Good for the golf team...BUT....still mediocre at best. I am tired of being middle of the road, though. Except for WBB and Track & Field, we struggle mightily. Just saying it grates on the soul.
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Good for the golf team...BUT....still mediocre at best. I am tired of being middle of the road, though. Except for WBB and Track & Field, we struggle mightily. Just saying it grates on the soul.
So would you sleep better at night knowing we had the second or third best golf team? If so I can't imagine what a rush it would be for you if we came in first.Originally Posted by Amos Moses
Hope that WBB and T&F thing keeps you loyal.
Yeah, the back nine on this course must be tough, either that or the wind gave them problems.
A new article has been posted on www.latechsports.com:
Louisiana Tech's Jack Lempke was named the Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year as voted by the league coaches while senior Clinton Shepard was named second team all-conference which was announced the WAC office Wednesday following the final round of the championships held at Rio Secco Golf Course.
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A new article has been posted on www.latechsports.com:
Sam Forgan and Jonathan Bale both shot red numbers in the third and final round of the 2011 Western Athletic Conference Championships to lead Louisiana Tech to its best finish in program history at the event held this year at Rio Secco Golf Course.
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Not to worry, pal. I've been loyal before you were born.....So would you sleep better at night knowing we had the second or third best golf team? If so I can't imagine what a rush it would be for you if we came in first.
Hope that WBB and T&F thing keeps you loyal.
The Dawgs had a good final day with Bale and Forgan shooting under par, but New Mexico State ran away with their 4th consecutive men's golf championship.
Tech's 4th place finish is our highest ever in the WAC.
Final Team Leaderboard
+11 New Mexico State
+24 San Jose State
+25 Fresno State
+37 Louisiana Tech
+37 Idaho
+49 Nevada
+57 Boise State
+57 Hawai'i
+86 Utah State
Final Individual Leaderboard
+5 Jonathan Bale (7th)
+10 Sam Forgan (13th)
+14 Clinton Shepard (22nd)
+14 Jack Lempke (22nd)
+15 Cody Santone (26th)
Congrats to Shepard and Lempke for earning All-WAC honors!
First Team All-WAC
Tim Madigan, Sr., New Mexico State
Bhavik Patel, Jr., Fresno State
Scott Smith, Sr., Nevada
Mark Hubbard, Sr., San Jose State
Damian Telles, So., Idaho
Second Team All-WAC
Jay Myers, Jr., San Jose State
Gaston De La Torre, Jr., New Mexico State
Jarred Bossio, Jr., Idaho
Clinton Shepard, sr., Louisiana Tech
Kevin Lucas, Jr., Nevada
Player of the Year: Tim Madigan, Sr., New Mexico State
Freshman of the Year: Jack Lempke, Louisiana Tech
Coach of the Year: Scott Lieberwirth, New Mexico State
Last edited by Dawg06; 05-04-2011 at 09:09 PM.
We moved up one spot in the national rankings. New Mexico State earned the WAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, and Idaho and San Jose State are in position to earn at-large bids.
Updated National Rankings
10 LSU
32 UCF
49 Tulsa
51 East Carolina
53 New Mexico State
58 SMU
65 Southeastern La.
66 Memphis
69 Idaho
70 San Jose State
75 Fresno State
86 Louisiana Tech
87 Nevada
88 La.-Lafayette
91 Southern Miss
104 Houston
111 Texas State
117 Rice
120 UAB
126 La.-Monroe
143 Marshall
173 Utah State
179 UTEP
181 Hawai'i
192 Boise State
195 UTSA
199 Nicholls State
225 McNeese State
Last edited by Dawg06; 05-04-2011 at 09:05 PM.
I like that our non-revenue sports seem to be improving. Soccer, Tennis, and Golf here with their best years in a while. Need to find a way to start winning in volleyball.
It's almost impossible for us to win WAC volleyball matches. Volleyball is a very big deal out west, and nobody in Louisiana plays volleyball. Hawai'i volleyball matches draw 6,000+ fans and are broadcast on tv. There isn't a single student-athlete from Louisiana, Arkansas, or Mississippi on our roster. We have to go to Brazil, Bulgaria, and Guam to find players. After our new pool is finished, I hope we drop volleyball in favor of a swim team so we can recruit local and regional student-athletes.
Better add softball to that list too at 13-36 and 4-14 WAC this year. Tech won't make the WAC Tournament if doesn't at least win two games in Logan this weekend and only then if Hawai'i sweeps San Jose State.
Does Louisiana high schools have female swim teams?
Yes, but much like AAU basketball, competitive swimming is mostly done with the swim clubs.
Louisiana Swim Clubs
Bayou Barracudas - Houma
Blast Swim Team - Covington
Bulldog Aquatic Club - Ruston
Cajun Clippers Swim Team - La Rose
City of Alexandria Swim Team - Alexandria
City of Lafayette Aquatics - Lafayette
City of Shreveport Swim Team - Shreveport
Crawfish Aquatics - Baton Rouge, Lafayette
Crescent City Swim Club - Metairie
CREW Swimming - Chalmette
Demon Athletic Club - Natchitoches
Elmwood Sharks - Harahan
Franco's Swimming - Mandeville
Fort Polk Swim Team - Fort Polk
Hurricane Swim Club - Slidell
Jennings Aquadog Swim League - Jennings
Jo Jo's Hope - Mandeville
LA GOLD - Monroe
Louisiana College Aquatic Team - Pineville
New Iberia Aquatics - New Iberia
NORD Aquatics Jets - New Orleans
Nu Wave Swim Club - New Orleans
Opelousas Swim Team - Opelousas
Pelican Athletic Club Swim Team - Mandeville
Red River Rapids Swim Club - Pineville
Riptide Swim Club - Hammond
South Louisiana Swim Team - River Ridge
Spartan Swimming - Sulphur
Tiger Aquatics - Baton Rouge
WLM Swim CLub - Alexandria
2010 Louisiana High School Girls' State Swim Meet Qualifiers
Northshore
St. Joseph's
Saint Scholastica
Fontainebleau
Mandeville
Dominican
Lafayette
Dutchtown
Mount Carmel
Barbe
C.E. Byrd
East Aschension
Baton Rouge Magnet
Slidell
Sulphur
Pineville
St. Thomas More
Destrehan
Natchitoches Central
South Lafourche
Denham Springs
Archbishop Chapelle
Terrebonne
St. Amant
Louisiana NCAA Division I Womens' Swimming & Diving Teams
LSU
Tulane
Centenary and UNO are dropping to lower divisions and may be dropping swimming. I'm don't know.
Mississippi has no DI women's swimming & diving teams.
Last edited by Dawg06; 05-04-2011 at 11:31 PM.
Can't do that as long as Tech is a WAC member...women's volleyball is a mandatory sport that full members must sponsor. The other mandatory sports are football, men's basketball, and women's basketball.
I realize volleyball is considered a "core" WAC sport, but I think we could push the WAC to change that rule. What's Benson gonna do if we drop volleyball? Kick us out? If Benson wants another "core" sport, he should make it softball or soccer, sports in Louisiana that girls actually play. I just don't see any point in sponsoring an irrelevant sport that we have no chance to compete in.
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