NAMPA, Idaho - Northwest Nazarene University men's golf coach Craig Stensgaard has announced that Thomas Hanacek has signed a National Letter-of-Intent to attend NNU and play golf for the Crusaders this fall.

 

Hanacek, a senior at Lincoln High School in Portland, Ore., was the Portland Interscholastic League (PIL) champion as a sophomore (1-under par 71) and tied for first as a junior (3-over par 75), losing on the second playoff hole to finish as the runner-up last spring.  Following the PIL Championships, Thomas tied for ninth at the 2009 Oregon 6A Boys Golf State Championships, which included a second round 71 at the par-72, 6,873-yard Emerald Valley Golf Club in Creswell, Ore.

 

Thomas tied for 17th at the Pacific Northwest Golf Association Men's Amateur Public Links Championship last summer.  His rounds of 2-under par 70 and 76 over the par-72, 7,030-yard Trysting Tree Golf Club, located in Corvallis, Ore., highlighted his junior play last summer.

 

"Thomas will make an immediate impact on out team next year," Stensgaard commented.  "He brings extensive junior golf experience and a solid academic foundation with him to campus next fall.  We are excited that Thomas chose NNU to both receive his education and play college golf."