LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Hardiness was the name of the game Wednesday at the Winona State Warrior Invitational after steady winds of 30-35 mph – with gusts to 60, sent scores soaring as players endured a six-hour round of golf because of inclement conditions.
 
"I was very proud of every single one of our kids," coach Kyla Lien said of the Lewis-Clark State Warriors after the women battled to fourth and the men to 10^th. "They showed a lot of character. They had a good attitude about it."
 
Junior Madilyn Brown finished tied for eighth to lead three Warrior women in the top 20. Senior Marissa Louder was 12^th and junior Lauren Hamm was 18^th as the Warriors combined for 694 for the 36-hole tournament. The low round of the day for the women was 78 but the next closest score was an 85 with only five scores under 90 for the day.
 
Freshman Carlos Davila led the way for the Warrior men with a tie for 27^th. Like the women's scores, the men's scored soared, too, with just two rounds in the 70s and almost half of the field scoring in the 90s. The Warriors shot 676 for the tournament.
 
Results
Women
Team – Missouri Western St. (+77) 313-340 –653; Rocky Mountain College (+84) 300-360–660; Montana State-Billings (+110) 306-380–686; Lewis-Clark State (+118) 322-372–694; Minot State (+130) 322-384–706; Winona State (+174) 357-393–750; South Dakota Sch of Mines & Technology (+190) 356-410–766; Minnesota-Crookston (+262) 403-435–838.
LCSC individuals – T8. Madilyn Brown 74-96–170; 12. Marissa Louder 76-96–172; 18. Lauren Hamm 84-94–178; 28. Natalie Gonzales 88-98–186; T29. Alexandra Schmidt 101-86–187.
Men
Team – Indianapolis (+33) 284-325–609; Winona State Univ. (+55) 299-332–631; La Verne (+57) 293-340–633; Rocky Mountain College (+61) 287-350–637; Westminster College (+71) 298-349–647; Minot State U. (+72) 298-350–648; Winona State Univ. (B) (+79) 299-356–655; Montana State-Billings (+83) 306-353–659; Augustana University SD (+86) 311-351–662; Lewis-Clark State (+100) 318-358–676; Minnesota-Crookston (+120) 315-381–696; Sou th Dakota School of Mines (+134) 322-388–710.
LCSC individuals – T27. Carlos Davila 74-89–163; T40. Justin Cox 79-89–168; T49. Eric Dahl 86-86–172; 63. Zach Rawls 83-94–177; T70. Devon Caruso 82-102–184.