| EMCC Lions card fourth-place team finish at NJCAA Region 23 Golf Championship in Saltillo |
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SALTILLO – Making their third regional golf appearance in the last four years, the East Mississippi Community College Lions placed fourth at this week’s NJCAA Region 23 Golf Championship held at Big Oaks Golf Club. The two-day tournament hosted by Northeast Mississippi Community College concluded Monday.
The Bulldogs of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College captured their fifth consecutive NJCAA Region 23 golf team title by carding a two-day total of 615 (299-316) to finish with a seven-stroke advantage. Copiah-Lincoln Community College edged Northwest Mississippi Community College by three shots, 622-625, to claim runner-up team honors. EMCC (319-330—649) and host Northeast Mississippi CC (323-341—664) followed in fourth and fifth, respectively. All five EMCC golfers for head coach Dale Peay finished five strokes apart, though no one on the Lions’ roster finished among the top 14 individually. Two-time all-state selection Weston Wallace led the way for the Lions with a 15th-place tie after posting rounds of 79 and 83. Fellow EMCC sophomore Tyler Slocum followed close behind in 17th place with a two-round total of 163 (80-83). Right behind them were teammates Miles Respess (81-84—165; 19th place), Andrew Spiers (86-80—166; 20th), and Nick Davis (79-88—167; 21st). Cameron Thomas of Northwest Mississippi Community College shot an even-par 72 Monday after Sunday’s 74 to collect individual medalist honors and earn a spot in next month’s NJCAA Division II National Golf Championship. Also garnering all-region accolades were Gulf Coast teammates Marcus Fox (75-76—151) and Brad Thornton (71-81—152) along with Alex Clark of Co-Lin (72-80—152) and Hinds’ David Shaw (74-79—153). In addition to the Mississippi Gulf Coast team as well as Northwest’s Thomas and Clark of Co-Lin, other NJCAA Golf Championship qualifiers from Region 23 were Co-Lin’s Justin Danise (78-78—156) and Chad Cupples of Northwest (75-83—158). |
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