Highlanders claim District 2 title

The McLennan Highlanders shot 283-274-284 – 841 to finish in first place at the NJCAA District 2 Championship at the par-71, 6,977-yard Diamondback Golf Club in Abilene.

Odessa finished in second place with 277-287-295 – 859, followed by Western Texas in third with 304-276-283 – 863.

Blake Stock shot 66-68-71 – 205 to lead the Highlanders and claim the individual title.

Other McLennan scores: Hunter Shattuck, tied for third, 69-66-74 – 209; Cory Donnell, tied for sixth, 78-69-65 – 212; medalist Scott Brown, tied for sixth, 69-72-71 – 212; Bruce Popp, tied for 16th, 73-71-75 – 219; medalist Gunner Cash, tied for 16th, 72-74-73 – 219; and Ryan Johnson, tied for 29th, 75-74-74 – 223.

Other team scores: Tyler, fourth, 287-288-293 – 868; New Mexico, fifth, 300-288-281 – 869; Midland, sixth, 288-294-291 – 873; Paris, seventh, 286-300-298 – 884; Ranger, eighth, 300-297-311 – 908; New Mexico Military, ninth, 315-310-305 – 930; and Jacksonville, 10th, 318-319-304 – 941.

Scores from this tournament were combined with scores from the NJCAA Southwest Championships as a qualifier for the NJCAA National Tournament on May 12-15 at Sand Creek Station Golf Club in Newton, Kansas. Odessa (868-859 – 1,727), McLennan (900-841 – 1,741), Midland (883-873 – 1,756), New Mexico (890-869 – 1,759) and Western Texas (898-863 – 1,761) will represent District 2.