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  • Blue Devils One-Two in Winning Wolves Fall Golf Invitational
    October 17, 2023
    Led by a one-two finish in the individual competition, Kansas City Kansas Community College won the 2023 Wolves Howl Fall Golf Invitational in a breeze.
  • KCKCC Sophomore Finishes in Top 10 in First Tournament of Season
    September 01, 2023
    A spectacular 6-under par 65 by sophomore Josiah Morris highlighted Kansas City Kansas Community College’s fall golf tournament debut.
  • Golf Takes Sixth At District Tournament
    April 26, 2023
  • Golf Takes Seventh at Third KJCCC Tournament
    April 19, 2023
  • Golf Takes Sixth At Second KJCCC Tournament
    April 12, 2023
  • Killingsworth Leads Men's Golf To 6th Place Finish At Park University
    April 05, 2023
  • Golf Places Fourth At Colbert Hills
    March 29, 2023
  • Men's Golf Takes 4th At Graceland Mazingo
    March 28, 2023
  • Path To Sports Unhindered For Vancampen, Despite Obstacles
    December 14, 2022
  • Men's Golf Takes 2nd At Metropolitan Invite
    November 01, 2022
  • Blue Devils Take Seventh At Northwest Oklahoma State
    October 19, 2022
  • Blue Devils Take Ninth At Park Tournament
    October 12, 2022
  • Killingsworth Leads Golf To 8th Place Finish At Columbia Invitational
    October 05, 2022
  • Men's Golf Places Fifth At Bethany College Tournament
    September 20, 2022
  • Golf Posts Second Straight Sixth Place Finish At Ottawa Invitational
    September 14, 2022
  • Men's Golf Takes 6th At Hesston Tournament
    August 30, 2022
  • Blue Devils Take 6th At District Tournament
    April 27, 2022
  • Men's Golf Finishes KJCCC Play With 4th Place Finish
    April 20, 2022
  • Unruh Leads Men's Golf To 5th Place Finish At KJCCC Tournament
    April 13, 2022
  • Men's Golf Takes Second Straight 5th Place Finish At Bethel
    April 04, 2022
  • Men's Golf Takes 5th At KJCCC Tournament
    March 29, 2022
  • Men's Golf Takes Third At Baker Invitational
    March 23, 2022
  • Men's Golf Takes 5th At Spring Opener
    March 11, 2022
  • NEAR PERFECT FINISH LETS KCKCC’s MULLEN SHARE MEDALIST HONORS
    March 29, 2021
    Blake Mullen is 2-for-2 in his first full golf season at Kansas City Kanas Community College. A sophomore from Olathe East, Mullen came from four shots back to tie for medalist honors in the Bethel Spring Invitational Saturday and Sunday. The comeback helped KCKCC vault into second place in the six-team tournament. The first 18 holes were played at the par 71 Hesston Municipal Golf Park; the final 18 at the par 72 Sand Creek Station in Newton. Mullen’s first place tie came on the heels of his win in the Evangel Spring Invitational in Springfield, Mo., March 8-9. The Blue Devils resumed action Monday, playing in a Jayhawk Conference designated tournament at Colbert Hills in Manhattan. Mullen was in fourth place and four strokes back after an opening 4-over par 75 at Hesston Saturday but roared down the stretch with the tournament’s best round on Sunday, a 2-under 70 at Sand Creek Station. The 70 enabled Mullen to share medalist honors with Bryan Cowan of Fort Hays, who had rounds of 71 and 74. “The second day Blake played near perfect golf with just one bogey,” said KCKCC Coach Gary Shrader. “On Saturday, he had 35 putts in shooting 75 but could have posted a 67 if the makeable putts had gone in.” Four Blue Devils finished in the Top 12 in medalist play led by freshman Carson Towey of Bishop Carroll, who tied for eighth thanks to a final round 74 after an opening 82. “Solid rounds for a freshman,” said Shrader. Sophomores Keegan Ellington of Andover Central tied for 10th (79-78-157) and Mark Towey finished 12th (79-79-158), Freshman Colby Unruh of Overland Park tied for 16th (80-81-161), Jacob Hall of Tonganoxie was alone in 18th (84-78-162); and Dyland Freund of Cheney was 24th (85-82-167). “We played both Hesston and Sand Creek without practice rounds but were able to keep the ball in play,” said Shrader. “It was also our only dry rounds of play this spring. As a team, we were able to shoot some rounds in the 70’s.” Third after the opening round, the Blue Devils turned in the day’s best round of 301 to climb into second place (313-301-614) behind Fort Hays State (300-305-605). Kansas Wesleyan was third (617) followed by two Kansas Wesleyan teams and Hesston.
