Youth movement evident for both golf squads

The 2011 fall season has kicked off for both the men’s and women’s golf squads, and hopes are set high this year for the two groups.
Coach Aaron Aberson’s men return all of their varsity firepower from last year, where a below-average final showing landed them in sixth place at the GPAC Qualifiers. Sophomore Neil Malenke tallied the fifth-lowest season average in Northwestern’s  history as a freshman and battled for the top spot with sophomore Ryan Kiewiet.
Freshman Jay Monahan, sophomores Joe Clark and Kyle Stane, and juniors Michael Dykema and Michael Clark will fight for the leftover spots.
The women’s team, under the direction of Harold Hoftyzer, will look to improve on last year’s third place finish at the GPAC qualifier, but also must find a replacement for top finisher Maggie Rozenboom, who graduated.
Fresh faces are looking to do just that. Freshmen Jessica Locker, Betsy Wallin and Emma Wynja will all get varsity chances, as will some returning players.
Senior Andria Hinz, juniors Kayla Johnson and Leigh Van Hove, along with sophomores Taylor Kline and Abby Van Gorp, will compete for a spot in the top five.