Highlanders finish in third place

The McLennan Highlanders shot 303-296-297 – 896 to finish in third place at the NJCAA Southwest Championships at the par-72, 6,887-yard Tanglewood Resort in Pottsboro, Texas.

Midland finished first place with 291-293-296 – 880, followed by Odessa in second with 295-290-299 – 884.

Andrews Hans shot 75-73-74 – 222 to lead the Highlanders and finish tied for sixth place.

Other McLennan scores: Ryan Beatty, tied for 12th, 77-74-73 –224; Chris Low, 14th, 75-77-73 – 225; medalist Kyle Southard, tied for 24th, 78-70-81 – 229; Hunter Shattuck, tied for 29th, 76-73-82 – 231; and Dillon Vaughn, tied for 29th, 78-76-77 – 231.

Other team scores: Tyler, fourth, 302-292-307 – 901; Paris, fifth, 302-301-305 – 908; Western Texas, sixth, 303-306-309 – 918; Ranger, seventh, 312-290-317 – 919; New Mexico, eighth, 296-315-323 – 934 ; Jacksonville, ninth, 308-315-323 – 946; New Mexico Military, 10th, 353-324-374 – 1,052 and Clarendon, 11th, 326-323-DNF – DNF.