New Mexico State, Sam Houston, Incarnate Word, Oral Roberts, UTEP, Texas State, UMKC, Western New Mexico, Abilene Christian, UT Pan American, Grand Canyon, Nebraska, Wichita State

Nebraska Lineup:
1. Josh Reinertson
2. Ross Dickson
3. Justin Jennings
4. Calvin Freeman
5. Ben Maschka

Nebraska Individuals: Mike Siwa

The Nebraska men’s golf team closes its fall season on Monday and Tuesday at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate in Las Cruces, N.M.

NMSU Golf Course, a par-71, 7,242-yard layout, will host the 54-hole tournament. Monday’s opening round is set for a 9:30 a.m. (CT) shotgun start, and will be followed by the second round in the afternoon. Tuesday’s final round is also a 9:30 a.m. shotgun start. Scoring for the event will be available on Golfstat.com.

The Huskers will be joined by 12 other teams in New Mexico, including New Mexico State, Sam Houston, Incarnate Word, Oral Roberts, UTEP, Texas State, UMKC, Western New Mexico, Abilene Christian, UT Pan American, Grand Canyon and Wichita State.

Senior Josh Reinertson will represent the No. 1 spot in the lineup for the Huskers at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate after tying for 11th at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate last week. Ross Dickson (No. 2), Justin Jennings (No. 3), Calvin Freeman (No. 4) and Ben Maschka (No. 5) are also in Nebraska’s lineup in New Mexico. Senior Mike Siwa will play as an individual outside of the NU lineup.

Last Time Out: Reinertson Climbs Leaderboard, Ties for 11th
Senior Josh Reinertson fired a final-round 73 on Tuesday, Oct. 14, to lead Nebraska to a 10th-place finish at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate.

Reinertson tied for 11th individually to turn in his best finish of the season in four starts. The Gibbon, Neb., native made a pair of birdies in the final round at Milburn Country Club, a par-72, 7,054-yard layout. He finished 10 strokes behind individual medalist Pep Angles of Central Arkansas in the 36-hole tournament. Weather delays on the first day caused the event to be shortened.

The Huskers produced a 309 total in the final round after posting 312 in the first round. NU’s 10th-place finish marks its fourth consecutive top 10 to start the season. Nebraska’s 45-over-par 621 total over two rounds finished 22 strokes behind team champion Wichita State.

Senior Ross Dickson carded an 8-over-par 80 in the final round en route to a tie for 30th. He birdied the par-4 12th hole on his way to a back-nine 39 and added 41 on the front nine. For the tournament, Dickson shot 11-over-par 155.

Freshman Niko Vui turned in an 8-over-par 80 in the final round, making two birdies in the process. He tied for 39th at 157. Justin Jennings finished one stroke behind Vui for the tournament and carded 76 in the final round. Jennings added 82 on the first day to tie for 43rd.

Calvin Freeman shot 167 at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate to tie for 78th. Freeman posted 85 on Tuesday after carding 82 in the opening round.

Huskers Finish Sixth in Arizona
Nebraska shot 306 in the final round of the Wyoming/Southern Dunes Collegiate Invitational on Sunday, Oct. 5 to finish in sixth place.

The Huskers produced a 54-hole total of 30-over-par 894 at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club, a par-72, 7,500-yard layout. NU opened with 291 in the first round before posting 297 in the second round. Idaho took home the tournament title with a 10-under-par 854 total.

Freeman Finishes Tied for Third in Colorado
Senior Calvin Freeman recorded his second consecutive subpar round on Tuesday, Sept. 30 to lead Nebraska to a tie for ninth place at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational.

The Huskers posted their second consecutive sub-300 round with 297 in the final round at Colorado National Golf Club, a par-72, 7,771-yard layout. NU tied for ninth at 12-over-par 588, as tournament host Colorado took home the team title at 556.

Reinertson Fires Final-Round 69 in Minnesota
Senior Josh Reinertson scorched Windsong Farm Golf Club on Monday, Sept. 8 with a 2-under-par 69 in the final round en route to a tie for 24th individually. He led Nebraska to a 10th-place finish among the teams in the Gopher Invitational.

The Huskers produced a score of 303 in the final round, tying their best round of the tournament. On the opening day, NU posted 303 in the first round before shooting 305 in the second round. The Huskers’ 911 total for the tournament earned a tie for 10th with Notre Dame.

Off the Tee (Team Notes)
• The Huskers have managed top 10 finishes in seven of their last eight stroke play events dating back to last season. NU has earned a top 10 in all four tournaments this season.

• Under Head Coach Bill Spangler, who is in his 14th season, Nebraska has won 10 tournament titles. Spangler has also guided the Huskers to 31 top-three tournament finishes and six individual titles.

• The Nebraska men’s golf program has four NCAA Championship appearances along with seven NCAA Regional starts. In each season from 2010 to 2012, the Huskers sent one individual to the NCAA Regionals. Scott Willman tied for 40th at the Norman Regional (2012), Andrew Wyatt tied for 41st at the Colorado Regional (2011) and Brandon Crick tied for eighth at the West Regional (2010).

