Derek Hofmeister
Year: Junior
Hometown: Greeley, Colo.
High School: Greeley Central
2007 fall: Competed in all five of the Bears'
fall-season events... Had one top-50 finish (23rd, 152 two-day
total) at the America Sky Conference championship tournament...
Shot 79 or lower in 12 of his 14 fall-season rounds.
2006-07: Competed in the first two (Gene
Miranda Falcon Invitational, Purple and Red Invitational) and last
two events (Ping Cougar Classic, NCAA Division I Independent
championship tournament) for the Bears... Best finish came in the
Division I Independent tournament, where he placed 34th (227
three-day total)... Best round of the year (72) came in the first
round of that tournament.
2005-06: Played in two varsity events as a true
freshman ... placed 38th overall at the Division I Independent
Championships, firing rounds of 80, 78 and 75 to finish at 233
(+17) ... was 80th at the New Mexico State Herb Wimberly
Intercollegiate, finishing with rounds of 87, 81 and 76 ... played
in three junior varsity events during the year ... best finish was
a 19th place at the Northwest Region Head-to-Head where he finished
at 228 (+12).
High school: Earned four letters for coach John
Johnson at Greeley Central High School... Honored as Weld County
Golfer of the Year in 2004... His 74.8-stroke average his senior
year was the seventh best among Colorado high school golfers...
Earned all-conference selections in 2003 and 2004... Was a medalist
at the Northridge High Invitational... Helped Greeley Central win
back-to-back conference titles in 2003 and 2004... Helped the
Wildcats win a regional-tournament title in 2004... Was an academic
all-state selection and member of the National Honor Society and
Principles Council... Also served as a senior mentor.
Personal: Born in Greeley, Colo.... Son of
Renee and Ed Holloway and Brent Hofmeister... Majoring in
business... Father, Brent, played golf at Northern Colorado in 1973
and 1975, and stepfather, Ed, played golf at Northern Colorado from
1970-74... Sister Brittany plays golf at the University of North
Carolina-Greensboro.