SALEM, Ore. – The Linfield men turned in a respectable performance at this weekend's Northwest Conference Fall Classic, placing fourth of nine teams at the Creekside Golf Club.
 
The Wildcats finished with a final team score of 595, just six strokes back of Whitman (589) for third place and 10 strokes back of second-place and host Willamette (585). Whitworth took home the team title with a two-round score of 577 (+1).
 
Freshman Jacob Smissen finished in the top 10 for the first time in his Linfield career. He tied for seventh place with Whitman's Parker Krovisky with a score of 146 (+2) on the par-72 course. Smissen carded a season-low 70 in the first round and a 76 in the second round.
 
A junior trio helped Smissen take the Wildcats to their fourth-place finish. Trevor Price finished in a three-way tie for 11^th place at 148 (+4). He had a low round of 71 on Saturday. Riley Lynch was one stroke back, coming in tied for 14^th place at 149 (+5). Chris Cayford rounded out the Linfield scoring players in a four-way tie for 17^th place at 152 (+8). Bryce Hatcher tied for 28^th at 160.
 
Whitman's Alexander Knox and Whitworth's Jacob Rawley both finished with scores of 141 (-3) to top the leaderboard. Knox earned medalist honors with a birdie on the third playoff hole. He had a tournament-low round of 68 on Saturday.
 
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The 'Cats still have one tournament left in their fall schedule. They wrap things up at the Confluence Classic, hosted by Whitman on Oct. 22-23 at the Veterans Memorial Golf Course and the Wine Valley Golf Club in Walla Walla, Washington.