Blake Saffell

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Blake Saffell
Blake Saffell
  • Hometown:
    Wellington, KS
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Wellington
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2022 NJCAA First-Team All-American

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Freshman Alex Lindstrom ties for 24th and leads the Blue Dragon Men's Golf Team to a fifth-place finish at the 2023 NJCAA Division I Championships on Friday in Newton. (Steve Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information).
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  • May 19, 2023
DRAGON GOLFERS FINISH 5TH AT NJCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
  • May 19, 2023
Alex Lindstrom shoots a 2-under 70 on Thursday to lead the Blue Dragon men's golf team at the NJCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship at Sand Creek Station in Newton. (Steve Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
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  • May 18, 2023
DRAGONS JUMP INTO TOP 5 AT NJCAA GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • May 18, 2023
Freshman Louis Galvin sinks a tap-in putt for an even-par round of 72 on Wednesday during the second round of the NJCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship on Wednesday at Sand Creek Station in Newton. (Steve Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
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  • May 17, 2023
DRAGONS 9TH AT MID-POINT OF NJCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • May 17, 2023
Alex Lindstrom sinks a key par putt on No. 8 of his opening round of the NJCAA Division I National Tournament on Tuesday at Sand Creek Station in Newton. (Steve Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
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  • May 16, 2023
DRAGONS 8TH AFTER DAY 1 AT NJCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • May 16, 2023
Blue Dragon head coach Chris Young and sophomore All-American Dominic Clemons prep for the 2023 NJCAA Division I National Tournament, which begins Tuesday at Sand Creek Station in Newton. (Steve Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
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  • May 15, 2023
DRAGONS BEGIN TITLE QUEST ON TUESDAY AT SAND CREEK STATION
  • May 15, 2023
Alex Lindstrom (left) was named the Phil Mickelson NJCAA National Freshman of the Year and Chris Young (right) was inducted into the NJCAA Coaches Association Hall of Fame on Monday night. (Steve Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
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  • May 15, 2023
YOUNG, LINDSTROM HONORED AT NATIONAL GOLF BANQUET
  • May 15, 2023
Blake Saffell and the Blue Dragon men's golf team are ranked No. 1 in three different national polls entering the NJCAA National Tournament later this month. (Steve Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
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  • May 05, 2023
BLUE DRAGONS RANKED NO. 1 IN THREE MAJOR POLLS AHEAD OF NATIONALS
  • May 05, 2023
Marco Anderson chips onto the first green during the final round of the NJCAA Central District Championship on Tuesday at Crestview Country Club in Wichita. (Steve Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
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  • April 25, 2023
DRAGON GOLFERS QUALIFY FOR NATIONALS FOR 22ND-STRAIGHT SEASON
  • April 25, 2023
Alex Lindstrom is tied for ninth after two rounds of the Central District Championship on Monday at Crestview Country Club in Wichita. (Steve Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
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  • April 24, 2023
DRAGONS FIFTH AFTER DAY 1 AT DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP
  • April 24, 2023
The 2023 Blue Dragon men's golf team won the Jayhawk Conference team championship for the fourth-straight season. (Steve Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
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  • April 18, 2023
DRAGONS, LINDSTROM CAPTURE 2023 KJCCC CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • April 18, 2023
Alex Lindstrom watches a long birdie putt attempt on hole No. 13 roll to within an a football on Monday in the second round of the Jayhawk Championship at Sand Creek Station in Newton. (Steve Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
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  • April 17, 2023
DRAGONS LEAD JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER 36 HOLES
  • April 17, 2023
Alex Lindstrom wins Jayhawk No. 2 at Crestview Country Club on Tuesday in Wichita. (Billy Watson/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
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  • April 11, 2023
LINDSTROM, BLUE DRAGON MEN'S GOLF WIN JAYHAWK NO. 2
  • April 11, 2023
Blake Saffell sinks a birdie putt on his way to a 4-under 68 on Tuesday to win Jayhawk No. 1 at Colbert Hills Country Club in Manhattan. (Steve Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
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  • March 28, 2023
SAFFELL WINS JAYHAWK NO. 1; DRAGONS-CONQS TIE FOR TEAM TITLE
  • March 28, 2023
Tied for 2nd after 36 holes, Blake Saffell chips onto a green at Colbert Hills Country Club on Monday during Jayhawk No. 1. (Billy Watson/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
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  • March 27, 2023
DRAGONS, CONQS IN TIGHT BATTLE AT JAYHAWK NO. 1
  • March 27, 2023
The No. 1-ranked Blue Dragon men's golf team rallied to win the Oakwood Intercollegiate on Tuesday in Enid, Oklahoma.
