Season Outlook

2010-2011Recap

     The 2010-2011 season saw the Conquistadors finished 2nd. in the conference and 14th at the NJCAA National Championship. It also marked the 21st straight year the school competed at the NJCAA National Golf Championships. The Conqs also finished the season ranked in the national poll (13th). The Conquistadors won two tournaments and had five top ten finishes.

     The 2010-2011 season saw the Conquistadors place three players on the All-KJCCC Conference team: Chien Hau Tan (1st Team), Alex Tiong (1st Team), and Ross Milne (2nd Team).  The selections makes 61Conquistadors that have been selected to the All-Conference teams in the past 21 years. Alex Tiong was the conference individual champion winning two  tournament during the conference season. He also was a member of the NJCAA District III Team and was an ALL-Region VI Selection Ross Milne finished tied for fourth at the NJCAA 2011 National Championship earning him first team NJCAA All-American Status, while Alex Tiong earned Honorable Mention for his 14th place finish.

     Dodge City leads all other conference schools in all-conference selections. Chien Hau Tan's was  selected to the Ping Golf Coaches Association All-American Team (1st Team) for the second straight year while Alex Tiong was selected to the second team . Alex also was selected to the Ping Golf Coaches Association All-Freshmen Team.

     Sophomores Chien Hau Tan, Ross Milne, and Trent Specht will continue their playing careers at Ashford University. Austin Maxwell will be playing at Fort Hays State University

     The 2010-2011 team again showed that not only are the Conquistadors very good golfers, but also outstanding in the classroom. The team earned the NJCAA Academic Team-of-The Year for the fourth year in the past five. Milne, and Specht were named NJCAA Academic All-Americans

2011-2012 Preview

     The 2011-2012 season will have the Conquistadors under the direction of new coach Chris Robinson, who takes over for long time Coach Casey Malek. Malek was named full-time Athletic Director. The 2011-2012 team will be looking for the school's sixth KJCCC Championship. The team's nationally ranked streak will also be on the line. If the team qualifies for the NJCAA National Division I Championship it will mark the 22nd straight year the Conquistadors have competed in the tournament.       

     The 2011-2012 season brings high expectations as the Conquistadors will be a sophomore dominated team, with seven players having college experience. Alex Tiong is the reigning KJCCC Individual Champion and a Ping All-American

     Coach Robinson signed four new players for the 2011-2012 season., Indian Hills transfer Taylor Onley (Stillwater, Oklahoma), Stillwater native Parker Dolezal, Jacob Hughes (Conq team member in 2009-2010) and Mariano Rossi, Buenos Aires, Argentina

     How will 2011-2012 be for the Conquistadors? A schedule that finds the Conquistadors teeing it up with some of the best junior college teams in the country and a sophomore dominated team with plenty of playing experience, should have the Conqs searching for their 22nd consecutive trip to the NJCAA National Golf Championships.