Highlanders claim NJCAA Region V, District 2 Championships

The McLennan Highlanders shot 278-284-286 – 848 to claim the NJCAA District 2 Championships at the Sugar Tree Golf Club in Dennis, Texas.
 
Odessa finished in second place with 291-289-290 – 870, followed by Midland in third with 293-291-289 – 873.
 
Chris Low shot 69-71-71 – 211 to lead the Highlanders and claim the Region V and District 2 individual championships.
 
Other McLennan scores: Hunter Shattuck, tied for second, 70-69-73 – 212; Ryan Beatty, tied for second, 68-72-72 – 212; medalist Bruce Popp, tied for second, 73-70-69 – 212; Andrew Hans, sixth, 71-72-71 – 214; Dillon Vaughn, tied for 16th, 73-75-72 – 220; and Kyle Southard, tied for 25th, 73-74-78 – 225
 
Other team scores: Western Texas, fourth, 289-288-299 – 876; Paris, fifth, 289-299-297 – 885; Ranger, sixth, 297-297-300 – 894; New Mexico, seventh, 300-288-314 – 902; Tyler, eighth, 307-300-308 – 915; Jacksonville, ninth, 330-306-317 – 953; New Mexico Military, 10th, 339-337-342 – 1,018.
 
Low, Shattuck, Beatty and Hans were named to the all-region and all-district teams.
 
Scores from this tournament were combined with scores from the NJCAA Southwest Championships as a qualifier for the NJCAA National Tournament on May 10-17 at Spirit Hollow Golf Club in Burlington, Iowa. McLennan (896-848 – 1,744), Midland (880-873 – 1,753), Odessa (884-870 – 1,754), Paris (908-885 – 1,793) and Western Texas (918-876 – 1,794) will represent District 2. McLennan trailed Midland by 16 strokes following the NJCAA Southwest Championships but was able to come back to win the qualifier by nine strokes.