Jamestown College junior Brad Quast and freshmen Kameron Hunter led the Jimmie men's golf team in a solid finish to its fall season at the Minot State Invitational.
The two-day tournament concluded at the Minot Country Club on Monday, with the Jimmie men out-pacing South Dakota Mines and Dickinson State University by one stroke to capture a second-place team finish.
Quast, of Staples, Minn., backed up his opening round score of 76 with a 74 on Monday, finishing in a tie for eighth-place in the individual standings. The invitational's opening round was held at Souris Valley Golf Course on Sunday.
Hunter finished one stroke back of Quast after posting a solid two-day score of 151. The Gillette, Wyo., native was vying for medalist honors after carding a 73 at Souris Valley, but the freshmen slid a bit on Monday turning in an 18-hole round of 78.
The Jimmies trailed both Dickinson State (five strokes) and South Dakota Mines (one stroke) after the first day, but rallied over the final round to put up a final score of 623. The Hardrockers and the Blue Hawks wound up in a tie for third place at 624.
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Minot State, the host team, ran away from the field, winning with a score of 589. The Beavers' Casey Gleich earned medalist honors after carding rounds of 73 and 72 (145).
Jamestown College's Jordan Bondley tied for 24th place at 160, while Jake Bauer tied at 31st at 162. The Jimmies' Tommy Rockis finished back in 36th with a two-day score of 164.
The Jimmie women ended its falls season with a fourth-place team finish at the Minot State Invitational.
Jamestown College was paced by junior Tracy Gustafson, who carded an 88 and a 90 to finish in a tie for ninth at 178. The Jimmies produced a team score of 741, which was 47 shots off Minot State's 694.
The Beavers also won the women's team title, led by second-place finisher Ali Hilkewich's 170. Medalist honors went to Black Hills State's Brandi Holmes with a 169.
Rounding out Jamestown College's individual finishers were Heather Cellmer (183), Nicole Stein (189), Jeanette Washburn (191) and Megan Germundson (207).
The Jimmies will now have to wait until spring to see their next action on the links. Jamestown College travels to the South Dakota Mines Invitational on April 10.
Minot State Invitational
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Team results
Men
1, Minot State 293-296--598; 2, Jamestown College 308-315--623; 3 (tie), South Dakota Mines 307-317--624; Dickinson State 303-321--624; 5, Valley City State 314-329--643; 6, Bismarck State 318-332--650; 7, Miles CC 328-365--693.
Women
1, Minot State 351-343--694; 2, Black Hills State 345-362--707; 3, Dickinson State 355-353--708; 4, Jamestown College 367-374--741; 5, Bismarck State 383-388--771; 6, Miles CC 400-400--800; 7, South Dakota Mines 412-416--828.
Individual results
Men
1, Casey Gleich, Minot St., 73-72--145; 2 (tie), Marion Hernandez, unattached, 70-77--147; Cody Duchscherer, Minot St., 73-74--147; 4 (tie), Ben Edwards, Minot St., 75-75--150; Brad Quast, JC, 76-74--150; Kyle Chan, Dickinson St., 75-75--150; Kowan O'Keefe, Minot St., 76-74--150; 8, Kameron Hunter, JC, 73-78--151; 9, Tony Elliott, Dickinson St., 75-77--152; 10, Blair Anderson, Minot St., 78-75--153.
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Other Jamestown College results
24 (tie), Jordan Bondley, 80-80--160; 31 (tie), Jake Bauer, 79-83--162; 36, Tommy Rockis, 80-84--164.
Women
1, Brandi Holmes, Black Hills, 83-86--169; 2, Ali Hilkewich, Minot St., 87-83--170; 3, Kelsey Boedecker, Dickinson St., 84-88--172; 4, Rebecca Heinitz, Minot St., 86-87--173; 5, Mackenzie Nagel, Minot St., 88-86--174; 6, Brittany Backen, Dickinson St., 88-87--175; 7 (tie), Kara Dietz, Minot St., 90-87--177; Jenessa Rantapaa, Black Hills, 84-93--177; 9 (tie), Macie Harris, Bismarck St., 89-89--178; Tracy Gustafson, JC, 88-90--178.
Other Jamestown College results
16, Heather Cellmer, 93-90--183; 22, Nicole Stein, 92-97--189; 23 (tie), Jeanette Washburn, 94-97--191; 34, Megan Germundson, 109-98--207.
Jamestown Sun sports writer Michael Savaloja can be reached at (701) 952-8461 or by email at mikes@jamestownsun.com
