WOODBURN, Ore. – The Linfield Wildcats climbed one spot on the team leaderboard in a valiant effort in Round 2 of the Northwest Conference Championships Sunday at the OGA Golf Course.
 
Linfield jumped Whitworth to claim third place of nine programs, shooting 298 in the second round to finish with a final score of 594. The Wildcats placed three players in the top 10 to end their season.
 
Newcomer Jacob Smissen put the conference on notice in his NWC Championships debut. The freshman carded even-par 72 on Sunday to finish in a tie for fifth place with Alex Knox of Whitman with a score of 146 (+2).
 
Senior Ahron Abraham moved up nine spots on Day 2 to tie for 10^th place in his final NWC tournament. Abraham and junior Riley Lynch recorded matching scores of 149 (+5).
 
Junior Trevor Price turned in a strong performance in a four-way tie for 12^th place at 150 (+6) to round out the Linfield scorers. Junior Chris Cayford's 159 was tied for 30^th in a field of 45 competitors.

Smissen and Price were named Second Team All-NWC honorees during the post-tournament awards ceremony.
 
Willamette switched places with Whitman on the team leaderboard to win the NWC Championships title. The Bearcats registered a 292 in both rounds to edge the Blues by two strokes at 584 (+8).
 
The Blues' Tom Hoyne took home medalist honors at 139 (-5) after carding a tournament-low 68 on Sunday.

Linfield finished the season in fourth place on the NWC men's golf leaderboard, which includes combined scores from the NWC Fall Classic, NWC Spring Classic and NWC Championships. The 'Cats collected five points at both classics before picking up 12 more at the NWC Championships to total 22 points.