Warriors Notch First Win of Spring

Marion, Ill. -- The No. 1-ranked Indian Hills golf team picked up their first team win of the spring season by winning the six-team John A. Logan Invitational. The Warriors won all six meets in which they played in the fall campaign. They were 6th in their first competition this spring, against mostly four-year schools in a tourney in Texas.

The Warriors opened up an eight-stroke lead after the opening 18 holes of the Logan Invite, played over the par-71 Kokopelli Golf Course. They increased the margin to 11 strokes after the second round, firing a team total of 290 to go along with their 295 on the first day. The host school was the runnerup.

Steven Ihm, Zach Steffen and Dan Dawson finished second, third and fourth, respectively, for Indian Hills. Ihm shot a two-under par 69 in the final 18 holes, tied for the second-best round in the tourney. Steffen opened with a one-under 70 and Dawson rallied with a second-day 71, cutting five strokes off his opening-round performance.

Two Warriors showed marked improvement during the second round. Matt Solis shaved eight strokes off his first-day total and Monty Lack was even better than that, lowering his score by 16 shots. Each had a one-over 72 for the second 18 holes.

Indian Hills will travel to Meridian, Mississippi for the Lou Hart Invitational April 4-5.

Team Results

1. Indian Hills 295-290=585; 1. John A. Logan 303-293=596; 3. Iowa Western 314-288=602; 4. Rend Lake 321-302=623; Parkland 324-317=641; Mineral Area 349-329=678

IHCC Results

2. Steven Ihm 73-69=142; 3. Zach Steffen 70-74=144; 4. Dan Dawson 76-71=147; T10 Cameron Munro 76-76=152; T10 Matt Solis 80-72=152; 17. Jon Paul Blampied 79-77=156; T23 Monty Lack 88-72=160

Warriors Open Season in Texas

Ft. Worth, TX -- The Indian Hills golf team began its spring schedule with a 6th-place finish in the UST Mamiya Intercollegiate at Hawks Creek Golf Course in Ft. Worth. The Warriors, ranked No. 1 in the preseason NJCAA Division I poll, were tied for 4th after the first day of the tourney.

IHCC was one of only two two-year schools in the 14-team field. Oklahoma Christian University ran away with the team title with scores of 281 and 282, 13-under par and 16 strokes ahead of runnerup Abilene Christian.

Sophomore Dan Dawson led the Warrior scores with a two-under total of 142. Dawson fired a one-over par 73 in the first round, then was three shots under par with a second-round 69. Dawson's score tied for 6th-best in the tourney. His final-round 69 tied for 3rd for the final 18 holes

Jon Paul Blampied tied for 19th for Indian Hills. The freshman from South Africa matched par with a 72 the first day, then followed with a 77.

Freshman Steven Ihm also finished in the top 30. He tied for 29th place after rounds of 73 and 78.

The Warriors will be idle until traveling to Marion, Ill. for the John A. Logan Spring Invitational March 27-28.

UST Mamiya TX Intercollegiate

TEAM SCORES (Top ten): Oklahoma Christian 281-282=563; Abilene Christian 280-299=579; Sam Houston State 292-291=583; Southern Nazarene 295-298=593; Our Lady of the Lake 288-306=594; Indian Hills 291-306=597; Oklahoma City 291-309=600; Lubbock Christian 300-304=604; Texas Wesleyan 305-300=605; Texas-Brownsville 299-316=615

INDIAN HILLS SCORES: T6 Dan Dawson 73-69=142; T19 Jon Paul Blampied 72-77=149; T29 Steven Ihm 73-78=151; T48 Matt Solis 73-82=155; T58Cameron Munro 79-78=157; T58 Monty Lack 74-83=157; Zach Steffen 77-84=161; T79 Sean Kennedy 84-82=166; T87 Taylor Onley 81-88=169