Highlanders atop preseason poll
The McLennan Community College men's golf team is ranked first in the Bushnell Golfweek Preseason NJCAA Division I Preseason Coaches Poll released today. The Highlanders received five of the six first-place votes.
Indian Hills (Iowa) is second, followed by Midland (Texas) in third and Eastern Florida in fourth with 41 points. Odessa and Western Texas sit in fifth and sixth, with 39 and 29 points, respectively, and are the only other NJCAA Region V colleges ranked. New Mexico is receiving votes.
The Highlanders claimed the NJCAA Division I National Championship in May and will open the fall season at the Collegiate Amateur Championship in Andrews, Texas, on Sept. 17-18.
"We are honored that the coaches ranked McLennan #1 in the first poll of the season," head coach Vince Clark said. "It is a compliment to our program because we graduated so many great golfers last spring, but recruited some outstanding players to take their places.Our new guys have a lot to learn, but they are working hard. This is what we do."