NORTHWEST NOTES July 22, 2016
Hatley goes extra holes before falling at men’s am
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Reid Hatley of Hayden Lake took medalist James Grierson of Australia to the limit before falling in 21 holes in the Round of 32 at the Pacific Northwest Men’s Amateur on Thursday at Wine Valley Golf Club.
Grierson lost in the Round of 16 later Thursday.
Chambers Bay to host
Pacific Coast Amateur in 2017
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — Chambers Bay Golf Course, which played host to the U.S. Open last year, will be the site of the 51st Pacific Coast Amateur Championship in 2017.
The tourney is set to take place July 25-29, 2017.
Chambers Bay also hosted the U.S. Amateur in 2010.
The 50th Pacific Coast Amateur is set to begin next Tuesday at the Seattle Golf Club.
Everett replaces Mabile as College of Idaho swim coach
CALDWELL — College of Idaho athletic director Reagan Rossi announced the hiring of former Treasure Valley Family YMCA CEO Jim Everett as the head coach of the C of I men’s and women’s swim program.
Everett replaces Christine Mabile, the former Post Falls High swimmer, who left the college last month to become an assistant coach at the University of Missouri.
“Christine did a great job in building our swim program,” Everett said. “Our team has set the bar high after a great 2015-16 season, and I am ready to get to work to prepare for another outstanding season. Helping to develop great human beings is the priority, and fortunately, winning and having athletes swim fast is not in conflict with that priority.”
Everett inherits a program on the rise. The Coyote women have placed in the top 10 at the NAIA Championships each of the past three seasons, while the men placed 10th at the 2016 national meet.
A 10-time Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association champion, three year co-captain, four year Most Valuable Swimmer and first swimmer inducted into the Albion College Hall of Fame, Everett served as head swim coach at the Marietta YMCA in Ohio and the Boise Y Swim teams — taking both programs to nationals for the first time.
Everett retired from his post at the YMCA in December.