Foursome of individuals sweeps the competition at AASV Foundation Golf Outing

September 14, 2022 — AASV Staff

Eleven teams of golfers - many of them perennial participants - enjoyed clear weather as they pitted their skills against the challenging Veenker Memorial Golf Course in Ames, Iowa during the annual AASV Foundation Golf Outing on August 31. In the end, it was the team of four individual registrants brought together by chance that took first place overall in the best ball competition. The winners were announced by event coordinator Josh Ellingson during the concluding pork dinner sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim.

Golfers Dakota Fiene, Daryl Hammer, Nick Knute, and Dan Rosener combined their efforts to lead the field, coming in at 11 strokes under par. The AMVC team of Josh Ellingson, Jason Hocker, Trey Kellner, and Nick Weihs took second place, and Fairmont Vet Clinic golfers Justin Borchardt, Brian & Deb Roggow, and Danielle Sandberg claimed third to finish out the top flight.

Veenker Pro Shop gift cards were awarded to members of the first-, second-, and third-place teams in each of 3 flights of golfers. A variety of individual contests hosted by golf hole sponsors and the foundation supplemented the team competition and gave individual golfers the opportunity to win prizes for their driving, chipping, and putting.

The success of the fundraiser is due in no small part to the generous support of faithful sponsors. For several years, Boehringer Ingelheim has sponsored the awards dinner, APC has funded the box lunches, and Zoetis has hosted the beverages for the day. Ten golf-hole sponsors participated in this year's event by providing on-course giveaways, games, and contests for the golfers to enjoy. Please join the foundation in thanking Furst McNess Company, Huvepharma, Insight Wealth Group, Kemin Animal Nutrition & Health, Merck Animal Health, National Pork Producers Council, Pharmgate Animal Health, Phibro Animal Health, Ralco, and United Animal Health for their support!

The event raised nearly $13,000 to help support a variety of foundation activities, including scholarships, research grants, student debt relief, swine externship grants, travel stipends for students attending the AASV annual meeting, and more.

And the winners are:

First flight

First place: Dakota , Daryl Hammer, Nick Knute, Dan Rosener
Second place: AMVC: Josh Ellingson, Jason Hocker, Trey Kellner, Nick Weihs
Third place: Fairmont Vet Clinic: Justin Borchardt, Brian Roggow, Deb Roggow, Danielle Sandberg

Second flight

First place: Phileo/ISU DVM Class of 2016: Chelsea Hamilton, Chris Olsen, Scott Radke
Second place: NPPC: Pete Houska, Jeff Kindwall, Derrick Sleezer, Greg Thornton
Third place: Phibro Animal Health Corp: John Charley, Dennis Dwyer, Ron Kaptur, Mark Rooney

Third flight

First place Norbrook: Leland Brown, Matt Garvin, Brad Gulker, Brian Van Beek
Second place: Topigs Norsvin: Mitch Christensen, Trevor Schwartz, Ethan Spronk, Amber Stricker
Third place: APC: Bryan Allen, Nathaniel Carney, Nathan Duncan, Yanbin Shen

Individual contests

Hole #2, Chipping contest, sponsored by Kemin Animal Nutrition & Health: John Charley and Nate Duncan

Hole #5, Closest to the target: Mitch Christensen

Hole #6, Closest to the pin, sponsored by Merck Animal Health: Kent Schwartz

Hole #9, Longest putt, sponsored by United Animal Health: Steve Sprague and Ethan Spronk

Hole #11, Closest to the pin, sponsored by Huvepharma: Ethan Spronk

Hole #12, Closest to the pin, 2nd shot: Nick Weihs

Hole #14, Longest drive: Deb Roggow

Hole #18, Drawing for cooler, sponsored by Pharmgate Animal Health: Ethan Spronk

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