Koepp leads men’s golf to competitive season
Thursday, November 20, 2008

Joseph Baer

Mankato, Minn.—The Bethany men’s golf team failed to repeat this year as Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Champions but the Vikings stayed competitive. The team took home one conference victory at the North Central Invitation and their worst finish all season was third place. Coach Jeddeloh said “I thought we played fairly well as a team. We were a little inconsistent early on but I thought we were playing some of our best golf at the end of the season, which is what you want from your team.”

Junior Mitchell Koepp (Arlington, Minn./Sibley East) led the Vikings through thick and thin with the team’s low average. “I thought Mitch Koepp was really consistent most of the season,” Jeddeloh added, “he played well on just about every course and was on the all-conference team.” Koepp finished third at the Conference meet in Alexandria, co-medaled twice during the season, and finished in the top five in five of seven meets.

Senior Paul Webber (Scottsdale, Ariz./Michigan Lutheran Seminary) also played another fine year and medaled at the New Ulm Country Club with a 74. The departure of Webber will be a hit, but Jeddeloh expressed aspirations for next year’s team. “We will lose Paul Webber for next year but will have Mitch Koepp, Joe Baer (Lewiston, Minn./Lewiston-Altura), and Andrew Swanson (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Sibley East) who really played well as the season went on. Devin Kassa (Glenville, Minn./Riverland CC) and Brandon Johnson (Waterville, Minn./Waterville-Elysian-Morristown) will also be a big part of the team.” He added. “We also hope to bring in a couple new freshmen next year and try and get back to being conference champions.”