2013-14 Golf News
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USA South Releases Academic All-Conference Team
June 09, 2014The USA South Athletic Conference has released its 2013-2014 Academic All-Conference Team, and North Carolina Wesleyan College is pleased to announce that 84 Battling Bishops have garnered recognition, marking the highest total in school history! -
Athletics Hosts 49th Annual Awards Ceremony
April 24, 2014The North Carolina Wesleyan Department of Athletics hosted its 49th Annual Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 23rd, in Minges Auditorium of the Dunn Center. Coaches, staff and student-athletes came together to celebrate the accomplishments of both individuals and teams from the 2013-2014 season.
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Freeman Finishes 2nd at USA South Championship
April 13, 2014The N.C. Wesleyan golf team wrapped up its 2014 slate over the weekend at the USA South Conference Championship held at Rocky Mount's Benvenue Country Club. The Battling Bishops carded a 5th-place finish as a team and were led by junior Chris Freeman's 2nd-place individual showing. An All-Tournament honoree, Freeman finished just two strokes behind medalist Cory Howard of LaGrange, who was 5-over for the tourney.
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Congratulations to Golf's Allen-Michael Wilson!
April 12, 2014The USA South Athletic Conference held its 2014 Spring Festival Awards Banquet on Friday night, April 11th, on the campus of North Carolina Wesleyan College. In men's golf, Bishop senior Allen-Michael Wilson was awarded his team's All-Sportsmanship Award!
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USAS Releases 50th Anniversary Men's Golf Team
April 04, 2014The 2013-14 season serves as the 50th for the USA South Athletic Conference. In an effort to relive 50 Years of great student-athlete performances, each current league institution was given the opportunity to submit names of student-athletes who competed within the Conference and excelled not only on their campuses, but in the Conference as a whole. The league has continued its recognition of these teams with the sport of men's golf, and N.C. Wesleyan is proud to have placed a pair of Battling Bishops on the squad.
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Wesleyan Golf Jumps 37 Spots in National Rankings
April 02, 2014After its stellar performance at last weekend's prestigious Camp Lejeune Intercollegiate, the North Carolina Wesleyan golf team jumped 37 spots in Tuesday's Division III national rankings issued by Golfstat.
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Bishop Golf Shines at Camp LeJeune Intercollegiate
March 31, 2014N.C. Wesleyan's golf team turned heads in the USA South this past weekend with an impressive showing at the highly-competitive Camp Lejeune Intercollegiate. The Battling Bishops recorded an 8th-place finish among 32 teams, which included finishing ahead of league foes Greensboro, Averett and Ferrum. Junior Lucas Norman led the way with rounds of 77 and 69 to earn a spot in the top-25.
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Wesleyan Golf Hosts, Wins Don Scalf Invitational
March 17, 2014North Carolina Wesleyan's golf team hosted its annual Don Scalf Invitational on Sunday and Monday, and for the third straight season, the Battling Bishops were able to take the team championship. Junior Lucas Norman fought adverse conditions to card rounds of 74 and 75 to finish at 5-over par and repeat as the event's medalist.
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Freeman Paces NCWC Golfers in Pair of Dual Wins
March 06, 2014Junior Chris Freeman recorded two rounds of 78 to help his North Carolina Wesleyan golf team turn in a pair of dual wins over Muhlenberg College on Tuesday and Wednesday at Myrtle Beach's Barefoot Landing Resort.
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Battling Bishops Wrap Up Weekend Athletics Action
March 02, 2014Four Battling Bishop squads combined for ten different athletic events this weekend, seven of which involved USA South Conference competition.
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Wesleyan Golf Picked Seventh in USA South Poll
January 31, 2014The USA South Athletic Conference has released its preseason coaches poll for men's golf, with N.C. Wesleyan being picked to finish seventh overall. The Battling Bishops earned 40 points in the poll, which was topped by LaGrange College with eight first-place votes.
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Freeman, May Sweep USA South Weekly Golf Awards
October 23, 2013The USA South has released its weekly golf honors for October 23rd, and the Battling Bishops scored a sweep of the awards. Junior Chris Freeman was tabbed the league's Golfer of the Week, while freshman teammate Matthew May was named Rookie of the Week.
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Wesleyan Golf Ties for Third at Ted Keller Memorial
October 21, 2013North Carolina Wesleyan's golf team wrapped up the fall portion of its schedule on Sunday and Monday, tallying an impressive 3rd-place finish at the Ted Keller Memorial Tournament hosted by Randolph-Macon College. The Bishops were led by junior Chris Freeman, who carded a tourney-low 68 in the final round to cap a solid 295 team score on the day.
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Norman Tallies Top-10 Finish at Rossin Memorial
October 14, 2013Sophomore Lucas Norman tallied a top-10 finish at this week's Peter C. Rossin Memorial Tournament hosted by Washington & Jefferson University. Norman carded rounds of 75 and 79 to finish at 10-over par and secure a tie for 6th-place among the 49-man field.
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NCWC Golfers Finish Second at JCC Invitational
September 25, 2013The N.C. Wesleyan men's golf team competed this Monday and Tuesday at the Johnston Community College Neuse Invitational. Behind two solid rounds of 295 and 303, the Battling Bishops were able to capture a 2nd-place finish among five institutions recording team scores.
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Bishops Honor Local Heroes With 9/11 Passes
September 16, 2013September 11th is a time for remembering our fallen heroes from New York to Pennsylvania to Washington, D.C. It is also a time to recognize those local heroes that risk their lives daily to insure the safety of our Rocky Mount community. For this reason, the student-athletes of North Carolina Wesleyan annually honor our local policemen and firefighters by distributing season passes for all Battling Bishop sporting events.
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Golf Season Gets Underway, Bishops Off Start Strong
September 15, 2013North Carolina Wesleyan's golf team opened its 2013 fall season on Saturday and Sunday at the annual Tom Kinder Memorial hosted by Bridgewater College. The Bishops shaved 14 strokes off their day one total to finish tied for 6th-place among 18 teams competing -- a marked improvement from last year's 14th-place showing against nearly identical competition.
