Men’s Golf Finishes Eighth at North Idaho College Invitational

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – The Montana State Billings men’s golf team finished eighth at the North Idaho College Invitational Monday.  The Yellowjackets carded a 36-hole score of 638.  Community College of Spokane won the tournament with a 596 score.

The Yellowjackets were led by Tyler Nicholas who carded rounds of 74 and 81 for a 155 total and tied for eighth.  Travis Gates finished tied for 37th with a 162 score (77 – 85), while Jeff Allen finished tied for 41st with a 164 score.  Allen tallied rounds of 86 and 74.  Jacob Harr fired rounds of 87 and 78 for a 165 score and finished tied for 47th.  KC Kindle shot a 90 and an 86 for a 176 score and tied for 74th.

Community College of Spokane won the tournament by 26 strokes over Skagit Valley Community College (622).  Lethbridge College finished third (623), followed by Lewis-Clark State finished fourth (624) and Bellevue Community College and Lethbridge University finished tied for fifth with a 634 score to round out the top five.

This was the last fall tournament for the Yellowjackets as they will open the spring season at the Lewis-Clark State Invitational, Mar. 15-16, 2010.