Two Lions on All-MIAA Golf Team

Two Missouri Southern State University juniors, Geir Askvik (Oslo, Norway) and Danny Sinksen (Sioux Falls, S.D.), were named to the All-MIAA Golf Team announced on Wednesday, one day after the league crowned its 2004 champion.

Sinksen charted two top-10 finishes in MIAA play this year, including a second-place tie at the Missouri Southern Crossroads Invitational during the fall season. He also tied for fourth at the Central Missouri State Heart of America Classic last month. Sinksen led MSSU with a 74.4 strokes average in conference action this year and is averaging 76.5 strokes on the year. His best 18-hole score was a three-under par 68 at the CMSU tourney.

It’s Sinksen’s second All-MIAA honor of his career. He also earned all-conference accolades following the 2001-02 season.

Askvik recorded three top-10 finishes in conference-sanctioned tournaments this year, including a tie for fourth at CMSU last month. He also placed seventh at Truman and tied for ninth at the MSSU tournament. Askvik ended conference play with an average of 75.6 strokes per round and is averaging 77.2 for the season. His even-par round of 71 in the opening round at Central marked his best 18-hole performance of the year.

The All-MIAA team is selected based on a point system determined by the players’ finish at the five conference-sanctioned events played this season –– two in the fall and three in the spring. The lowest scorer in each meet is awarded 10 points, while the 10th lowest is given one point. This is the eighth season the system has been used to determine the honorees.

Missouri Southern finished second, just 3.5 points behind two-time champion Washburn, in the seasonal MIAA standings, determined by the participating schools’ finishes at the conference events. The Lions placed fourth at the MIAA Tournament on Monday and Tuesday. On Friday, the NCAA Division II men’s golf national committee will announce the participants for the Central/Great Lakes Super Regional, to be held May 3-5 at Lassing Pointe Golf Course in Union, Ky.


	April 21, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Two Lions on All-MIAA Golf Team Askvik, Sinksen earn all-conference honor Two Missouri Southern State University juniors, Geir Askvik (Oslo, Norway) and Danny Sinksen (Sioux Falls, S.D.), were named to the All-MIAA Golf Team announced on Wednesday, one day after the league crowned its 2004 champion. Sinksen charted two top-10 finishes in MIAA play this year, including a second-place tie at the Missouri Southern Crossroads Invitational during the fall season. He also tied for fourth at the Central Missouri State Heart of America Classic last month. Sinksen led MSSU with a 74.4 strokes average in conference action this year and is averaging 76.5 strokes on the year. His best 18-hole score was a three-under par 68 at the CMSU tourney. It’s Sinksen’s second All-MIAA honor of his career. He also earned all-conference accolades following the 2001-02 season. Askvik recorded three top-10 finishes in conference-sanctioned tournaments this year, including a tie for fourth at CMSU last month. He also placed seventh at Truman and tied for ninth at the MSSU tournament. Askvik ended conference play with an average of 75.6 strokes per round and is averaging 77.2 for the season. His even-par round of 71 in the opening round at Central marked his best 18-hole performance of the year. The All-MIAA team is selected based on a point system determined by the players’ finish at the five conference-sanctioned events played this season –– two in the fall and three in the spring. The lowest scorer in each meet is awarded 10 points, while the 10th lowest is given one point. This is the eighth season the system has been used to determine the honorees. Missouri Southern finished second, just 3.5 points behind two-time champion Washburn, in the seasonal MIAA standings, determined by the participating schools’ finishes at the conference events. The Lions placed fourth at the MIAA Tournament on Monday and Tuesday. On Friday, the NCAA Division II men’s golf national committee will announce the participants for the Central/Great Lakes Super Regional, to be held May 3-5 at Lassing Pointe Golf Course in Union, Ky.