Jeff Nieman

Jeff Nieman

Class of 2009
Inducted in 2019

Jeff Nieman ’09 was a 4-time All-America selection and 2-time North Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year in golf.  As a freshman, he ranked third on the team with a 76.21 average.  He tied for eighth place at the NCAC tournament, winning second-team all-conference honors, and tied for 22nd place with a 304 at the NCAA Division III tournament, receiving third-team All-America honors.  Ohio Wesleyan finished second in the NCAC tournament and tied for sixth place at the NCAA Division III tournament.  His sophomore year, he led the Bishops with a 74.83 average.  He was second in the overall conference standings with a 671 in the 4 NCAC events.  At the NCAA Division III tournament, he finished in fourth place with a 296 for first-team All-America honors.  Ohio Wesleyan won the NCAC championship and placed third at the NCAA Division III tournament.  As a junior, he led the Bishops with a 74.81 average.  He finished the conference schedule with a 667 to win the Dick Gordin Award as NCAC Player of the Year, which that year recognized the overall medalist in the 4 conference events.  At the NCAA Division III tournament, he tied for 50th place with a 309 and received third-team All-America honors.  Ohio Wesleyan won the NCAC championship and finished 14th at the NCAA Division III tournament.  As a senior, he led the team with a 72.98 average.  He won both the Bob Nye Award as the medalist in the final 54-hole event and the Dick Gordin Award as NCAC Player of the Year with a total of 640 in the 4 conference events.  He tied for eighth place at the NCAA Division III tourmament with a 293, winning first-team All-America honors.  Ohio Wesleyan won the NCAC championship and finished seventh at the NCAA Division III tournament.