MSU Billings
Golf Team Enjoys Success at First Event (September 17, 2002)
BILLINGS – The Montana State
University-Billings men’s and women’s golf team saw
their first action last weekend at two events in
Aberdeen South Dakota, with the men’s team walking
away with the Presentation College/Northern State
Tournament title. The Yellowjackets edged Jamestown
and South Dakota Tech 304-309 in the PC/NSU
Tournament.
MSU Billings is competing in
golf for the first time in the schools history. On
Sunday the Yellowjackets participated in the NSU
Open, with the men placing third and the women
placing second. The men were paced by Eric Staab’s
80 and Brian Barthelmoss’s 82. The ladies were led
by Elizabeth Marshall’s 92, which was good for third
place in the individual standings.
On Monday MSU Billings switched
venues for the PC/NSU Golf Tournament. The men’s
team captured first place with a combined score of
304. The Yellowjackets’ Kevin Davis won top
individual honors with a 74, followed by Andy
Eames’s second place 75. Matt Desin came in sixth
place with a 77.
For the Lady Jackets at the PC/NSU
Tournament, Marshall shot a third-place 83 to lead
the team to an overall third place finish. |
