Northwest Notes May 1, 2024

Grove in tie for 33rd after third day of PGA Professional Championship

FRISCO, Texas — North Idaho College men’s and women’s golf coach Russell Grove shot a 6-over-par 78 in the third round and slipped into a tie for 33rd at 4-over-par 220 at the 2024 PGA Professional Championship at Fields Ranch at PGA Frisco.

Grove started the day in a tie for 12th. 

Roughly half the field of 78 players who made the cut did not finish the round due to darkness.

The fourth and final round is scheduled for today. The top 20 finishers qualify for the PGA Championship May 16-19 at Valhalla Golf Course in Louisville, Ky. At this tournament last year, Grove qualified for the PGA Championship for the first time.

Henze to step down as LC State athletic director in June

LEWISTON — Brooke (Cushman) Henze announced Tuesday that she will be stepping down as Lewis-Clark State College's athletic director at the end of June. 

Henze, 44, said it is simply the right time for the move. She is in her 18th year in the athletics department and seventh as athletic director. She will continue in her role, including as director of the Avista NAIA World Series, through June 30. 

Henze, a Lewiston High grad who played basketball for LC State from 1997-2001, has led the athletic program to tremendous success both in competition and the classroom, and has been instrumental in making the World Series a signature event for not just the college but the NAIA.

Prior to becoming athletic director in 2017, Henze served as associate athletic director for seven years and assistant athletic director for three years at the college. She has served as the director of the Avista NAIA World Series since 2011, and as director of the Warrior Athletic Association, the college's athletics booster club, since 2009.

As a student-athlete, Henze helped the Warrior women's team qualify for the NAIA National Tournament all four years. During her senior year, the Warriors advanced to the national semifinal, which at the time was the best finish in program history. She graduated from the college in 2002 with a bachelor's degree in communications and went on to obtain a master's degree in athletic administration from Gonzaga in 2007.

The college intends to begin its search for a new athletic director immediately and hopes to have a selection in place for fall semester.