Opheim & Henke Are All-Conference
MOORHEAD, Minn. (5/09/21)---Senior Mason Opheim (Fargo, N.D.) and freshman Samuel Henke (Oxbow, N.D.) were officially named to the MIAC All-Conference Team it was announced by the league office in their annual awards release.
Senior Tyler Bossert (Moorhead, Minn.) was chosen by Concordia as the team's representative on the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team.
The league usually releases the All-Conference list after the spring portion of the season even though the conference championship meet takes place in the fall. The Top 10 finishers at the MIAC Championship Meet in the automatically earn the award, and coaches nominated and voted to add five additional players to the All-MIAC squad based on their body of work throughout the season. The conference also recognized honorable mention selections, bestowing the accolade upon any individual who did not place among the top-five vote-getters but still received consideration on multiple ballots.
Concordia has now had at least one All-MIAC golfer for the past 12 years.
Opheim and Henke earned their first-ever All-Conference honor by virtue of their Top 10 finish at the recently complete MIAC Championship Meet. Both players helped Concordia finish third at the MIAC Meet, and on Day 2, helped the team break the conference single-round scoring record when the Cobbers fired a 280.
In addition to helping the team to the record-setting 280 team score, Opheim set a new individual single-round score at a conference meet when he carded a 66 on Day 2. That 66 helped him to a fifth-place finish at the league meet with a final total of 216 (74-66-76).
Opheim finished the spring season by leading the team in scoring. He had a 74.0 average over his seven rounds in 2021 and finished in the Top 5 in all three events the Cobbers had in the spring. Opheim has a 76.1 average in his two seasons for the Cobbers.
Henke becomes only the third Cobber freshman to earn All-MIAC honors and first since Landon Poss in 2012. Henke had a rollercoaster ride in his first conference meet. He opened with a 74 on Day 1 but then fell back with a 79 on Saturday. Henke saved his best for last by shooting a final-round 67 to jump 16 spots and move into a tie for ninth place in the final individual standings.
Henke was fourth on the team in scoring in 2021. He carded a 76.9 average over the seven rounds of his first collegiate season.
| Complete List of 2020-21 MIAC All-Conference Award Winners |
Past Concordia MIAC All-Conference Award Winners
2019 - Gage Stromme
2018 - Nathaniel Kahlbaugh
2017 - Nathaniel Kahlbaugh
2016 - Cade Montplaisir
2015 - Cade Montplaisir, Landon Poss
2014 - Coy Papachek
2013 - Sam Christian, Coy Papachek, Landon Poss
2012 - Landon Poss
2011 - Pat Deitz
2010 - Andrew Whitchurch
2009 - Pat Deitz, Andrew Whitchurch
2007 - Drew Dvorak
2006 - Drew Dvorak
2005 - Drew Dvorak
2004 - Drew Dvorak
2002 - Adam Hanson, Clarence Hunt, Mike Lundberg
2001 - Mike Hagen, Adam Hanson
1999 - Seth Johnson
1998 - Mike Hagen, Mike Simonich
1997 - Brandon Riddering
1996 - Brandon Riddering
1995 - Mike Simonich
1994 - Tim Fiechtner
1993 - Charlie Ehlers
1992 - Charlie Ehlers, Darren Sheldon
1991 - John Harris, Bob Doce
1990 - Jeff Penfield
1989 - Wayne Severud
1988 - Tim Carlin, Wayne Severud
1987 - Tim Carlin, Kim Larson, Wayne Severud
1986 - Lance Butner, Tim Carlin
1985 - Lance Butner
1982 - Gary Martinson
1981 - Scott Steinbach, Tim Tingelstad
1980 - Tim Tingelstad
1979 - Tim Tingelstad