BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Sophomore
Zach Owen was named to the 2020-21 MIAC Men's Golf All-Conference Team while senior
Spencer Kronbeck was named to the Honorable Mention Team, announced by the league office Monday afternoon.
Earning All-MIAC nods for the first time in his career, he is the first player under head coach
Nick Cocalis to be named to the All-Conference squad. Playing in seven rounds this year, Owen averaged a 76.1 ranking in the top-20 of the MIAC.
Owen's season started out strong with an eighth-place finish at the Bethel Preview where he shot a 157. He finished the season strong at the MIAC Championships shooting a career-best 222. A career-low 72 in the second round paced way for him to finish in a tie for 14th.
Kronbeck closes his Bethel career with his first postseason accoladed. The Red Wing, Minn. native carded a 77.7 season average through nine rounds. He finished the abbreviated season on a high note placing in a tie for 12th at the MIAC Championships thanks to a season-low 73 in each of the final rounds. In the 54-hole event he shot a career best 221.
As part of a Conference-wide sportsmanship initiative, the MIAC also announced the 15th annual All-MIAC Sportsmanship team for men's golf. Members of the All-MIAC Sportsmanship team are selected by their coaches and teammates as individuals who demonstrate ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field of competition. Senior
Michael Piehler was chosen to represent the Royals on this prestigious list.
