Men's and Women's Golf
NDNU WINS MAUNA LANI
Argos Take Home First Title in School History
October 31 - Travis Peterson and Garrett Baxley’s top ten finishes helped Notre Dame de Namur capture their first ever tournament victory, winning the Mauna Lani Resort/UH Hilo Intercollegiate Championship held at Mauna Lani Golf Course.
The Argos topped the 13-team field in the three round tournament by shooting an 866 (+2) as a team. NDNU finished ahead of five teams that were separated by only two strokes. CSU Stanislaus (289-287-296) and Sonoma State (286-292-294) each shot 872, six shots behind the Argonauts. Hawaii-Hilo (290-298-285) and Cal State Bakersfield (298-290-285) finished one stroke behind them at 873, while CSU San Bernardino shot 874. NDNU found themselves in fourth place after an opening round 293 (+5), but were able to move into third after scoring 287 (-1) in the second round. Still trailing CSU Stanislaus by four strokes and Sonoma State by two, the Argos fired a 286 (-2) to pass both teams.
The freshman duo of Peterson (2nd place) and Baxley (9th place) carried the Argos to victory on the par 72 course. Peterson shot 70 in both the first and second round before finishing up with a 72 to conclude the tournament at 212 (-4). Baxley ended the tournament at 217 (+1) after shooting 74-72-71 in the three rounds. Kory Storer finished 19th (73-72-75=220), while Dean Henry (76-73-73=222) and Mike Prescott (77-75-70) tied for 29th place.
Sonoma State’s Jarin Todd (73-65-70=208) held onto his first-day lead to take medalist honors by four strokes. Central Arkansas’ Matt Montgomery and CSU Bakersfield’s Chris Kwon tied Peterson for second place with 212. The Argos will pick up their season again in March at the UC San Diego Invitational.
1 Notre Dame de Namur 293 287 286 866
T2 Travis Peterson 70 70 72 212
T9 Garrett Baxley 74 72 71 217
T19 Kory Storer 73 72 75 220
T29 Dean Henry 76 73 73 222
T29 Mike Prescott 77 75 70 222
Women Place Fourth at Mauna Lani Intercollegiate
October 31 - The NDNU women's golf team finished fourth at the Mauna Lani Intercollegiate held at the Francis H. I‘i Brown North Course in Hawaii. Brittany Carerra once again was the top performer on the team, finishing in a sixth place tie. Carrera fired a 242 (80-78-84) to finish 11 strokes behind tournament winner Kiilani Matsuyoshi from Hawaii-Hilo. UHH also took home the team championship, shooting a 974 and finishing four strokes ahead of Chico State. The Argos also got a top ten finish from Kelly Owen who shot 247 for the three rounds. NDNU continues their season in February at CSU San Marcos. RESULTS
4 Notre Dame de Namur 341 338 332 1011
T6 Brittany Carrera 80 78 84 242
10 Kelly Owen 83 81 83 247
T17 T. Ishihara-Paraso 87 92 85 264
22 Jamie Zunini 91 87 90 268
23 Sierra Summers 96 94 80 270