Highlanders finish tied for second at NJCAA national tournament

Highlanders finish tied for second at NJCAA national tournament
May 18, 2015

The McLennan Highlanders shot 293-297-280-295 – 1,165 to finish tied for second at the NJCAA Men's Golf Division I National Championships at the par-72, 7,359-yard Sand Creek Station Golf Course in Newton, Kansas.

Indian Hills finished in first place with 289-292-280-301 – 1,162. Eastern Florida finished tied for second with 290-294-279-302 – 1,165.

Cory Donnell shot 71-70-70-75 – 286 to lead the Highlanders and finish tied for fourth place.

Other McLennan scores: Ryan Johnson, tied for 13th, 74-78-67-74 – 293; Bruce Popp, tied for 18th, 74-77-73-71 – 295; Hunter Shattuck, tied for 21st, 74-73-74-75 – 296; and Blake Stock, tied for 32nd, 75-77-70-78 – 300.

Other team scores: Odessa, fourth, 296-291-290-294 – 1,171; Wallace State, fifth, 289-308-285-301 – 1,183; Western Texas, sixth, 295-295-302-299 – 1,192; Dodge City, seventh, 296-298-293-308 – 1,195; New Mexico, eighth, 298-305-298-297 – 1,198; Hutchinson, ninth, 292-310-296-306 –  1,204; Faulkner State, 10th, 300-312-289-305 – 1,206; Eastern Arizona, tied for 11th, 298-311-297-301 – 1,207; Central Alabama, tied for 11th, 306-305-296-300 – 1,207; Trinidad State, 13th, 297-311-302-307 – 1,217; Pima, 14th, 296-329-303-299 – 1,227; Iowa Western, 15th, 305-317-301-309 – 1,232; Midland, 16th, 318-312-295-316 – 1,241; Cape Fear, 17th, 311-320-302-309 – 1,242; Scottsdale, 18th, 315-318-308-317 – 1,258; and Eastern Wyoming, 19th, 321-322-318-326 – 1,287.