Larson Seventh After
36-Holes (4/18/06)
GUYMON, OK – Nicholas Larson leads
the Montana State-Billings men’s golf team at the
Heartland Conference Tournament in Guymon, Oklahoma.
The eight-team tournament, hosted by Oklahoma Panhandle
State University, is being played at the par-70 Sunset
Hills Golf Course April 17 and 18.
In the team competition Western New
Mexico has a five-stroke lead over second place St.
Mary’s University with rounds of 277 and 280 for 557.
St. Mary’s leads St. Edward’s by one stroke carding a
team low round 272 and 290 for 562. The Yellowjackets
sit comfortably in fifth with rounds of 294 and 291 for
a combined 585. The Jackets are playing some of their
best golf as a team shooting 17 stokes under their team
average in tournament play this year. The host team
Oklahoma Panhandle is in sixth with a 598 (297, 301).
There is a tie atop the leader
board between Western New Mexico’s Jason Myers and St.
Edwards’s Jeff Howard. Both Myers and Howard shot to a
five-under 135 after 36-holes. Two strokes back and in
the third spot is Jamie Amoretti of St. Mary’s with
rounds of 69 and 68 for 137. The Jackets’ Larson (So., Riverton, WY) is tied with Western New
Mexico’s Chris Schofield at one-over. Larson shot a
two-under 68 in round one and a three-over 73 in round
two for a combined 141. Michael Konrad (Fr., Rupert, ID) sits in a tie for
eleventh carding rounds of 76 and 68 for a 144.
The Jackets will wrap up their
competitive season Tuesday, April 18 playing the final
round of 18 in Guymon, Oklahoma.
Team Standings
1. Western New Mexico – 277 – 280 – 557; 2. St.
Mary’s – 272 – 290 – 562; 3. St. Edward’s – 282 – 281 –
563; 4. Dallas Baptist – 285 – 292 – 577; 5.
MSU Billings – 294 – 291 – 585; 6. Oklahoma Panhandle –
297 – 301 – 598; 7. Lincoln – 303 – 302 – 605; 8.
Incarnate Word – 309 – 314 - 623
Top Five Individuals School Scores
1. Jason Myers WNMU 66-69-135
Jeff Howard
St. Edward’s 68-67-135
3. Jamie Amoretti St.
Mary’s 69-68-137
4. Blake Slaughter St. Edward’s
68-71-139
Martyn
Pearson WNMU 67-72-139
MSU Billings Standings
T7. Nicholas Larson – 68 – 73 – 141 (+1)
T11. Michael Konrad – 76 – 68 – 144 (+4)
T25. Tyler Nicholas – 77 – 73 – 150 (+10)
27. Zach Abels – 73 – 78 – 151 (+11)
T34. Nathan Redfern – 79 – 77 – 156 (+16) |
