The Northwest Collegiate Invitational, a 2015 NCDGC Qualifier and the sixth stop for the Oregon Collegiate Disc Golf League, was a resounding success. Starting on a cold, but sunny day in February, 60 collegiate disc golfers from four states prepared themselves for two days of intense competition.

Tournament play began on Saturday on the East Course at Milo McIver State Park in Estacada, OR. The biggest surprise was the stellar play of Nathan Ryan from the Oregon Ducks, who shot a two under par 59 (a 1010 rated round) to take the lead by 2 strokes over James Proctor from the University of Nevada, Reno.

The Oregon team finished the first round at three over par, using Cory Higdon’s even par 61, and Paul Fraser’s 66 (+5). The Reno team finished the first round at 9 over par, combining Proctor’s even with teammates Travis Tidd (66, +5) and Alex Hacker (65, +4). In third after the first round was Oregon State University who sat at 19 over par.

The second round’s lead card was a battle. Nathan Ryan tried his best to outlast the favorite, Proctor, on the difficult West Course. With a few holes to go, the lead finally slipped from his fingers as a difficult approach shot from the shule went awry. The bogey was met with a birdie from Proctor, and what was a one-stroke lead became a one-stroke deficit. With only two holes to play, Nathan could not regain the lead, and the singles title was settled. Congratulations to James Proctor, 2015 Northwest Invitational Singles Champion.

In the women’s division Camille Skweir from Humboldt State University was victorious. Shredding the competition in the second round, she solidified her place at the top of collegiate women’s disc golf on the West Coast. Following right behind her were two ladies from the state of Oregon. Finishing second was Ashley Abbott from Lane Community College – the rising force of collegiate women’s disc golf. Sarah Henderson finished third, proudly representing the University of Oregon. Look for all three of these ladies to be on the lead cards at this year’s NCDGC.

Sunday’s primary adversary was the course. A diabolical hybrid-safari layout consisting of 24 holes with a total distance of 14,905’ and a par of 90 throws was the challenge ahead of each competitor. The final tee time of the day featured a tie between the University of Oregon and Nevada-Reno.

O regon gave up a few strokes early, highlighted by James Proctors perfect shot on the par three third hole. Oregon scrambled back and took the strokes back on the 6th and 10th holes to tie the match back up. Going stroke for stroke, the two teams battled their way through the giant course. As the round came to an end, Oregon found themselves up by one stroke with three holes to go. Reno took the stroke back on the par four 22nd, and the match ended tied. In the playoff, Oregon received the victory when Reno’s par putts failed to find the mark.

The University of Oregon received the $600 first place prize, along with the Hagerty Cup (named after the longtime disc golf ambassador and generally awesome dude, Jeff Hagerty). Reno received the $400 travel stipend for their second place finish.

Final Team Scores can be found HERE and Individual results can be found HERE.

The University of Oregon would like to thank everyone who helped in any way, but most of all and especially – Warren Hollinshead our amazing co-TD, Big Hyzer Bags, Innova Champion Discs, Disc Golf Nation, the Korns Family, The Graphics Shop, and all our others supporters.