CRESWELL, OR – Jorgen Lie Viken and Deana Caruso earned top-five finishes at the Cascade Conference Golf Championships, presented by U.S. Bank, at Emerald Valley Golf Club.
The Lewis-Clark State Women’s Golf team cruised to a second-place finish; the Warrior men finished in third in a tight race.
“Today was a bit better score wise, but not getting the job done still stings,” LC coach Zach Anderson said. “We put ourselves back into the tournament, but it was just too late.”
Junior Deana Caruso closed out the conference tournament with a 7-over 72 to earn a fifth-place finish. Senior Alexandra Schmidt finished one shot behind her teammate in sixth.
Freshmen Kylee Hughes (8th) and Dallis Shockey (T9th) both shot a 79 on the final day to both finish in the top 10.
For the third straight day, LC State finished with the second-best round, only behind champion No. 1 UBC. The Warriors finished 65-strokes behind the Thunderbirds for the conference title, but held a 42-stroke advantage over third-place Oregon Tech.
“The girls battled again today but struggled,” Anderson said. “They locked up second place and had a solid year.”
The No. 20 Warrior men tied with Bushnell for the best team round on the day with a 291. No. 10 British Columbia took advantage of the lead it accumulated through the first two days to shoot a 298 and hold on to a one-stroke victory over Bushnell. LC State finished five strokes behind the Thunderbirds.
Viken was only able to card two birdies on his final round and dropped to a tie for second place. Viken finished in a tie with Jackson Muramoto of Bushnell with a tournament total of 215. The pair finished five-strokes behind winner Cade Stubbs of Bushnell.
“Really proud of the seniors and team captains Devon Caruso and Jorgen Viken,” Anderson said.
Bryden Brown posted an even-71 to move up three positions to finish in sixth place. Juan Pablo Quisoboni improved on his second round by 10 strokes to shoot a 70 and finish seventh.
MEN
Team scores – 1, British Columbia 298-884. 2, Bushnell 291-885. 3, LC State 291-889. 4, Multnomah 303-920. 5, College of Idaho 302-924. 6, Oregon Tech 313-939. 7, Southern Oregon 314-942. 8, Walla Walla 299-945. 9, Corban 320-977.
Medalist – Caden Stubbs, Bushnell 70-210.
LC State – T2, Jorgen Lie Viken 75-215. 6, Bryden Brown 71-223. 7, Juan Pablo Quisoboni 70-226. 12, Devon Caruso 75-230. T13, Sondre Andersen 77-231.
WOMEN
Team scores – 1, British Columbia 289-881. 2, LC State 318-946. 3, Oregon Tech 323-988. 4, Corban 366-1083. 5, Southern Oregon 363-1101. 6, Walla Walla 374-1150.
Medalist – Sonja Tang, British Columbia 70-215.
LC State – 5, Deana Caruso 79-234. 6, Alexandra Schmidt 81-235. 8, Kylee Hughes 79-239. T9, Dallis Shockey 79-240. 11, Kyla Currie 81-241.