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  • March 21, 2023
DRAGONS RALLY TO WIN OAKWOOD INTERCOLLEGIATE
  • March 21, 2023
The Blue Dragon men's golf team is one stroke out of the team lead after Day 1 of the Oakwood Intercollegiate on Monday in Enid, Oklahoma.
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  • March 20, 2023
BLUE DRAGONS 1 STROKE OUT OF LEAD AT OAKWOOD INTERCOLLEGIATE
  • March 20, 2023
Dominic Clemons wins the individual title and leads the No. 1-ranked Blue Dragon men's golf team to the Lindenwood Invitational team championship on Tuesday in St. Charles, Missouri.
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  • March 14, 2023
DRAGONS CAPTURE TEAM, INDIVIDUAL LINDENWOOD TITLES
  • March 14, 2023
Louis Galvin and the Blue Dragons are second after the first round of the Lindenwood Invitationalal on Monday in St. Charles, Missouri.
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  • March 13, 2023
DRAGONS BATTLE COLD CONDITIONS TO BE IN CONTENTION AT LINDENWOOD
  • March 13, 2023
The Blue Dragon men's golf team is ranked No. 1 in two polls entering the Spring 2023 season. (Steve Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
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  • March 03, 2023
BLUE DRAGON GOLFERS NO. 1 IN TWO NATIONAL POLLS
  • March 03, 2023
Blue Dragon men's golf head coach Chris Young was enshrined into the Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame on Monday in Las Vegas. (Photo by Josh Gooch/Blue Dragon Athletics)
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  • December 05, 2022
CHRIS YOUNG ENTERS GCAA HALL OF FAME
  • December 05, 2022
Blue Dragon men's golf head coach Chris Young will be inducted into the 2022 GCAA Hall of Fame on December 5 in Las Vegas.
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  • November 01, 2022
CHRIS YOUNG TO BE INDUCTED INTO GCAA HALL OF FAME
  • November 01, 2022
Louis Galvin tied for 10th to lead the Blue Dragon men's golf team to a fourth-place finish at the Grier Jones Shocker Classic on Tuesday in Wichita. (Steve Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
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  • October 11, 2022
BLUE DRAGONS FINISH 4TH AT SHOCKER INVITATIONAL
  • October 11, 2022
Blue Dragon Men's Golf places eighth at the Big 'O' Classic on Tuesday in Elkhorn, NE (Steve Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
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  • October 04, 2022
DRAGONS FINISH 8TH AT BIG ‘O’ CLASSIC
  • October 04, 2022
Blue Dragon Men's Golf is 10th after Day 1 of the Big 'O' Classic on Monday in Elkhorn, NE. (Steve Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
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  • October 03, 2022
DRAGONS 10TH AFTER DAY 1 OF BIG ‘O’ CLASSIC
  • October 03, 2022
CLEMONS WINS NATIONAL PREVIEW; DRAGONS TAKE 2ND
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  • September 28, 2022
CLEMONS WINS NATIONAL PREVIEW; DRAGONS TAKE 2ND
  • September 28, 2022
Sophomore Dominic Clemons takes a four-stroke lead into the final round of the NJCAA National Preview after shooting 8-under par on Tuesday at Sand Creek Station in Newton. (Steve Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
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  • September 27, 2022
CLEMONS, SAFFELL PACE DRAGONS ON DAY 1 OF NATIONAL PREVIEW
  • September 27, 2022
Freshman Alex Lindstrom fires a 69 on Tuesday to lead the No. 1-ranked Blue Dragon Men's Golf Team at the Farmers Insurance Samuel Proal Invitationson on Tuesday in Pueblo, CO.
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  • September 20, 2022
BLUE DRAGON GOLFERS FINISH 2ND AT PROAL INVITATIONAL
  • September 20, 2022
Sophomore Dominic Clemons fires back-to-back rounds of 68 on Monday to lead the Blue Dragon men's golf team on Day 1 of the Farmers Insurance Samuel Proal Classic in Pueblo, Colorado (Steve Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
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  • September 19, 2022
CLEMONS, DRAGONS BOTH IN 2ND PLACE IN OPENING FALL TOURNEY
  • September 19, 2022
Sophomore Dominic Clemons (left) and head coach Chris Young have their eye on the prize of a third-straight national championship, but the eight-month process to reach nationals starts Monday in Pueblo, CO. (Steve Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
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  • September 18, 2022
TWO-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION DRAGONS BEGIN PROCESS ONCE AGAIN
  • September 18, 2022