Friday, February 23, 2018

PORTLAND, Ore. – After a few months off, the GNAC spring golf season commences next week with all six men’s teams in action at the East/West Bay Area Invitational in Livermore, Calif. GNAC champions a season ago, Western Washington leans on the shoulders of senior Adam Barker, who led the team in the fall with 72.9 strokes per round. Concordia looks to build off its solid fall campaign after earning three top-10 team finishes. The trio of Northwest Nazarene, Montana State Billings and Saint Martin’s all look to impress before partaking in its second spring tournament on Mar. 12.

Led by senior standout Chris Chrisologo, Simon Fraser will appear in its first of four spring tournaments before the GNAC Championships in April. Crisologo is coming off his most recent trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he captured the South American Amateur trophy following a four-stroke victory at the Martindale Country Club.

With the win, Crisologo became the first Canadian male to capture the event. The victory also marks Crisologo’s first win as a member of Team Canada after receiving a call-up to the National Amateur Squad back in October.

2017-18 FALL TOURNAMENTS

Saint Martin’s Invitational (Sept. 22-23 at Olympia Golf & CC, Olympia, Wash.): Team – 1, Western Washington, 856 (283-284-289). T3, Simon Fraser, 866 (292-281-293). 6, Saint Martin’s, 874 (294-291-289). 8, Montana State Billings, 886 (293-294-299). T9, Concordia, 892 (297-295-300). 11, Northwest Nazarene, 906 (305-299-302). Individuals – 1, Andrew Harrison, British Columbia, 204 (69-68-67). 3, Chris Crisologo, Simon Fraser, (74-65-72). 4, Devin Andrews, 212 (71-69-72). 5, Tyler Fitchett, Saint Martin’s, 213 (69-71-73). 6, Michael Butler, Western Washington, 214 (67-72-75).

Western Washington Invitational (Sept. 25-26 at Bellingham CC, Bellingham, Wash.): Team – 1, Simon Fraser, 856 (291-284-281). T6, Western Washington, 871 (289-294-288). T9, Saint Martin’s, 877 (297-285-295). 14, Montana State Billings, 913 (308-299-306). T15, Concordia, 915 (302-305-308) T15, Northwest Nazarene, 915 (312-307-296). Individual – 1, Scott Kerr, Simon Fraser, 206 (71-69-66). 2, Chris Crisologo, 208 (71-67-70). 6, Brody Bonfilio, Western Washington, 213 (72-70-71). T12, Trevor Frisby, Saint Martin’s, 216 (70-73-73). T12, Craig Titterington, Simon Fraser, 216 (74-74-68).

Western New Mexico Fall Intercollegiate (Oct. 2-3 at Golf Club of Estrella, Goodyear, Ariz.): Team – 1, Texas A&M Commerce, 851 (280-279-292). 17, Montana State Billings, 899 (300-293-306). Individual – 1, Emilio Gonzales, St. Mary’s, 203 (66-70-67). T14, Caleb Stetzner, Montana State Billings, 213 (74-69-70). T40, Caleb Trost, Montana State Billings, 222 (74-72-76). T60, Garrett Woodin, Montana State Billings, 225 (74-74-77). T94, Jayd Dion, Montana State Billings, 239 (78-78-83).

Concordia Invitational (Oct. 9-10 at Columbia Edgewater CC, Portland, Ore.): Team – 1, British Columbia, 868 (288-285-295). 2, Concordia, 869 (300-279-290). 3, Simon Fraser, 876 (296-292-288). 4, Western Washington, 880 (289-293-298). 7, Northwest Nazarene, 901 (298-306-297), T8, 916 (297-301-318). T8, Saint Martin’s, 916 (320-299-297). Individual – 1, Chris Crisologo, Simon Fraser, 213 (74-72-67). 2, Isaac Hall, Concordia, 216 (73-71-72). 3, Cody Roth, Western Washington, 217 (69-75-73). T4, Brody Bonfilio, Western Washington, 218 (71-72-75). T4, Ethan Casto, Western Washington, 218 (76-68-74). T4, Nick Huff, Concordia, 218 (79-67-72).

Otter Fall Invitational (Oct. 16-17 at Bayonet and Black Horse, Seaside, Calif.): Team – 1, CSU Monterey Bay, 856 (287-295-274). T4, Simon Fraser, 878 (285-305-288). 10, Concordia, 890 (291-300-299). 11, Western Washington, 893 (298-304-291). 16, Northwest Nazarene, 916 (314-307-295). Individual – 1, Adam Navigato, UC San Diego, 199 (69-65-65). 3, Chris Crisologo, 211 (72-70-69). T7, Adam Barker, Western Washington, 215 (69-75-71). T11, Isaac Hall, Concordia, 217 (72-72-73). T13, Sy Lovan, Simon Fraser, 218 (70-76-72).

