Women’s golf takes 7th and men’s take 15th in the Golfweek NAIA Spring Invite

Andres Fuentes

April 5, 2017

Cameron Condara, freshman Wolf Pack golf team member, hits a bunker shot January 24, 2017, at the Audubon Park New Orleans, Louisiana, for practice. Drew Goff, golf team head coach, said he had a talented team to work with, and he looks forward to helping them fulfilling their potential. Photo credit: Osama Ayyad

The Loyola women’s and men’s teams competed in a stacked and highly competitive Golfweek NAIA Spring Invite, finishing seventh and fifteenth respectively.

At Las Colinas Golf Course, the Loyola squads faced intense competition. The (RV) women’s team competed against seven teams placed in the NAIA Coaches’ 25 Poll, including the No. 2 Keiser and No. 1 SCAD Savannah. The men went up against nine ranked teams and one team ranked in the Coaches’ 25 Poll.

The women finished with a score of 658, beating SCAD Savannah by 12 strokes. Daria Delfino tied for 15th and Julchen Narwark tied for 19th.

Philip Nijoka lead the men’s team, tied for 15th. The team finished with a score of 959.

About the Contributors

Andres Fuentes, Staff Writer

Andres Fuentes is in his first year at Loyola and serves as Sports Editor for The Maroon. He has previously served as Assistant Sports Editor. As a native of New Orleans, he enjoys going to many of the city sites when he isn't watching his favorite sports teams. Contact: [email protected] or @af_nola

Osama Ayyad, Photo Editor

Pursuing journalism and political science degrees at Loyola New Orleans, Osama Ayyad enjoys photojournalism, international relations, and politics, and military action. The New Orleans native and Army veteran likes to talk about history, current events, and his three-year-old son, Dean.

Osama looks forward to reporting news from active war zones in the Middle-East and elsewhere, embedding with military action groups, or other dangerous but necessary assignments.

Adding broadcast news experience to his Army taught photojournalism skills, Osama plans on being familiar with most forms of news and all the roles necessary to deliver them.

Fluent in Modern Standard, Levantine, and Egyptian Arabic, Osama is familiar with Middle-Eastern and Muslim cultures, practices, and history.

In his free time, Osama reads non-fiction, plays Destiny, and watches the West Wing.

Contact: [email protected]