HILTON HEAD ISLAND – Northern Illinois University’s men’s golf team shot a 325 on a blustery day at Wexford Plantation and finished in a three-way tie for last place at the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate hosted by Francis Marion University, almost 60 shots back of the winning score for the event.The Huskies didn’t set any scoring records but they did record a victory for their school and took a step toward transitioning from tragedy to normalcy.The two-day tournament marked Northern Illinois’ return to athletic competition following a 10-day layoff due to the Feb. 14 campus shootings that prematurely ended the lives of five students. Monday’s opening round also coincided with the return to classes on the NIU campus.While the members of the golf team weren’t in DeKalb, home to NIU’s main campus located 65 miles west of downtown Chicago, with their classmates, the players did attend a number of services before arriving in Hilton Head Saturday, including last Thursday’s memorial which was attended by the entire athletic department.Senior Zack Jecklin, who was Northern Illinois’ top individual finisher, said while the team was disappointed with its score, the tragedy has put things into perspective.”Obviously we wanted to play better and we’re not…