Braseth finishes strong fall
RYAN LUTZ
Issue date: 10/19/07 Section: Sports
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Taryn Braseth entered into his senior year with a few goals in mind.
"As a team, I would like to see us win conference, and go to nationals," Braseth said. "Individually, I want to be named first team all-conference, as well as west region."
So far, the team has lived up to Braseth's expectations. The Boxers placed second out of five teams in the Pacific Five-Way, Willamette Five-Way, Lewis & Clark Five-Way and also the George Fox Five Way tournaments.
Braseth and the Boxers competed in the NWC Fall Classic in Spokane, Wash., on Oct. 21 and 22. The tournament is one of three thoughout the year that determines which team makes the postseason. Braseth helped keep the Boxers in title contention, finishing fifth overall and guiding the team to a third place finish.
The team also tied for first in the Linfield Five-Way tournament.
Braseth has also excelled this year, winning the first two tournaments of the season. To prepare for his senior year, Braseth spent a lot of his summer playing golf and working on all parts of the game.
Braseth had a rather unorthodox introduction to golf.
"My brother was dating a girl that owned a golf course, so I could play for free, and I guess I just stuck with it."
Braseth knows that it is a challenge to golf.
"Golf is a challenge, it's not like a sport that the only thing that matters is how athletic you are," he said. "To golf, you need to be mentally tough, and it shows what kind of character you have. It's a different kind of difficult."
As one of two seniors on the team this year, Braseth fields many questions from his younger teammates.
"The younger guys have asked me a lot about how the season goes, a lot about tournaments, and a lot about school advice," he said.
According to Braseth, the people that have supported him the most have been his teammates for the past four years.
"We're really close, a lot of us have the same major and we are all really good friends," Braseth said.
One memory that sticks out in Braseth's memory came from his sophomore year.
"It was the second hole in the conference tournament, and I holed out from 25 yards away. I called the shot beforehand," Braseth said.
"As a team, I would like to see us win conference, and go to nationals," Braseth said. "Individually, I want to be named first team all-conference, as well as west region."
So far, the team has lived up to Braseth's expectations. The Boxers placed second out of five teams in the Pacific Five-Way, Willamette Five-Way, Lewis & Clark Five-Way and also the George Fox Five Way tournaments.
Braseth and the Boxers competed in the NWC Fall Classic in Spokane, Wash., on Oct. 21 and 22. The tournament is one of three thoughout the year that determines which team makes the postseason. Braseth helped keep the Boxers in title contention, finishing fifth overall and guiding the team to a third place finish.
The team also tied for first in the Linfield Five-Way tournament.
Braseth has also excelled this year, winning the first two tournaments of the season. To prepare for his senior year, Braseth spent a lot of his summer playing golf and working on all parts of the game.
Braseth had a rather unorthodox introduction to golf.
"My brother was dating a girl that owned a golf course, so I could play for free, and I guess I just stuck with it."
Braseth knows that it is a challenge to golf.
"Golf is a challenge, it's not like a sport that the only thing that matters is how athletic you are," he said. "To golf, you need to be mentally tough, and it shows what kind of character you have. It's a different kind of difficult."
As one of two seniors on the team this year, Braseth fields many questions from his younger teammates.
"The younger guys have asked me a lot about how the season goes, a lot about tournaments, and a lot about school advice," he said.
According to Braseth, the people that have supported him the most have been his teammates for the past four years.
"We're really close, a lot of us have the same major and we are all really good friends," Braseth said.
One memory that sticks out in Braseth's memory came from his sophomore year.
"It was the second hole in the conference tournament, and I holed out from 25 yards away. I called the shot beforehand," Braseth said.
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