NIC women finish 12th at nationals

North Idaho College shot its best round of the tournament on the final day - a 380 - and finished 12th with a score of 1,566 at the NJCAA women's golf tournament Thursday at LPGA International at Daytona Beach, Fla.

Redlands shot a 72-hole score of 1,176 and won by 49 strokes over Seminole State of Florida.

Makena Schevenius shot a 375 for four rounds to lead NIC. Chelsea Porter shot 387, Hannah Keough 405, Arlee Coleman 412, Kayley Shupe 416 for the Cardinals.

Sarah Schober of Redlands shot a 282 to win by eight strokes.

NORTH IDAHO - Makena Schevenius 95-90-98-92-375, Chelsea Porter 101-100-94-92-387, Arlee Coleman 97-102-109-104-412, Hannah Keough 105-107-97-96-405, Kayley Shupe 109-104-103-100-416.

MEN: Austin Westphal shot a 4-over par 76 on Thursday as the Cardinals moved up to 17th place from a tie for 18th at the national tournament at Sand Creek Station Golf Course in Newton, Kan.

Eli Bowen (80), Dylan Morrison (82), Spencer Skipper (79) and Taylor Reed (79) rounded out the scoring for NIC, which shot a 314 for a total of 935 and a one-stroke lead over Johnson County.

Indian Hills is at 882 and leads by eight strokes over Western Texas. Three individuals are tied for first at 1-under-par 215.

The tournament concludes today.

NORTH IDAHO - Eli Bowen 79-75-80-234, Dylan Morrison 77-82-82-241, Spencer Skipper 75-79-79-233, Taylor Reed 79-80-79-238, Austin Westphal 76-80-76-232.