  • BLAKE MULLEN MEDALIST AS BLUE GOLFERS FINISH 4TH IN OPENER
    March 11, 2021
    Led by Blake Mullen, Kansas City Kansas Community College got the 2021 golf season off to an outstanding start. A sophomore from Olathe East, Mullen won the Evangel University Spring Invitational championship as the Blue Devils finished a solid fourth in the 10-team tournament made up mainly of four-year colleges and universities. Mullen trailed Central Methodist’s Matias Baccola by two shots and Evangel’s Jake Brown by one with an opening round 2-over par 73 but charged from behind on the final round with a par 71 (73-71-144) and one stroke in front of both Baccola and Brown for medalist honors. The tourney was played at Fremont Hills Country Club near Springfield, Mo., Monday and Tuesday. “Blake’s putting was sold and he played well enough that he probably could have finished 3 or 4 under par were it not for a couple of holes including an 8 and on a par 5,” said KCKCC Coach Gary Shrader. “It was very windy and the course played tough, With Bermuda fairways the ball kept rolling off the side of the fairway.” Three other Blue Devils golfers finished in the Top 20 led by Carson Towey, a freshman from Andover Central, who tied for seventh with rounds of 78-76-154. Cheney sophomore Dylan Freund tied for 17th with a 78-83-161 and freshman Colby Unruh of Overland Park tied for 20th at 86-80-166. “It was a good learning experience for our two freshmen,” said Shrader. “We had to designate five players for scoring and our other three players played as individuals and as a coach I didn’t pick the best five. And two players were hurt that effected their scores, Keegan Ellington and Kellen Welsh.” Jacob Hall of Tonganoxie tied for 24th (86-82-168), Mark Towey of Andover Central shared 29th (87-83-170) and Kellen Welsh of Olathe West was 50th (92-99-191) despite a recurring wrist injury. Ellington was unable to finish because of injury. Host Evangel took the team title with a 36-hole total of 610 followed by Kirkwood Community College, 612; Central Methodist, 619; KCKCC, 632; Graceland, 671; College of the Ozarks, 678; Dordt College, 686; Westminster, 689; Evangel B, 701- and Crowley Ridge College, 718. The Blue Devils return to action May 22-23 when they’ll compete in the Washburn Invitational in Topeka. It’s the only tournament Shrader will be limited to five players.
  • Promising Freshmen carry Blue Devil Golf hopes
    September 05, 2019
    Kansas City Kansas Community College’s young golf team is going to be thrust into the thick of competitive college golf in a hurry. One sophomore and five freshmen will open the Blue Devils’ fall schedule when they’ll compete in Bethany College’s 54-hole Swedes Invitational Monday and Tuesday at Salina Municipal Golf Course. “It will be an adventure for us,” says veteran KCKCC Coach Gary Shrader. “All five have good swings and have played high school golf but it will be a new experience playing against four-year colleges with juniors and seniors. I’m sure their eyes will be a little wider.” Hastings, Bethel, York, Kansas Wesleyan, Bethany and perennial Jayhawk Conference power Barton County Community College will join KCKCC in the opener. Cam Riley, a sophomore from Liberal, is the lone returnee from last year’s team. “Cam had a good first season,” says Shrader. “Very steady, kept the ball in play, shot in the mid-70’s.” Four of the five freshmen have state tournament experience including two state champions, Keegan Ellington of Andover Central and Mark Towey of Wichita Bishop Carroll. Ellington won the Class 5A state championship as a junior in leading Andover Central to back-to-back state titles in 2018-19 while Towey won the Class 4A state championship last spring. Jacob Hall of Tonganoxie fired a one-over par 73 at Sunflower Hills to qualify for the state tournament as a junior while Dylan Freund was a member of a very competitive Cheney high school team that gained the Class 3A state tournament. A wrist injury suffered during the football season limited the playing time of Kellen Welsh of Olathe West. Welsh’s older brother, Harry, played for the Blue Devils last season. “Like all freshmen, these young men need to get out and play competitive golf,” says Shrader. “Weather did not do them any favors this past spring. Rain pushed state tournaments back twice and forced them to be moved. On the plus side, it’s a team that’s working hard and really competing on the practice stations. Obviously with just six players we’ll be able to take all six