Montalban, McConnell Lead Jackets at
PWC Championships (Apr. 21, 2005)
Hilo, HI – The Montana State-Billings
men’s and women’s golf teams sit in second and third place
respectively after the first day of the Pacific West
Conference Championships. The Yellowjacket men shot a 294
(+11) combined team score, and the Lady Jackets carded a
season-best 345 (+61). Play will resume Friday with a 7
a.m. tee time in Hilo, Hawaii.
Host team Hawaii-Hilo holds first
place in the men’s draw with a 7-under 277 on the par 71
course. The Jackets are holding a one stroke lead over
third place Western New Mexico (295). Hawaii Pacific
University shot a 19-over par 302 combined. Brigham Young
University-Hawaii shot 313 after day one and Chaminade
rounds out the final six with a 395.
Colin Gilliam of Hawaii-Hilo shot a
3-under 68 for the one stroke lead over teammate Kevin
Shimomura. Leading the Yellowjackets is Chris McConnell
(Jr., Lewistown, MT) who holds fifth place shooting 37 and
34 for a par 71. Teammate Nick Larson (Fr., Riverton, WY)
is tied for sixth with a 2-over 73.
The Lady Jackets trail second place
Hawaii-Hilo by ten strokes. Holding the top spot after
day one is Western New Mexico with a comfortable 24 stroke
lead. BYU-Hawaii is in the fourth position with 417.
Chaminade and Hawaii Pacific hold fifth and sixth with a
473 and 501 respectively.
Halley Montalban (Fr., Billings, MT)
shot 39 and 37 for a 76 placing her second in the
individual competition. Julie Clifford (Jr., Forsyth, MT)
is tied for ninth with an 86 (+15). Leading the
scoreboard is Katharine Dorris from Western New Mexico
with a 2-over 73.
Competition continues Friday with an
8 a.m. tee time.
MSU Billings Individual Standings
Men Women
5 Chris McConnell 71 (even 2 Halley Montalban 76 (+5)
T6 Nicholas Larson 73 (+2) T9 Julie Clifford 86 (+15)
T11 Zach Abels 75 (+4) T11 Amanda
Rabenberg 87 (+16)
T11 Bryan Barthlemess 75 (+4) T14 Nicole
Salsbery 96 (+25)
T17 Chris Haas 76 (+5) T14 Nicole
Clayton 96 (+25) |
