Skidmore College Athletics

The 1988-1989 Skidmore Men's Golf Team is well known for its astounding roster of honors. Ranked 10th in the nation, the Thoroughbreds kicked off the season by capturing first place in three tournaments (The Skidmore Invitational, the Cornell Invitational, and the Skidmore Fall Classic). The team shot a school-record round of 291 on the way to a seventh-place finish at the West Point Invitational and bested Division I schools Yale, Princeton, Maine, and Central Connecticut in the Eastern College Athletic Conference finals.
 
The men pressed on that spring to capture top five honors in six collegiate invitational tournaments, scoring first place at Hartwick and Skidmore; third at the Barry Invitational; fourth at Yale; and sixth at West Point. A fourth-place finish at the National Collegiate Athletic Association finals yielded the College its first ever NCAA trophy.
 
Led by team captain and All East Team player Dave Bakyta '89, the Thoroughbreds racked up a remarkable list of individual honors as well, including NCAA All District II (David Hathaway, Jan Wivestad, Jim Welch, and Bill Rosenblum) and All American (David Hathaway, Jan Wivestad, David Bakyta, and Jim Welch). The 1988-1989 team truly helped elevate Skidmore Men's Golf to a new level in the national spotlight.
 
David Bakyta '89, Captain
Robert Coan '89
Richard Descoteaux '90
Daniel Goldstein '92
David Hathaway '92
John Kemmett '90
Michael Murphy '91
William Rosenblum '91
Richard Schofield '90
James Welch '90
Jan Wivestad '90
Todd Zorn '91
 
Tim Brown, Head Coach