Chip Shots (Individual Notes)
Ross Dickson, Senior (London, England)
• Ross Dickson is making his fifth appearance of the season, and holds a 75.60 stroke average in 10 rounds.
• Dickson’s career-best round (68) and career-best 54-hole score (214) came at the 2014 Desert Shootout.
• Dickson’s best tournament finish (T-3rd) was at the 2012 D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate.

Calvin Freeman, Senior (Table Rock, Neb.)
• Calvin Freeman is making his fifth appearance of the season, and holds a 75.60 stroke average after four events.
• Freeman joined the Huskers in 2013-14 as a junior after competing at Southeast Community College-Beatrice for two seasons. In his first year at Nebraska, Freeman played in 11 of 12 tournaments for a 74.90 stroke average over 31 rounds.
• Freeman has shot his career-low round of 68 on three occasions.
• Freeman’s best career 54-hole score was 211, which he fired at the 2014 Desert Shootout.
• Freeman’s best finish was a tie for third at the 2014 Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational.

Justin Jennings, Sophomore (Amarillo, Texas)
• Justin Jennings is making his fifth showing of the season, and holds a 79.00 stroke average after four tournaments.
• Jennings played in eight tournaments last season as a true freshman, compiling a 76.06 stroke average over 18 rounds.
• Jennings’ lowest career round (69), lowest career 54-hole score (217) and best tournament finish (T-22nd) came at the 2013 Price’s Give ‘Em Five Invitational.

Ben Maschka, Freshman (Omaha, Neb.)
• Ben Maschka played as an individual at the Southern Dunes Invitational, and earned a tie for 47th. He will be making his first start in the NU lineup this week in New Mexico. He holds an 81.33 stroke average in three rounds this season.
• Maschka is in his first season at Nebraska after a standout career at Omaha Creighton Prep High School where he won the individual Class A state title in 2014.

Cameron Palmer, Junior (Gilbert, Ariz.)
• Cameron Palmer did not compete for the Huskers in 2013-14, but played in two tournaments during the spring 2013 season. He holds a stroke average of 80.00 in three stroke play rounds at Nebraska after he transferred from Arizona State during his sophomore season.

Josh Reinertson, Senior (Gibbon, Neb.)
• Josh Reinertson is making his fifth appearance of the season, and holds a 76.60 stroke average.
• Reinertson’s summer included a trip to the U.S. Amateur as well as a tie for fourth at the Nebraska Amateur and an appearance in the semifinals of the Nebraska Match Play.
• Reinertson proved to be a consistent player for the Huskers during the spring 2014 season, compiling a 73.85 stroke average in 13 rounds. He managed a career-best fifth-place finish at the 2014 Oak Hill Intercollegiate and fired a career-low 54-hole score of 213 at the Desert Shootout.

Mike Siwa, Senior (Omaha, Neb.)
• Mike Siwa has played in two tournaments this season, and holds a 78.83 stroke average. He will play as an individual outside of Nebraska’s lineup this week in New Mexico.
• Siwa, a fifth-year senior, competed in seven tournaments for the Huskers in 2013-14, earning a 76.39 stroke average.
• Siwa’s best 54-hole score is 221, which he accomplished at the 2014 Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate. His best career result is 18th place at the 2014 Oak Hill Intercollegiate.

Niko Vui, Freshman (Apia, Samoa)
• Niko Vui has played in three tournaments this season, and holds a 76.14 stroke average.
• The top-ranked amateur player in Samoa, Vui spent his high school career golfing at LDS Pesega College.

Aaron Wong, Junior (Chandler, Ariz.)
• Aaron Wong played in two tournaments last season for a 75.33 stroke average over six rounds.
• Wong’s lowest round (68), lowest 54-hole score (223) and best tournament finish (T-7th) all came at the 2012 Fairway Club Invitational.

Nathan Wong, Sophomore (Chandler, Ariz.)
• Nathan Wong competed in the first tournament of the 2013-14 campaign, recording a tie for 33rd, after redshirting in 2012-13. He holds a career stroke average of 74.67.

Offseason Notes
• Former Husker golfer Brady Schnell fired a second-round 59 at Sirocco Golf Course on Aug. 1 while competing at the ATB Financial Classic in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Schnell, an Omaha, Neb., native, became the first player in PGA Tour Canada history to card a sub-60 score.

• Josh Reinertson qualified for the U.S. Amateur after firing 11-under-par 133 for two rounds at Willowbend Golf Club in Wichita, Kan., on July 16. At the U.S. Amateur, he shot 80 and 77 and missed the 64-player cut for the match play portion of the tournament.

• Newcomer Ben Maschka captured individual medalist honors at the Nebraska Class A State Boys Golf Tournament at Holmes Park Golf Course on May 29. Maschka fired a pair of 68s at the two-day, 36-hole tournament to lead Omaha Creighton Prep to its third consecutive team title.