Freshman golfer performs despite team’s finish

Ross Passeck, Staff Writer

The men’s and women’s golf team experienced bipolar weather conditions this weekend.

Saturday was a relatively easy day; however, come Sunday, team members found themselves battling the elements.

Despite adverse weather conditions, the Wildcats managed to maintain consistent scores as a whole.Sophomore Lucas Balala placed second on the team playing as an individual earning t-15th overall. He shot 77 Saturday and improved despite the torment of wind and rain to 75 on Sunday for a total of 152.

Logan Davis, ’18, and Kyle Hargrave, ’16, tied for third on the team with a score of 158 over the two days putting them both tied for 30th in the tournament.

The true story of this tournament came in the form freshman Jackson Hval.

In his first away tournament, Hval put on a display for the team, shooting 78 the first day and even par on the second.

A par round, which was made all the more impressive by terrible winds and a ball that hit the fairway but buried itself in the softened ground, forcing Hval to take another hit from the tees.

Overall, the team finished sixth in the tournament with a team total of 624 strokes. Olympic College placed first with a score of 577.

Meanwhile the women’s golf team placed 5th overall, 92 strokes behind the first place Whitman College with an overall score of 717.

Meanwhile, the women’s golf team placed 5th overall, 92 strokes behind the first place Whitman College with an overall score of 717.

Madeline Rice, 18, played consistently through the weather shooting an 86 on both Saturday and Sunday. Her score of 172 was the lowest on the team. 172 earned Rice 18th place in the tournament.

Tiana Yamaoka, 18, shot the second lowest on the team scoring 89 on Saturday and improving two 87 on Sunday. Yamaoka was 4 strokes behind Rice with a 176 and came in tied for 21st.