CHICO, Calif- NAIA power Wayland Baptist came from behind to nip Sonoma State by one stroke for the team championship at the InterWest Wildcat Invitational on Tuesday afternoon in Chico. The Seawolves still have not lost to an NCAA Division II team this season.
Jarin Todd finished in a tie for second place after posting a 72-73-74--219. Wayland Baptist's Michael Loppnow edged him by a single stroke (218) for the title.
SSU's
Jacob O'Keefe was one stroke behind Todd (69-77-74--220) in fourth place overall.
Chris Galvin moved up to eighth place (77-75-72--224) and
Kyle Hopkins finished in ninth in 74-75-76--225.
The Seawolves, as a team, shot 887 for the tournament. Wayland Baptist is the sixth-ranked NAIA team in the nation.
In three tournaments this fall, SSU has finished first once and second twice. Both second place finishes came to teams outside of Division II. The Seawolves finished a full 17 strokes ahead of the next NCAA Division II team, host Chico State.
The Seawolves will host the SSU Invitational at Santa Rosa Golf and Country Club next week.
Fin. Top 20 Teams Scores
1 Wayland Baptist U. 294 300 292 886
2 Sonoma State U. 292 299 296 887
3 Chico State 295 305 304 904
4 CSU-Monterey Bay 314 294 302 910
5 CSU-San Bernardino 306 307 299 912
6 Notre Dame de Namur 316 297 313 926
7 Northwest Nazarene 315 315 318 948
8 Birmingham Southern 319 316 321 956
9 William Jessup U. 350 331 348 1029
Fin. School Scores
2 Sonoma State U. 292 299 296 887
T 2 Jarin Todd 72 73 74 219
4 Jacob O'Keefe 69 77 74 220
8 Chris Galvin 77 75 72 224
T 9 Kyle Hopkins 74 75 76 225
T 29 Spencer Shishido 82 76 77 235
