Golf Season Begins April 10th, 2023!

Red River Roughriders

Boys' Golf

EDC Tournament Championship Team (L to R): Saylor Kuenzel, Jack Miller, Head Coach Nathan Olson, Carson Skarperud, Kolby Koerner, Ross Koerner, Silas Dusenbury, Carter Olson

Front Row (L to R): Cullen Rost, Kale Gruenberg, Tyce Ellingson, Brenden Hakstol, Carter Olson, Connor Schulz, Silas Dusenbury, Jordan Peters, Grant Gardner Middle Row (L to R): Nick Kaiser, Rylan Bures, Ross Koerner, Tucker Litz, Jacob Dvorak, Kolby Koerner, Ryan Wasvick, Bryar Werre Back Row (L to R): Coach Nathan Olson, Carson Skarperud, Jack Miller, Zach Laframboise, Espen Schneider, Saylor Kuenzel, Coach Luke Wurdock

ND CLASS A State Champions:

1975

1977

1981

1982

1986

1990

1994

1995

1996

2017

2018

2019

Individual State Champions

Mike Geatz- 1974

Jeff Herberger- 1989

Chad Skarperud- 1990

Shane McMenamy- 1994

Shane McMenamy- 1996

Adam Van Raden- 2018

Roughrider Collegiate Golfers

Carson Skarperud- University of North Dakota

Saylor Kuenzel- Bemidji State University

Ethan Badolato- Southwestern Community College

Skyler Syverson- Heston Community College, Drury University

Zach Hinschberger- University of North Dakota

Seth Badolato- University of North Dakota & South Mountain CC

Koby Kuenzel- Bemidji State University

Mat Halvorson- University of Nebraska-Omaha & South Mountain CC

Adam Van Raden- Austin Peay State University, Iowa Western CC

Keaton Wolf- University of North Dakota

Brady Ohman- University of North Dakota

Nick Schaefer- University of North Dakota

Mike Slominski- University of North Dakota

Toby Palmiscno- Bemidji State University

Pat Bugliosi- University of North Dakota

Matt Jacobson- University of North Dakota

Nate Mullally- University of North Dakota

Kyle Messmer- University of North Dakota

Duane Wages III- University of North Dakota

Shane McMenamy- Arizona State University

Matt Norby- Scottsdale Community College

Kris Kroetsch- University of North Dakota, Texas Lutheran

Scott Messmer- Texas Lutheran

Kris Peeler- University of North Dakota

Matt Skarperud- Indian River Community College, Florida Community College

Dan Tannahill- University of North Dakota

Chad Skarperud- Indian River Community College

Jeff Herberger- Texas Lutheran

Pete Mikkelson- University of North Dakota

Todd Schaefer- University of North Dakota

Jeff Skinner- University of North Dakota

Head Coach

Nathan Olson

This is coach Olson's 10th year with the Rider golf program and 5th year as head coach. The first 4 years he was the JV coach under Merle Mikkelsen. Coach Olson teaches math at Schroeder Middle School and has his Master's and Bachelor's degrees from UND. He has over 20 years experience working and teaching junior golf at King's Walk, Lincoln Park GC, and the Grand Forks Country Club. He is the 2014 King's Walk Club Champion and qualified for the 2004 & 2005 National Pinnacle Exceptional Driver Championship in Laughlin, NV.

JV Coach

Luke Wurdock

This is Luke Wurdock's first year with the RRHS golf program. He has previous golf coaching experience at Headwaters Golf Club in Park Rapids and has also worked at Blueberry Pines in Menahga. While in high school, he was also the Northern Pines Conference Individual Champion in 2016 & 2017. Coach Wurdock is a math teacher at Valley Middle School and has his Bachelor's degree from Moorhead State University. He previously taught math in Wadena, MN.

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