College of Idaho/Northwest Nazarene Fall Duel (Oct. 25 at Timberstone GC, Caldwell, Idaho): Team – 1, Northwest Nazarene, 296. 2, College of Idaho, 307. Individual – 1, Henry Bernard, Northwest Nazarene, 69. T5, Isaac Emerson, Northwest Nazarene, 75. T5, Luke Vaartstra, Northwest Nazarene, 75. T7, Andrew Cortez, Northwest, 76. T7, Drew Lunt, Northwest Nazarene, 76.

Dennis Rose Invitational (Oct. 27-28 at Waikoloa Beach Course, Waikoloa, Hawaii): Team – 1, Wilmington (DE), 855 (284-289-282). 4, Saint Martin’s, 866 (293-278-295). Individual – Jayce Frampton, Dixie State, 208 (70-70-68). 3, Trevor Frisby, Saint Martin’s, 212 (71-65-76). T8, Andrew Raab, Saint Martin’s, 215 (74-70-71). T19, Tyler Fitchett, Saint Martin’s, 220 (77-72-71). T25, Derek Phelps, Saint Martin’s, 224 (74-71-79). T29, Chace Daskalos, Saint Martin’s, 227 (74-76-77).

AROUND THE GNAC
CONCORDIA
THIS WEEK: Feb. 26-27 at East/West Bay Area Invitational, Livermore, Calif.

• The Cavaliers begin the 2017-18 spring season on Monday at the East/West Bay Area Invitational hosted by Academy of Art in Livermore, Calif.

• In the fall, Concordia was led by the duo of junior Isaac Hall and senior Nick Huff as both players earned top-5 finishes. Through six rounds this season, Hall is averaging 72.2 strokes while Huff is at 73 per round. Hall finished in second place at the Concordia Invitational in October after carding a 216. Huff ended the same tournament in a two-way tie for fourth, scoring a three-round total of 218.

MONTANA STATE BILLINGS
THIS WEEK: Feb. 26-27 at East/West Bay Area Invitational, Livermore, Calif.

• The Yellowjackets begin the 2017-18 spring season on Monday at the East/West Bay Area Invitational hosted by Academy of Art in Livermore, Calif.

• Sophomore Caleb Stetzner, freshman Caleb Trost, freshman Riley Kaercher and sophomore Garrett Woodin participated in all four MSUB fall tournaments and each played 12 rounds. Stetzner leads the Yellowjackets by averaging 74 strokes per round this season. Trost is second on the team with 75.5 strokes per round while Woodin is slightly behind him with a 75.6 average.

NORTHWEST NAZARENE
THIS WEEK: Feb. 26-27 at East/West Bay Area Invitational, Livermore, Calif.

• The Nighthawks begin the 2017-18 spring season on Monday at the East/West Bay Area Invitational hosted by Academy of Art in Livermore, Calif.

• Sophomore Henry Bernard paced the Nighthawks in the fall after earning a first-place finish at the College of Idaho/Northwest Nazarene Fall Duel with a score of 69. Freshman Isaac Emerson had himself a decent fall as he came away with a top-10 finish at the same tournament. Playing in just one fall tournament, junior Luke Vaartstra leads the team averaging 75 strokes per round.

SAINT MARTIN’S
THIS WEEK: Feb. 26-27 at East/West Bay Area Invitational, Livermore, Calif.

• The Saints begin the 2017-18 spring season on Monday at the East/West Bay Area Invitational hosted by Academy of Art in Livermore, Calif.

• Junior Trevor Frisby earned a third-place finish at the Dennis Rose Invitational on Oct. 28 with a three-round score of 212 (71-65-76). Frisby leads four other Saints with 12 rounds this year and averages a team-best 73.4 strokes per game. Freshman Tyler Fitchett is the other Saint Martin’s player to achieve top-5 honors with a fifth-place finish (213) at the Saint Martin’s Invitational.

SIMON FRASER
THIS WEEK: Feb. 26-27 at East/West Bay Area Invitational, Livermore, Calif.

• Playing in the South American Amateur Championship in mid-January, Crisologo won the 72-hole tournament after carding a 1-over par 73 in the final round to finish with a four-stroke victory over defending SEC champion Alejandro Tosti.

• In the fall, Crisologo achieved top-five finishes in all four Simon Fraser tournaments. He was also named the GNAC Men’s Golf Player of the Week before being called up to represent Team Canada as part of the 2018 National Amateur Squad in mid-October.

• In the latest edition of the Golf Coaches Association of America release Feb. 16, the Clan is tied at No. 16 with 159 points.

• The Clan begins the 2017-18 spring season on Monday at the East/West Bay Area Invitational hosted by Academy of Art in Livermore, Calif.

WESTERN WASHINGTON
THIS WEEK: Feb. 26-27 at East/West Bay Area Invitational, Livermore, Calif.

• The Vikings begin the 2017-18 spring season on Monday at the East/West Bay Area Invitational hosted by Academy of Art in Livermore, Calif.

• Western Washington had some individual success in the first half of the GNAC golf season as four players achieved top-five finishes. Freshman Devin Andrews placed fourth in the Saint Martin’s Invitational after carding a 212 over three rounds. Barker leads the Vikings with 72.9 strokes per round while junior Cody Roth leads WWU with 12 rounds played.