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M Golf
8-12-08
Grand Canyon men's and women's golf coach Marc Chandonnet qualified for the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship after shooting a 1-under 70 Tuesday in the Arizona Sectional qualifier at The Pine Canyon Club in Flagstaff.
Chandonnet's 1-under on the 7,028-yard course tied for second with three other golfers, who also qualified.
Chandonnet is eligible to compete in the U.S. Mid-Amateur in Milwaukee in September.
M Golf
7-11-08
Grand Canyon's Donald Zaruba III was named a Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars by the Golf  Coaches Association of America.
Zaruba III had a 3.3 in business, and competed in three NCAA Division II National Championship tournaments. He led GCU in stroke average and birdies this year.
M Golf
6-27-08
Donald Zaruba III was chosen as the Pacific West Conference men's golf Scholar Athlete of the Year. 
Zaruba, a senior from Longmont, Colo., had a 3.3 in business administration.
Zaruba had a team-best 73.06 stroke average this season, helping Grand Canyon to finish 11th at the NCAA Division II national championships. He shot a 67 in the second round of the Western Washington Invitational, and had 10 under-par rounds this season.
Zaruba finished tied for fourth at the PacWest Championships and was tied for sixth at the GCU Fall Invitational, following three straight under-par rounds.
M Golf
6-11-08
Grand Canyon University men's golfer Ryan Sperry was named an honorable mention All-American by PING/Golf  Coaches Association of America.
Sperry also received All-West Region honors.
A junior from Ukiah, Calif., Sperry won the West-Northwest Super Regional. He was second on the team in stroke average (73.44). Sperry shot a team-best low round of 66 at the GCU Fall Invitational. He was also second on the team in sub-par rounds during the 2007-08 season with nine.
M Golf
5-17-08
Grand Canyon finished 11th at the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships in Houston Saturday.
The Antelopes shot 31-over 1,151 on the 7,158-yard par 70 Memorial Park Golf Course, finishing a stroke behind 10th place Clayton State and a stroke ahead of Belmont Abbey College and Colorado-Colorado Springs, who tied for 12th.
GCU sophomore Terence Daniels shot a final-round 72 to finish at 8-over 288. Seniors Donald Zaruba III and Brett Beaty each finished at 9-over 289. Zaruba (pictured) shot 73 Saturday, and Beaty 74. Junior Ryan Sperry shot 73 to finish at 13-over 293. Sophomore Bentley Nakasawa shot 75 to finish a stroke back at 14-over 294.
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