BUTTE, Mont. – The Lewis-Clark State College men’s and women’s golf teams hold slim leads after day one of the Frontier Conference tournaments on Monday. Both Warrior squads hold three-stroke advantages through the first 36 holes.
On the men’s side, Lewis-Clark State shot a 284 in the first round and a 304 in the second to finish at 588 overall. Carroll stands in second at 591 (291-300), and Westminster is third at 595 (293-302).
“It kind of went south after the first round, but we still held on to the lead,” LCSC head coach Paul Thompson said. “The wind in the second round caused some problems.”
Warrior junior Drew Reinland (pictured above) leads the field with a 144 through two rounds (69-75). Teammate Jason Molner (71-76) is tied with Westminster’s Dane Jensen (75-72) at 147 for second overall.
“We’ve got eight teams here and we’re sitting in first, but anybody can win,” said Thompson. “Our guys are striking the ball extremely well. Our putting in the second round wasn’t real good, but we think we’re in pretty good shape.”
The Warrior women shot a 309 the first round and a 312 the second to end up at 621 overall. Westminster is second at 624 (313-311), and Rocky Mountain is third at 634 (313-321).
“They were just real consistent all day,” Thompson said regarding the members of the women’s team. “They got a little worse the second round, but that’s 36 holes and they just got a little bit tired. Thirty-six holes is a lot of walking and a lot of concentrating.”
Junior Idah Whisenant continues to play well for the Warriors as she shot a field-leading 149 on the first day (74-75). Teammate Heather Bruce is in second at 152 (76-76), and Westminster’s Mari Hutsi is third at 154 (76-78).
Both teams will look to hold on to their leads when they play the final round on Tuesday.
Montana Tech Golf Invitational
Butte Country Club
Men
Team Scores — 1, Lewis-Clark State 284-304—588; 2, Carroll College 291-300—591; 3, Westminster 293-302—595; 4, Rocky Mountain College 305-304—609; 5, Montana Tech 321-310—631; 6, University of Great Falls 319-314—633.
Top Five Individuals
1, Drew Reinland, L-C State, 69-75—144; 2, Jason Molner, L-C State, 71-76—147; 2, Dane Jensen, Westminster, 75-72—147; 2, Daniel THompsett, RMC, 74-73—147; 2, Colin Gunstream, CC, 70-77—147.
LEWIS-CLARK STATE (284-304) — Drew Reinland 69-75, Jason Molner 71-76, James Rooney 72-78, Rylee Iacolucci 72-76, Joel Christensen 78-77, Aiden Clark 81-79.
CARROLL (291-300) — Colin Gunstream 70-77, Nick Schull 77-74, Taylor Ratliff 76-74, Ben Ternes 73-75, Connor Hausauer 77-82, Zane Clark 82-82, Anthony Wood 81-88, Michael Lavin 78-79.
WESTMINSTER (293-302) — Dane Jensen 75-72, Matt Bushman 75-79, Taylor Judy 77-80, Robby McKee 73-73, Tanner Koppan 70-78.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN (305-304) — Daniel Thompsett 74-73, Tyler Westwater 79-84, Taylor Noble 79-79, Jared Strickland 76-77, Cody Scheierman76-75, Brandon Meyer 83-77, Justin Arney 88-80, Cooper Simpson 80-79.
MONTANA TECH (321-310) — Zach Maassen 82-76, Dustin Kaste 83-76, Casey Diaz 79-79, Alec Schull 95-79, Derek Colberg 77-86.
GREAT FALLS (319-314) — Indy Kimura 79-77, Nick Jankiewicz 77-84, Keithon Walter 82-74, Haydan Payan 81-96, Grady Stinchfield 84-79, Kevin Sullivan 83-79, B.B. Burtnyk 91-92.
MILES CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE — Luke Baylis 87-78, Vincent Vernier 72-81, Kenny Anderson 88-83.
MSU-NORTHERN — Jeremy Jensen 76-78, Justin Newton 74-74, Mike Whitmore 92-86.
Women
Team Scores — 1, Lewis-Clark State 309-312—621; 2, Westminster 313-311—624; 3, Rocky Mountain College 313-321—634; 4, Carroll College 323-342—665; 5, University of Great Falls 346-353—699; 6, Montana Tech 371-364—735; 7, MSU-Northern 412-416—828.
Top Five Individuals
1, Idah Whisenant, L-C state, 74-75—149; 2, Heather Bruce, L-C State, 76-76—152; 3, Mari Hutsi, Westminster, 76-78—154; 4, Brandi Bork, Westminster, 79-76—155; 4, Jenteal Jackson, Westminster, 77-78—155; 4, McKenzie Webinger, RMC, 74-81—155; 4, Jackie Mee, CC, 76-79—155.
LEWIS-CLARK STATE (309-312) — Heather Bruce 76-76, Karina Vavila 79-83, Idah Whisenant 74-75, Brooke Dagner 80-78, Kelsey Haycock 80-86, Morgan Scott 87-79.
WESTMINSTER (313-311) — Brandi Bork 79-76, Jenteal Jackson 77-78, Mari Hutsi 76-78, Lauren Okutsu 81-79, Amy Krommenhoek 91-98.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN (313-321) — Katy Peterson 79-79, McKenzie Webinger 74-81, Chere Anderson 87-83, Margo Salsbery 79-80, Allie Sauvageau81-81.
CARROLL (323-342) — Jackie Mee 76-79, Julia Gross 75-88, Amanda Roberts 100-93, Hannah Christian 82-85, Cassy Slayton 90-90, Sarah Cunningham 92-90, Meagan Dooney 104-91, Alexandria Shinaut 98-98.
GREAT FALLS (346-353) — Alexa Bell 82-84, Taisha Bell 82-90, Hayley Rice 92-87, Kelsey White 90-92, Kelsey Jirells 105-94, AndreaBushly 112-104.
MONTANA TECH (371-364) — Ashleigh Ogolin 90-87, Beth McAuley 96-90, Danielle McCully 94-91, Shelby Fortune 97-98, Alex Hareland 91-96, NikkiFerradas 112.
MSU-NORTHERN (412-416) — Katie Ross 87-90, Taylor Faulkinberry 109-113, Ashley Hooper 109-105, Kirsten Bense 107-108.
MILES CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE — Sable Kerzmann 86-87, Emily Williams 104-97, Katie Danielson 116-118.