to all but one of the tournaments.” The Blue Devils will be competing almost exclusively against four-year college and university teams in their six-tournament fall schedule which will include hosting the Blue Devil Invitational at Dub’s Dread Oct. 7-8. The 2019 Fall golf schedule: Sept. 8-10 – Bethany College’s Swedes Invitational. Salina Municipal. Sept. 15-17 – Evangel Invitational, Rivercut, Springfield, MO. Sept. 23-24 – Ottawa Invitational, Eagle Bend, Lawrence, Sept. 29-Oct. 1 – Culver Invitational, Porta Cima, Sunrise Beach, MO. Oct. 7-8 – Blue Devil Invitational, Dub’s Dread Oct. 13-15 – Tabor Invitational, Sandcreek Station, Newton. PHOTO IDENT Kansas City Kansas Community College’s golf team of (from left) Kellen Welsh, Keegan Ellington, Dylan Freund, Cam Riley, Mark Towey and Jacob Hall will open the season in the Swedes Invitational in Salina Monday and Tuesday. (KCKCC Photo by Gary Shrader)
  • 2018-19 KCKCC Golf Team may be best in Shrader's 18 years
    September 07, 2018
    Gary Shrader has had a lot of outstanding golf teams in his 18 years as head coach at Kansas City Kansas Community College but the best may come during the 2018-19 season. “From top to bottom this may be my best group of guys,” says Shrader, who has sent nine teams to NJCAA national tournaments along with two or three qualifiers in three other nationals. Two members of last year’s national tournament team, Zach Miller of Greeley, Kan., and Evin Wheaton of Leavenworth Immaculata, and Harry Welsh of Olathe Northwest return to lead the way for the Blue Devils. They will be joined by freshmen Garrett Clark of KCK, Garrett Scott of Sabetha, Aiden McClellan of Tonganoxie, Cameron Riley of Liberal and Bryce Farlin of Maryville, Mo. The Blue Devils will open their season Friday in the Southwestern Iowa Invitational in Creston. A one-day event, Wheaton and Welsh will be joined by Scott, McClellan and Riley in the opener. Both Clark and Miller will miss the opener to attend the wedding Friday night of former teammate Micah Morris. All eight of the Blue Devils will be in action Tuesday and Wednesday when they compete in the Ottawa University Invitational at Eagle Bend in Lawrence. The Ottawa tournament should give Shrader his first in-depth look at his squad. “Almost every day we’ve had rain or lightning so we’ve not had a lot of real practice time,” says Shrader. The national tournament veterans, Miller and Wheaton, are expected to lead the way along with the two freshmen Garrett’s – Scott and Clark. The battle for the fifth starting spot shapes up between Welsh, an engineering major whose academic studies cut into his practice time, and the freshmen Riley and McClellan. “I think Clark and Scott will be in the thick of every match and that as a team, we’re capable of having five scores in the 70’s,” says Shrader. “Scott is a lefthander who can take it low while Garrett Clark is capable of going real low. Riley has a lot of exposure from summer tournaments; McClellan has a very good swing. They’ve all been working hard. The early tournaments are good opportunities for them. “I think we’re skilled enough; whether or not we’re mature enough I’m not sure but eventually we will be. We need them to keep the ball in play and leave the driver in the bag when necessary.” The Blue Devils will compete in seven tournaments this fall capped by the KCKCC Fall Invitational at Dub’s Dread. The fall schedule will take them to two new courses that are among the best in the Midwest – the Culver Stockton Invitational at Porta Cima at the Lake of the Ozarks and the district preview at Wildhorse Golf Club in Gothenburg, Neb. 2018 KCKCC Fall Golf Schedule Sept. 7 – Southwestern Iowa, Crestmor GC, Creston Sept. 11 – Ottawa Invitational, Eagle Bend, Lawrence Sept. 16-18 – Evangel Invitational, Rivercut, Springfield, Mo. Sept. 23-25 – Missouri Valley Invitational, Marshall, Mo. Sept. 30-Oct. 2 – Culver-Stockton Invitational, Porta Cima, Sunrise Beach, Mo. Oct. 7-9 – District Preview, Wildhorse GC, Gothenburg, Neb. Oct. 15-16 – KCKCC Invitational, Dub’s Dread PHOTO IDENT The 2018-19 golf squad at Kansas City Kansas Community College will be made up of (from left) Garrett Scott, Zach Mille, Evin Wheaton, Garrett Clark, Harry Welsh, Cameron Riley, Bryce Farlyn and Aidan McClellan. (KCKCC Photo by Gary Shrader)
  • KCKCC Golfers stun International power
    May 09, 2018
