NIC GOLF: Cardinal men open fall season at Division II invite

DUPONT, Wash. — North Idaho College finished tied for fifth-place with Simon Fraser with an 866 in the Bishop Invitational, comprised of NCAA Division II schools, which concluded on Friday at The Home Course.

Freshman Mason Barmingham shot a 2-over 218, finishing 25th for NIC in its fall opener. 

“It wasn’t the finish that we wanted, but five of the six players that traveled are freshmen, so we’re continuing to learn every day,” NIC men’s golf coach Russell Grove said.  

NIC resumes the fall season at the Western Washington Invitational at Bellingham Golf and Country Club starting on Sunday.

TEAM SCORES — 1, Cal State-East Bay 283-291-284—858 (won in playoff). 2, Colorado Mesa 284-286-288—858. 3, Colorado State-Pueblo 289-287-285—861. 4, Hawaii Hilo 282-292-291—865. 5 (tie), North Idaho 289-289-288—866; Simon Fraser 286-289-291—866. 7, Northwest Nazarene 290-87-293—870. 8, Chico State 294-291-286—871. 9, Fraser Valley 294-292-294—880. 10, Dominican (Calif.) 301-292-296—889; Westminster 294-293-302— 889; Saint Martin’s 295-295-299—889. 

MEDALIST — Cole Beyer 67-71-66—204. 

NORTH IDAHO — Noah Moody 72-75-70—217; Florian Riedel 75-77-70—222; Dyson Lish 72-72-71—215; Eli McNelly 81-72-77—230; Mason Barmingham 70-70-78—218.