NIC women golfers lead after Day 1 at Walla Walla Invitational

WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Led by Mackenzie Robins’ first-place round of 81, the North Idaho College women’s golf team leads the nine-team Walla Walla Invitational after Monday’s first round at Veterans Memorial Golf Club.

Robins is in a three-way tie for first, with the second and final round of the tournament scheduled today. Cardinal teammate Kaylie Hayes is one shot behind the leaders with an 82. NIC’s team total is 246 (only the top three individual scores are counted), giving the Cardinals a seven-stroke lead over Spokane.

In men’s play, NIC trails Spokane by nine strokes, with the Sasquatch shooting an 8-under-par 280. Lincoln Hirrlinger leads the Cardinals, with his first-round 70 good for fourth place.

The tournament concludes today in Walla Walla.

WALLA WALLA INVITATIONAL

Veterans Memorial Golf Club, par 72

MEN

TEAM STANDINGS — 1. Spokane 280, 2. North Idaho 289, 3. Skagit Valley 298, 4. Grays Harbor 299, 5. Bellevue 303, 6. Southwest Oregon 315, 7. Olympic 331, 8. Walla Walla 339.

LEADER — Chance Mosley, Spokane, 68.

NORTH IDAHO — T4 Lincoln Hirrlinger, 70, 7 Tyler Jones 71, T11 Dawson Strobel, 74, T11 Jesse Henderson 74, T15 Nick Roberts 75, T19 Braxton Stewart 77.

WOMEN

TEAM STANDINGS — 1. North Idaho 246, 2. Spokane 253, 3. Columbia Basin 256, 4. Southwest Oregon 258, 5. Skagit Valley 269, 6. Bellevue 272, 7. Highline 275, 8. Walla Walla 276, 9. Centralia 331.

LEADERS — Mackenzie Robins, North Idaho, Breanna Watts, Columbia Basin, Katie Bogart, Southwest Oregon, 81.

NORTH IDAHO — T1 Mackenzie Robins 81, 4 Kaylie Hayes 82, T5 Caitlyn Fisher 83, T14 Jessey Simons 88, T22 Madeline Neff 93.