NIC women win at invite

WALLA WALLA, Wash. - The North Idaho College women shot a second-day 262 to win the Walla Walla Community College golf invitational by 16 shots on Tuesday at the Wine Valley Golf Club.

"The conditions were horrible today," NIC coach Derrick Thompson said. "The winds were between 30 and 45 miles per hour, without a tree in sight. There was sand blowing out of the bunkers and a couple of times when the pins flew out of the holes. Anyone that finished in the 70s on the boys side and 80s on the girls had good scores today."

Rachel Westby finished third and Makena Schevenius seventh for the Cardinal women, who finished with a 629 for the tournament.

Eli Bowen finished sixth with a 154 and Jacob Erickson (156) was seventh for the NIC men, who finished third. Community Colleges of Spokane won the men's tournament.

It was the last event of the fall season for NIC.

"We're pretty pleased going into the spring," Thompson said. "We're feeling good about how the fall went."

At Wine Valley Golf Club

Walla Walla

Par 72

6,740 yards

NORTH IDAHO (319-320-639) - Ben Johnson 81-86-167, Eli Bowen 77-77-154, Jacob Erickson 77-79-156, Kris Brett 85-82-167, Dan Hall 86-82-168, Justin Newton 86-82-168.

Par 72

5,180 yards

NORTH IDAHO (267-262-529) - Rachel Westby 87-82-169, Mackena Schevenius 89-93-182, Emily Thorud 95-88-183, Kayla Lloyd 91-92-183, Natalia Arlint 91-92-183, Kendahl-Rae Stachan 98-119-217.