Final Results
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - Senior Rowdy Hope and sophomore Zach Grunig finished tied for 10th to lead the Northwest Nazarene men's golf team to a third-place finish at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Golf Championships, hosted by the GNAC at the Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Club.
Grunig posted rounds of 76-75-77 (228) and Hope finished with 81-74-73 (228) to finish in a tie for 10th place individually. The Crusaders closed with a team score of 918 after Tuesday's final round 303. NNU fired rounds of 315-300-303 over the par-71, 6,803-yard Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Club layout.
Seniors Aaron VanDeHey tied for 12th (81-73-77) and Jeff McDonald was 17th (77-78-81), with junior Leon Vasquez finishing 19th (83-83-76).
Western Washington won the conference championship with 850 (283-293-274), Saint Martin's finished second at 878 (304-292-282), NNU was third, and Montana State University Billings was fourth with 927 (312-304-311).
WWU's Xavier Dailly claimed medalist honors with rounds of 70-72-67 for a 4-under par 209. WWU's Julian Peters and Saint Martin's Michael Jaeger now share the conference record after each carded a 5-under-par 66 in the final round.
GNAC Championships (Apr. 19-20 at Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Club): Team Scores - 1. Western Washington 850 (283-293-274); 2. Saint Martin's 878 (304-292-282); 3. Northwest Nazarene 918 (315-300-303); 4. Montana State Billings 927 (312-304-311). Individuals (Par 71, 6,803 Yards) - 1. Xavier Dailly, WWU, 209 (70-72-67); 2. Julian Peters, WWU, 210 (72-72-66); 3. Michael Jaeger, SMU, 215 (76-73-66); 4. Patrick Boag, WWU, 218 (74-71-73); 5. Justin Lanman, SMU, 219 (77-72-70); 6. Zach Dietz, SMU, 220 (74-72-74); 7. Nick Varelia, WWU, 221 (75-78-68); 8. Sam Ayotte, WWU, 224 (67-79-78); 9. Kyle Armstrong, MSUB, 226 (75-77-74); 10. Zach Grunig, NNU, 228 (76-75-77) and Rowdy Hope, NNU, 228 (81-74-73); 12. Aaron VandeHey, NNU, 231 (81-73-77) and Chris Richter, MSUB, 231 (80-70-81); 14. Jack Whealdon, SMU, 232 (77-83-72); 15. Kevin Jech, SMU, 233 (82-75-76); 16. Jake Harr, MSUB, 235 (79-76-80); 17. Jeff McDonald, NNU, 236 (77-78-81); 18. Jeff Allen, MSUB, 238 (78-84-76); 19. Leon Vasquez, NNU, 242 (83-83-76); 20. Travis Gates, MSUB, 243 (81-81-81).