Jacket Men Twelfth at WWU Invite (9/26/06)
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BELLINGHAM, WA – The Montana State-Billings men’s golf team placed twelfth at the 35th annual Viking Invitational Men’s Golf Tournament which ended Tuesday at the Bellingham Golf and Country Club.  The tournament concluded the opening weekend for the Yellowjackets, who also competed at an event hosted by St. Martin’s University on Friday and Saturday.

The Yellowjackets gained one place in the team standings in the final round of the Western Washington Invitational on Tuesday, pulling away from a two-round tie with Northwest Nazarene to outpace the Crusaders 915-926.  Western Washington captured top team honors at the 14-team tournament, posting a total team score of 854.

The Jackets were led by Zach Abels, who placed in a tie for 30th with seven-over 223 over three rounds.  Abels carded rounds of 74, 75, and 74.  Mike Rider tied for 33rd with an 8-over 224 after rounds of 78, 71, and 75.  Rider’s second-round 71 was the Jackets’ low round of the tournament.  Brady Baguio of Cal State-Bakersfield took top individual honors with a 13-under 203.  The top 13 individual finishers were under par.

The Yellowjackets next play at the St. Mary’s Invitational in San Antonio, TX, on October 9 and 10.

MSU Billings: Zach Abels (T-30) 74-75-74-223; Mike Rider (T-33) 78-71-75-224; Michael Konrad (T-64) 82-78-76-236; Jason Kinsey (66) 80-80-77-237; Jeff Allen (T-68) 77-82-83.

Team Standings: 1. Western Washington, 291-276-287-854; 2. CSU-Bakersfield, 284-286-289-859; 3. CSU-Chico, 290-287-285-862; 4. Notre Dame de Namur, 297-284-287-868; 5. Sonoma State, 293-288-291-872; 6. CSU-Stanislaus, 293-292-288-873; 7. Grand Canyon, 294-298-290-882; 8. Hawaii-Hilo, 292-299-298-889; 9. CSU-Monterey Bay, 298-299-293-890; 10. St. Martin’s, 297-298-300-895; 11. UC-San Diego, 308-289-309-906; 12. MSU Billings, 309-304-302-915; 13. Northwest Nazarene, 312-301-313-926; BYU-Hawaii, 324-311-314-949.