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NIC's Dalton tied for second

| May 20, 2010 9:00 PM

OWENS CROSSROADS, Ala. - North Idaho College's Branden Dalton shot a 2-under par 70 to move into a tie for second place at the NJCAA men's golf tournament Wednesday.

"He hits the ball so straight," NIC coach Randy Boswell said.

NIC shot a 310 on the second day of the tournament, pushing their total to 611 strokes, which has the Cardinals in 16th place in the 22-team tournament.

Dillion Williams (156), Ben Johnson (160), Jeremy Jensen (161) and Kris Brett (161) also scored for NIC.

McLennan Community College leads the tournament with a 575. Zach Primavera of Central Alabama is leading the medalist race with a 140, one stroke ahead of Dalton and Dan Dawson of Indian Hill.

The tournament continues today and runs through Friday.

At Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail River Course

Owens Crossroads, Ala.

Par 72

7,308 yards

TEAM SCORES - 1, McLennan CC 286-289-575. 2, Meridian CC 580. 3, Brevard CC 290-291-581. 4, Indian Hills CC 291-291-582. 5, New Mexico JC 585.6, Scottsdale CC, 300-288-588. 7, Cape Fear CC 290-301-591. 8, Cape Fear 591. 9, Central Alabama CC 291-305-596. 10, (tie), Wallace State-Hanceville 599, Midland CC 599. 12, Walters State CC 603. 13, New Mexico Military Instititue 605. 14, Frank Phillips College 606. 15, Hutchinson CC 610. 16, North Idaho College 611. 17, Wake Tech CC 619. 18, Pima CC 623. 19, Iowa Western CC 625. 20, Dodge City CC 630. 21, Kansas City CC 650. 22, Trinidad State CC 664.

NORTH IDAHO (301-310-611) - Branden Dalton 71-70-141, Dillon Williams 77-79-156, Ben Johnson 76-84-160, Jeremy Jensen 77-84-161, Kris Brett 84-77-161.

NIC women sit

in 13th place

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The North Idaho College women took 20 strokes off their team score to move one spot up into 13th place at the NJCAA women's tournament at Daytona Beach.

"Our goal was to move up a notch," North Idaho coach Randy Boswell said. "The key was getting off the tee better than Tuesday. We wanted to shoot 25 strokes better than yesterday (Tuesday), but I'm pleased with how we did today."

Ashley Burke shot a second round 87 to move into 53rd place with a two-day total of 177.

Also scoring for NIC were Amanda Wemple (90), Kayla Lloyd (92) and Emily Thorud (94).

Daytona State's Mitsuki Katahira shot an 8-under par 64 to take the medalist lead.

The tournament concludes today.

At LGPA International

Daytona Beach, Fla.

Par 72

6,200 yards

TEAM SCORES - 1, Daytona State College 298-280-578. 2, McLennan CC 312-309-621. 3, Redlands CC 320-315-635. 4, Western Texas CC 323-320-643. 5, (tie), Texarkana CC 326-342-668; Rend Lake CC 340-328-668. 7, Seminole State 346-333-679. 8, (tie), John A. Logan CC 349-339-688; Tyler Junior College 345-343-688. 10, Mesa CC 357-346-703. 11, Des Moines Area CC 365-360-725. 12, Iowa Western CC 367-368-735. 13, North Idaho College 383-363-746. 14, Young Harris CC 369-386-755. 15, Columbus State CC 401-386-755. 16, Dodge City CC 417-395-812. 17, Seminole State CC 408-407-815. 18, Bismarck State CC 414-441-855. 19, Central Lakes CC 427-429-856.

NORTH IDAHO (383-363-746) - Ashley Burke 90-87-177, Amanda Wemple 97-90-187, Kayla Lloyd 96-92-188, Emily Thorud 100-94-194, Kelsey Harden 101-108-209.