Men’s Golf Team Continues Road Trip (9/25/06) 

BELLINGHAM, WA – There’s no rest for the Yellowjacket men’s golf team as they continue their Washington road trip, competing in the 35^th Annual Western Washington University Invitational. The same group, who just completed the Saint Martin’s Tournament on Saturday, took on the 14 field of teams today. 

Playing 36 holes in the first day of the two-day tournament, Western Washington University leads the pack with a 291-276-567.  The Jackets currently sit in a tie for 13^th with a 309-304-613.  Zach Ables (74-75) and Mike Rider (78-71) highlighted Jacket play by each notching a day-one score of 149.  The par 72, 6,575-yard course is led by Ryan Dolbow of Western Washington who fired a tournament-low 74-73-147.   

The Jacket’s Jeff Allen shot a 77 and 82, for a total of 159.  Rounding out MSU-B’s play was Michael Konrad (82-78) and Jason Kinsey (80-80), who both finished with scores of 160. 

Play will continue tomorrow in Bellingham where golfers will play two more rounds to finish the tournament. 

Montana State-Billings: Zach Ables 74-75-149, Mike Rider 78-71-149, Jeff Allen 77-82-159, Michael Konrad 82-78-160, Jason Kinsey 80-80-160

Team Scores: Western Washington 291-276-567, CSU-Bakersfield 284-286-570, CSU-Chico 290-286-570, Notre Dame de Namur 297-284-581, Sonoma State 293-288-581. CSU-Stanislaus 293-292-585, University of Hawaii-Hilo 292-299-591, Grand Canyon University 294-298-592, St. Martin’s University 297-298-595, CSU-Monterey Bay 298-299-597, UC San Diego 308-289-597, Northwest Nazarene 312-301-613, Montana State-Billings 309-304-613, BYU-Hawaii 324-311-635