Round Two: MSU-N golf teams take on UGF Invite

The Montana State University-Northern golf teams were on the course the past two days, playing in their second tournament of the fall season.

The Lights and Skylights played in the UGF Invitational Monday and Tuesday at Meadowlark Country Club in Great Falls, and the going was tough for both Northern squads.

The Lights finished the 54-hole tournament with a team total of 1,068 and in seventh place in the seven-team tourney. Rocky Mountain College was first with an 895.

Sophomore Devin Bray paced the Lights with rounds of 78-87-80, finishing in 33rd place. Freshman Jerod Boles was next for Northern with scores of 93-84-81, placing him in 41st overall. Billy Miller finished 43rd for Northern with a total of 261, while Tyler Tharp was 46th with a 304.

The Northern women placed sixth in the 36-hole event at UGF, with a team total of 794. Rocky won the women’s tournament as well, finishing with a 629 to edge Lewis-Clark State.

Northern did get an outstanding finish from freshman Summer Kennerly, who fired rounds of 89-89, good for 22nd place overall. Diana Ball was next for the Skylights with rounds of 99-99 for 31st place, while Molly Kreycik shot 102-104 for 35th place and Carrigan Jones shot 107-105 for 36th.

Northern will wrap up the fall season at the Rocky Mountain Invitational this Sunday and Monday at the Peter Yegen Golf Club in Billings. Northern will resume the 2016-17 season next April.

Argo Invitational

Meadow Lark CC

Par 72

WOMEN

Rocky Mountain College 315 314--629; Lewis-Clark College 327 321-648; Great Falls 334 334-668; Carroll 346 328-674; Montana Tech 363 358-721; Montana St.-Northern 397 397-794

MEN

Rocky Mountain College 299 298 298-895; Lewis-Clark St. (ID) 302 307 294-903; Montana Tech 305 316 300-921; Great Falls 304 307 313-924; Carroll College 309 313 304-926; Miles CC 346 331 339-1016; Montana St.-Northern 362 364 342--1068.