March 11, 2022 | Men's Golf
The Missouri State men's golf team has added a southwest Missouri high school standout for the 2022-23 season. Head coach Neal Stafford has announced the signing of Owen Swearingen of Nevada, Mo. to a national letter of intent.
Swearingen is about to embark on his senior season at Nevada High after finishing second at the state Class 3 tournament a year ago. He also captured the district and Big 8 Conference titles for the Tigers and was named Boys Golf Athlete of the Year by the Joplin Globe. Swearingen, the seventh-ranked senior in the state according to National Junior Golf Scoreboard, placed fourth at the Midwest PGA Junior Championship last summer and posted five top-20 finishes in Oklahoma Junior Tour events, including eighth in the Best of the West Classic and 17th at the OJGT Tour Championship.
"I have watched and recruited Owen for a few years and have seen him develop tremendously," Stafford said. "He is very determined with his game and I anticipate him bringing a tireless worker attitude to our team. I have been very impressed with the way he manages himself and his game during competitive rounds."
Swearingen is Stafford's second recruit for 2022-23, joining Christian Rischer of Columbia, Mo., who signed back in the fall.
The Bears are idle next week after finishing ninth at the Colin Montgomerie Invitational in Houston this past Tuesday. They'll be back in action Mar. 21-22, hosting the Twin Oaks Intercollegiate in Springfield.Â
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