    A group of gutty Kansas kids plus one from Kansas City Kansas Community College did something no one thought possible Tuesday – knocking off a couple of Oklahoma golf powers to earn a berth in the NJCAA Division II national tournament. Trailing a Murray State team made up totally of international players by 11 shots after one round, the Blue Devils surged to a one-shot lead after two rounds Monday and then held off the Aggies by two shots on Tuesday in the District F tournament played at The Club at Indian Springs in Broken Arrow, Okla. A perennial national power, Tyler Junior College out of Tyler, Tex., won the tournament with an 880 total on three sub-300 rounds while KCKCC edged Murray State 302-303 Tuesday for a 902 total. Murray State was third at 904 with Seminole State fourth at 914 after shooting the final day’s lowest round of 293. Allen County was fifth (980) and Coffeyville sixth (994). “Unbelievable,” KCKCC Coach Gary Shrader said of the final round. “We’d go ahead by a stroke and then they’d go ahead, it was that way all day long. It was an incredibly tough golf course, 190 and 220-yard par 3’s; 440-yard par 4’s; legitimate three-shot par 5’s so not a lot of opportunities for birdies.” While the scores of only four golfers are counted each round, all five Blue Devils played key roles in the win. Sophomore Bobby Armstrong of Wichita Bishop Carroll led the way, finishing third with a 219 total on rounds of 74, 73 and 74 with Micah Morris fifth (76-73-75-225). The lone non-Kansan, Morris grew up in Guthrie, Okla., but has lived in Kansas City, Kan., the last four years. Zach Miller, a freshman from Greeley, Kan., finished 11th (76-76-77-229) and Wichita Maize South sophomore Trevor Bauer was 17th (77-76-79-232). Evin Wheaton, a freshman from Leavenworth Immaculata, tied for 24th (83-84-76-243) but played a huge role in the Blue Devil win. His 4-over par 76 in the final round was three shots better than Bauer’s 79 and provided the three shots that was the difference between second and third. “A total team effort,” said Shrader. The second place finish sends KCKCC to the NJCAA Division II national tournament at Glenlakes Golf Club in Foley, Ala., May 22-24. It will be the 23rd appearance for a Blue Devil team in the national tourney. Two years ago, KCKCC finished ninth, the third best finish in history. An all-time best fifth in 2015 with a team made up of all Kansas players living in the Kansas City area, the Blue Devils were also sixth in Division I in 1995, the year Robert Russell won the national tournament with an eagle on the final hole. This year was especially gratifying because in beating out Murray State, the Blue Devils defeated a team with a seven-player roster made up of two team members from England and one each from Northern England, Belgium, Scotland, Cyprus and Cape Town, South Africa. Ranked third in the nation a year ago, Murray State is located in Tishomingo, Okla. PHOTO IDENT Rallying from 11 strokes back, the KCKCC team of (from left) Bobby Armstrong, Micah Morris, Zach Miller, Trevor Bauer and Evin Wheaton qualified for the NJCAA national golf tournament for the 23rd time. (KCKCC Photo by Gary Shrader)
  • Big KCKCC Golf finish falls short in Ottawa Invitational
    September 13, 2017
    Kansas City Kansas Community College’s golf team turned in the best round of the Ottawa Invitational tournament Tuesday but it wasn’t quite enough to overtake the host team. Trailing Ottawa University by 15 strokes after Monday’s first round, the Blue Devils chopped 11 shots off the lead to finish four shots back in the 11-team tournament made up of nine four-year colleges and universities and two community colleges. The meet was played at Eagle Bend in Lawrence. Led by Trevor Bauer and Bobby Armstrong, the Blue Devils closed with a 292 Tuesday after an opening 311 for a 603 total as Ottawa made its opening round of 296 stand up with a 603 finish and a 599 total. Park University finished third at 609 followed by Oklahoma Wesleyan, 626; Kansas Wesleyan, 634; Baker, 639; Sterling, 650; Haskell Indian Nation, 652; Coffeyville Community College, 653; Southwestern, 660; and Ottawa’s B team, 663. A sophomore from Wichita Maize South, Bauer turned in the tournament’s best round Tuesday, a sizzling 4-under 68. Seven shots back of medalist Doug Radley of Ottawa after a 78 the first day, the 68 vaulted Bauer into second place at 146, just three shots back of Radley. Armstrong, a sophomore from Wichita Bishop Carroll, also made a big comeback, firing a one-under 71 for Monday’s second best round. Out in 79 Monday, Armstrong tied for fourth at 150. Evin Wheaton, a freshman from Leavenworth