Yellowjacket Golf Teams Place Sixth and Ninth at Northwest Intercollegiate (Mar. 25, 2004)

BLAINE, WA – The MSU Billings women’s golf team placed sixth at the Northwest Intercollegiate tournament earlier this week, and the men’s team finished ninth.  Results were not immediately distributed after Tuesday’s final round, but were sent out late Thursday.

The women’s team was anchored by Julie Clifford and Elizabeth Marshall, who tied for 21^st place with a 36-hole total of 184.  Clifford shot 91 and 93, while Marshall carded 90 and 94.  The Yellowjackets’ third counting score for the team finish was Amanda Rabenberg’s 191.

The men’s team was led by Eric Staab’s 154.  His back-to-back rounds of 77 placed him in a tie for 14^th place.  Judd Norman finished in a tie for 19^th with a 156, and Chris Haas tied for 23^rd with a 157.

The Yellowjacket women’s team plays at the Grand Canyon Invitational on March 29 and 30 at the Palm Valley Golf Club in Phoenix, AZ.  It will be the largest tournament of the year for MSU Billings, with 18 teams from throughout the West competing.  Along with Division I teams Cal State-San Luis Obispo and Northern Colorado, six of the top ten ranked teams in the Division II West Region will be in Phoenix including No. 1 St. Mary’s (TX), No. 4 Western Washington, No. 5 Western New Mexico, No. 6 West Texas A&M, No.8 Grand Canyon and No. 10 Mesa State.

The Yellowjacket men’s team will be idle this week before playing at the South Dakota Invitational on April 4-5.  The Jackets will travel to four events over four weeks beginning in South Dakota and concluding at Northern Colorado at the end of April 

Men’s Team Results
1. University of Victoria – 294-290 = 584
2. Walla Walla CC – 301-302 = 603
3. Mount Royal College – 313-306 = 619
4. Columbia Basin College – 309-319 = 628
5. Malaspina College – 315-313 = 628
6. Skagit Valley College – 321-311 = 632
7. Rocky Mountain College – 327-309 = 636
8. Douglas College – 323-318 = 641
9. Montana State University-Billings – 321-327 = 648
10. Lewis-Clark State – 321-331 = 652
11. CC of Spokane – 325-332 = 657
12. Univ. College of Fraser Valley – 330-330 = 660
13. Concordia University-Portland – 333-332 = 665
14. Linfield College – 335-356 = 691
15. Selkirk College – 354-354 = 708
16. Central Oregon CC – 358-352 = 710

MSU Billings Men’s Individual Results
14. Eric Staab – 77-77 = 154
19. Judd Norman – 78-78 = 156
23. Chris Haas – 78-79 = 157
      Chris McConnell – 84-82 = 166
      Andy Eames – 82-88 = 170
      Matt Desin – 89-89 = 178

Women’s Team Results
1. Lewis-Clark State – 246-248 = 494
2. CC of Spokane – 253-252 = 505
3. Rocky Mountain College – 259-247 = 506
4. University of Victoria – 264-255 = 519
5. Pacific University – 281-274 = 555
6. Montana State University-Billings – 275-284 = 559
7. Walla Walla CC – 286-279 = 565
8. Selkirk College – 363-344 = 707

MSU Billings Women’s Individual Results
21. Julie Clifford – 91-93 = 184
21. Elizabeth Marshall – 90-94 = 184
27. Amanda Rabenberg – 94-97 = 191
39. Dusty Lindeen – 115-114 = 229
40. Nicole Clayton – 118-116 = 234