MWSU women’s golf team picked 4th in preseason MIAA poll; men selected 7th

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In the fourth annual MIAA Men’s and Women’s Golf poll Central Missouri sits atop the men’s coaches selections while 2017 MIAA Champion Northeastern State earns the top slot in the women’s poll.

In the men’s poll Central Oklahoma, who claimed the 2017 MIAA men’s title, earned the second place spot just nine points behind the Mules while earning two first place votes. Lindenwood was picked third just three points ahead of Washburn who the coaches selected in fourth place. Northeastern State was fifth coming in seven points ahead of Missouri Southern who was sixth.

Just three points behind the Lions were Missouri Western while Nebraska-Kearney earned the eighth spot in the coaches poll. Southwest Baptist was ninth, Lincoln was tenth, and Fort Hays State rounded out the eleven.

In the women’s poll, Central Oklahoma grabbed three first place votes to earn the second spot coming in ninth points behind the RiverHawks. Lindenwood was four points behind them in third place while Missouri Western was selected to finish in fourth. Coming in four points back of the Griffons was Central Missouri who was picked fifth.

Northwest Missouri was sixth five points ahead of Nebraska-Kearney who was picked seventh, and 10 points ahead of Fort Hays State who was eighth. Southwest Baptist and Lincoln rounded out the preseason top-10 respectively.

The league season will culminate on April 23-25, 2018 as the teams hit the links in the MIAA Tournament with the men playing at Sycamore Ridge Golf Course in Spring Hill, Kan. and women playing at Swope Memorial Golf Course in Kansas City, Mo.

2017 MIAA Preseason Men’s Coaches Poll
1. Central Missouri (9) 99
2. Central Oklahoma (2) 90
3. Lindenwood 78
4. Washburn 75
5. Northeastern State 59
6. Missouri Southern 52
7. Missouri Western 49
8. Nebraska-Kearney 36
9. Southwest Baptist 30
10. Lincoln 21
11. Fort Hays State 16

2017 MIAA Preseason Women’s Coaches Poll
1. Northeastern State (7) 79
2. Central Oklahoma (3) 70
3. Lindenwood 66
4. Missouri Western 57
5. Central Missouri 53
6. Northwest Missouri 38
7. Nebraska-Kearney 33
8. Fort Hays State 28
9. Southwest Baptist 16
10. Lincoln 10

— MIAA Press Release —