"This is a good test for our guy," NIACC coach Chris Frenz said. "Thunder Hills is a very good golf course and the competition we're going up against helps us prepare for the rest of the fall season and beyond.

"I thought our guys hung in there today. The first four or five holes were tough on us because it was raining pretty hard. Once the weather cleared we played much better on the back, even though we didn't really score well."

Team standings: Clarke 299, University of Dubue 302, AIB 302, DMACC 306, St. Ambrose 310, Viterbo 315, NIACC 321, Waldorf 322, Dubuque JV 324, Viterbo JV 332, Iowa Wesleyan 334, Palmer 339, Clarke JV 348.

NIACC results: 10. Levi Fink 37-39 - 76; 28. Kevin Trobaugh 43-37 - 80; 44. Travis Youngblut 42-40 - 82; 48. Derrick Urdahl 41-42 - 83; 57. Joe Myers 43-42 - 85.

Day one leader: Josh Udelhofen (Clarke) 37-36 - 73.