Idaho colleges roundup: Vandals men’s golf takes sixth at NCAA regional

The Vandals wound up one spot shy of a national tournament berth, finishing in sixth place with a team-total 864 (even-par) at the Kohler Regional at Blackwolf Run. Baylor (858) used a 14-under 274 final round Wednesday to overtake Idaho and tie for fourth place. Illinois won the event at 11-under 853. Daniel Sutton tied for fifth at 3-under 213, Ryan Porch (215) tied for 12th and Jacob Scarrow (216) tied for 21st.

COLLEGE OF IDAHO BASEBALL: The No. 5-seeded Coyotes were eliminated from the Opening Round of the NAIA National Championships with a 7-6 loss to William Carey (Miss.) in Santa Barbara, Calif. The Coyotes (39-22) rallied with four runs in the bottom of the eighth to tie the game 6-6 but gave up the winning run in the top of the ninth. Earlier Wednesday, the C of I defeated No. 2 Madonna (Mich.) 11-8.

NORTHWEST NAZARENE TRACK & FIELD: Cole Hoberg (men’s high jump) and Payton Lewis (Nampa Christian High, men’s pole vault), Taylor Deskins (women’s 100 meters), Ellie Logan (women’s javelin) and Lexi Tubbs (women’s 100-meter hurdles) all earned West Region honors in their respective events.

NNU BASEBALL: Catcher Andrew Helmstadter and outfielder Ryan Johnson (Timberline High) were first-team picks on the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association West Region teams. Second baseman Tyler Davis was a second-team selection.

NNU MEN’S BASKETBALL: The Crusaders added four players for next season — incoming freshmen Olamilekan “Spider” Adetunji (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) and Samuel Roth (Silverton, Ore.), and junior college transfers Maurice Jones (Riverside, Calif.) and Jalen Shepard (Henderson, Nev.).

This story was originally published May 18, 2016 at 11:33 PM with the headline "Idaho colleges roundup: Vandals men’s golf takes sixth at NCAA regional."