With over 400 athletes across 18 teams, it is easy to take La Verne’s athletic programs for granted. But as with many great things, our sports came from very humble beginnings.
La Verne junior and stand out golfer Mitch Fedorka earned the 2009 Lee Fulmer Player of the Year Award, given annually to the top golfer in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
The golf team continued their season-long success last Tuesday with a commanding 14-stroke victory over all other conference opponents at their home course, Sierra La Verne Country Club.
With a third-place finish in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, this year’s national tournament is simply out of reach for the University of La Verne golf team.
Led yet again by the Tartan trio, the University of La Verne golf team fired a school-record, 4-under-par 292 Tuesday at the par-74 South Course at Los Serranos to beat Pomona-Pitzer by 29 shots.