Deitz And Papacheck Earn All-Region Honors

MOORHEAD, Minn. (5/16/12)—Senior Pat Deitz and freshman Coy Papachek earned Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) All-Region honors it was announced on Tuesday. Deitz and Papachek were both named to the Central All-Region Team and Papachek also earned Central Region Freshman of the Year honors.

The pair was two of only six golfers from the MIAC to earn All-Region honors. Concordia was also one of only three teams in the region to have more than one golfer to be named to the team.

Deitz and Papachek were the top two players on the Cobber team that won the prestigious Twin Cities Classic in the fall and earned the team's first-ever national ranking. Concordia won four events they participated in during the spring and fall and also posted eight top 5 team finishes in the 10 season events.

Deitz led the Cobbers in scoring with a 75.4 average. He shot even par or better on five occasions during the year and placed in the top 5 in four different events. Deitz earned MIAC All-Conference honors for the second straight season after finishing in a tie for 10th at this year's tournament. He was named the MIAC Golfer of the Week on two occasions during the year and was the medalist at both of the St. John's tournament in the fall and spring.

Papachek had an outstanding freshman season as he won two multiple-team invitationals including the highly competitive Twin Cites Class in the fall. Papachek finished the season second on the team in scoring with a 76.2 average and had four rounds with a score of even par or better. He finished in the top 5 in three events and in the top 20 in eight of the team's 10 events. He was named the MIAC Golfer of the Week on Oct. 10.