Highlander golf tied for 12th at national tournament

The McLennan Highlanders shot 317 to sit tied for 12th place after day one of the NJCAA Division I National Championships at the par-72, 7,360-yard Spirit Hollow Golf Course in Burlington, Iowa.

Indian Hills is in first place with 298, followed by Wallace State in second with 301 and Iowa Western in third with 306.

Sophomore Ryan Beatty shot 76 to lead the Highlanders and is tied for 13th place.

Other McLennan scores: Andrew Hans, tied for 40th, 79; Chris Low, tied for 54th, 81; Hunter Shattuck, tied for 54th, 81; and Bruce Popp, tied for 90th, 85.

Other team scores: Midland, fourth, 311; Central Alabama, fifth, 312; Paris, sixth, 313; Johnson County, seventh, 314; North Idaho, eighth, 315; Darton, tied for ninth, 316; Scottsdale, tied for ninth, 316; Dodge City, tied for ninth, 316; Faulkner State, tied for 12th, 317; Odessa, 14th, 319; Hutchinson, 15th, 320; Western Texas, 16th, 321; Eastern Arizona, 17th, 322; Eastern Florida, 18th, 324; Cape Fear, tied for 19th, 326; Barton County, tied for 19th, 326; Pima, 21st, 331; and Eastern Wyoming, 22nd, 339. 

The tournament will continue with the second of four rounds this morning.