Immaculata, also cracked the Top 10 in medalist competition with a pair of 76’s for a tie for ninth. “Bauer and Armstrong played very well,” said KCKCC Coach Gary Shrader. “They had the only sub-par rounds of the day and my one true freshman, Evin Wheaton, played very solid.” Five Blue Devils finished in the top 20 as sophomores Micah Morris (79-77-156) and Jack Flynn of Lawrence Free State (78-78-156) tied for 16th while freshman Zach Miller of Greeley tied for 24th (79-78-157) and Olathe Northwest freshman Harry Welsh finished 32nd (81-79-160). “All seven of our players broke 80 Tuesday which was very encouraging,” said Shrader. “I’m pretty excited about this group. I think it will just get better – as long as it doesn’t get caught up in early success and uses good course management.” KCKCC will next compete in the Evangel Invitational in Springfield, Mo., next Monday and Tuesday. PHOTO IDENT Firing the best round of the Ottawa Invitational Tuesday, KCKCC’s golf team of (from left) Zach Miller, Evin Wheaton, Trevor Bauer, Harry Welch, Bobby Armstrong and Micah Morris finished runnerup in the 11-team tournament. (KCKCC Photo by Gary Shrader)
  • Proven Veterans to lead promising KCKCC Golf Team
    September 07, 2017
    With a pair of proven veterans to lead the way, Kansas City Kansas Community College will open the 2017 golf season Monday and Tuesday in the Ottawa Invitational. Micah Morris, who became the first Blue Devil to win a designated tournament in 10 years last season, and Bobby Armstrong, who qualified for the 2016 NJCAA Division II national tournament, return to lead the way. A native of Coyle, Okla., and a redshirt freshman, Morris won last year’s first designated tournament at Colbert Hills in Manhattan to earn first team All-Jayhawk Conference honors. More recently, he finished runnerup in the 2017 Wyandotte County Open. Armstrong, a graduate of Bishop Carroll High School in Wichita, was a second team All-Jayhawk pick. A third all-conference pick, Nick Wagner of Wichita Maize South, will become eligible for spring play the second semester. They’ll be joined by sophomore Trevor Bauer, who transferred from Hutchinson; and freshmen Zach Miller of Anderson High in Greeley, KS.; Evin Wheaton of Leavenworth Immaculata; Harry Welch of Olathe Northwest; and Jack Flynn of Lawrence Free State. The Kansas Class 1A state champion, Wheaton is the only true freshman of the newcomers. Miller red-shirted a year ago with the Blue Devils while Flynn and Welch each spent one academic year at the University of Kansas before transferring to KCKCC. “We’re in a good situation because all seven are capable of competing at the college level,” says Coach Gary Shrader. “I’ll be able to take all seven to Ottawa which will give me an idea on the five I’ll be taking the next week. I want to get all seven a chance to play this fall.” Heading into the opener, the competition is wide open. “Zach Miller was with us last year and Trevor Bauer was well-coached at Hutch so they’re right in the mix,” said Shrader. “Jack Flynn and Evin Wheaton have been the biggest surprises. Flynn does a great job of keeping the ball in play and Wheaton has shown he can compete at this level.” A heavy schedule of afternoon classes has limited the practice time for Harry Welch, who is on track to get a degree in engineering but will be given every opportunity to vie for a starting berth. The Blue Devils will play in seven tournaments this fall including the KCKCC Invitational which will be hosted at Dub’s Dread Oct. 16-17. “I think we have a chance to be pretty good,” says Shrader. 2017 KCKCC Fall Golf Schedule Sept. 11-12 – Ottawa (Eagle Bend) Sept. 18-19 – Evangel (Springfield, Rivercut) Sept. 25-26 – Missouri Valley (Marshall, Indian Foothills) Oct. 2-3 – Kansas Wesleyan (Salina CC)\ Oct. 9-10 – William Woods (Fulton, Mo.) Oct. 16-17 – KCKCC Invitational (Dub’s Dread) Oct. 23-24 – Park University (National/Deuce) 2017 KCKCC Golf Roster Micah Morris So. Coyle, Okla. Bobby Armstrong So. Wichita, KS. (Bishop Carroll) Nick Wagner So. Wichita, KS. (Maize South) Trevor Bauer So. Wichita, KS. (Maize South) Zach Miller Fr. Greeley, KS. (Anderson High) Harry Welch Fr. Olathe (Northwest) Jack Flynn Fr. Lawrence (Free State) Evin Wheaton Fr. Leavenworth (Immaculata) PHOTO IDENT A lineup of (from left) Harry Welch, Nick Wagner, Jack Flynn, Bobby Armstrong, Evin Wheaton, Trevor Bauer, Zach Miller and Micah Morris will represent KCKCC’s 2017-18 golf team. (KC
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