MASON CITY – Sophomore Kevin Trobaugh shot a career-best round of 73 to earn meet medalist honors and led NIACC to the NIACC Fall Invitational title Monday at the Mason City Country Club.
NIACC won the team title with a 311. Iowa Lakes was second with a 315.
Trobaugh (Gladbrook, Ia.) shot rounds of 34 and 39 for his round of 73. Trobaugh’s previous best round was a 75 at the Iowa Lakes Invitational in the fall of 2012.
“Overall, I was really happy with the way I played,” Trobaugh said. “It wasn’t exactly the easiest day in the world.
“It was gusting up to 20 (mph). I was really happy with the way it went.”
NIACC coach Chris Frenz said Trobaugh had everything working on Monday.
“I think his driving was a little erratic on a couple of holes,” Frenz said, “but he kept it together. His putting was very good and his short game was very good.”
NIACC also received a 79s from sophomores Logan Jarvis (Riceville, Ia.) and Joe Myers (Rockwell, Ia.) and an 80 from Levi Fink (Wadena, Ia.)
It was the second straight day the Trojans claimed a tournament title. They claimed the Iowa Lakes Invitational with a 307 on Sunday.
“It’s been a lot of fun,” Frenz said. “When it comes to the regional tournament, you have to learn to play back to back days.
“It was nice to come up with a couple of nice wins, even though they were on different courses. You are still playing Iowa Lakes and Iowa Central – teams you are going to have to beat at the regional tournament.”
NIACC returns to action Friday at the Southwest Tech Invitational in Spring Green, Wis.
NIACC INVITATIONAL
MEN’S TEAM STANDINGS
NIACC 311, Iowa Lakes 315, Iowa Central 328, RCTC 342, Southwestern 371.
NIACC (311) — Kevin Trobaugh 34-29 — 73, Logan Jarvis 42-37 — 79, Joe Myers 40-39 — 79, Levi Fink 40-40 — 80, Travis Youngblut 37-46 — 83.
IOWA LAKES (315) — Harley Snelson 38-37 — 75, Austin Sweeney 40-36 — 76, Joe Dakken 37-45 — 82, Blake Orton 42-40 — 82, Nathan Kyle 41-42 — 83.
IOWA CENTRAL (328) — Matt Sturgill 37-39 — 76, Ben Hogan 37-40 — 77, Cody Brandau 38-45 — 83, Jon Smiley 47-45 — 92, Logan Pankey 51-48 — 99.
RCTC (342) — Garret Stensgard 38-38 — 76, Tanner Marvin 44-42 — 86, Ben Walvatine 44-44 — 88, Brady Fisher 48-44 — 92, Tim Chapman 42-50 — 92.
SOUTHWESTERN (371) — David Thompson 43-40 — 83, Jake Speer 40-45 — 85, Jared Theis 46-43 — 89, Ben Burkhead 58-56 — 114.
WOMEN’S TEAM STANDINGS
Iowa Central 362, Southwestern 396, Ellsworth NTS, Iowa Lakes NTS, NIACC NTS.
IOWA CENTRAL (362) — Sarah Crafton 43-45 — 88, Taylor McGoldrick 43-48 — 91, Courtney Thrams 44-47 — 91, Meg Dehaven 47-45 — 92, Mandi Johnson 46-47 — 93.
SOUTHWESTERN (396) — Shelby Williams 37-39 — 76, Caitlyn Giles 54-51 — 105, Lily Lower 51-56 — 107, Courtney Hackett 55-53 — 108, Logan Kenyon 52-61 — 113.
ELLSWORTH (NTS) — Karly Biddle 48-47 — 95, Kaitlyn Walter 46-52 — 98.
IOWA LAKES (NTS) — Tressa DeBoer 50-48 – 98, Cassie Galm 52-48 — 100.
NIACC (NTS) — Kaitlin Koob 53-51 — 104, Mariah Dillavou 52-53 — 105.
