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NVC men’s golf tied for seventh place at 3C2A state tournament

Ian Hall is shown for the Napa Valley College men’s golf team earlier in the season. Photo courtesy of Marty James.
Ian Hall is shown for the Napa Valley College men’s golf team earlier in the season. Photo courtesy of Marty James.
Posted: May 11, 2026

By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com

Napa Valley College opened the California Community College Athletic Association Men's Golf State Championships on Sunday, posting a 309-team score in first-round play at SilverRock Resort's Arnold Palmer Classic Course, in La Quinta, CA.

The Storm, the Big 8 Conference North Division champion for the third year in a row, is tied for seventh place going into Monday's second and final round.

The 3C2A state tournament is a two-day, 36-hole event, played at SilverRock Resort, a par-72, 7,239- yard layout.

The field consists of nine teams – four from Northern California, five from Southern California – and 68 players. Additional individual players from teams that did not qualify are entered in the season-ending event.

For Napa Valley, Peyton Alexander is in a tie for 17th place after posting a 2-over-par 74.

Will Hutton is tied for 23rd place after carding a 4-over-par 76.

Ian Hall is tied for 37th place after shooting a 7-over-par 79.

It's an all-freshmen team for Napa Valley, which advanced to the state tournament by finishing second at the 3C2A-North Regional Championships at Bayonet Golf Course, May 3-4, in Seaside (Monterey County). The Storm was awarded the second-place team trophy and players were presented with individual silver medals at the NorCal tournament.

Also, playing at state for Napa Valley:

* Lawrence Collins, tied for 43rd place, 80.

* Josh Hull, tied for 49th place, 82.

* Dominic Taverrite, tied for 59th place, 85.

Led by Coach Bob Freschi, the Storm has won six tournaments during the season.

For Napa Valley, earning All-Big 8 Conference honors were Hutton, Collins and Hall, Freschi announced.

College of the Desert-Palm Desert took the first-round lead, with a 288-team score.

In second place is Victor Valley College-Victorville, with a 293-team score.

In third place is College of the Canyons-Santa Clarita, with a 294-team score.

Sierra College-Rocklin is in fourth place, with a 297-team score.

In fifth place is Reedley College, with a 299-team score.

In sixth place is San Joaquin Delta College-Stockton, with a 305-team score.

Tied with Napa Valley is Ventura College (309) and Orange Coast College-Costa Mesa (309).

Individually, Anthony Nilson of Canyons and Julian Rombouts of Reedley are tied for the lead, each with 3-under-par 69's.

* Marty James is a freelance writer who makes his home in Napa. He retired on June 4, 2019 after spending 40 years as a sports writer, sports editor and executive sports editor for the Napa Valley Register, a daily newspaper in Napa County. He is a 1979 graduate of Sacramento State and a member of the California Golf Writers & Broadcasters Association. He was inducted into the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Hall of Fame in 2016, the Vintage High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019, and the Napa High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2022.