SCOTTSBORO, Ala. – Chad Cupples of Northwest strung together back-to-back rounds of 1-under 71 to finish at even par and place eighth overall out of 122 golfers in the 2013 NJCAA Division II Men's Golf National Championships at Goose Pond Colony. | Final Results

The sophomore from Southaven carded a four-day total of 288 (73-73-71-71) and was just three strokes off a Top 5 finish. His eighth place finish is the second best in school history behind Bryce Caldwell's fifth place finish (tie) in 2001. 

Cupples was also the only golfer in the MACJC to place in the Top 15, with Gulf Coast's Jake Pritchard (16th) and EMCC's Miles Respess (17th) rounding out three guys from the league in the Top 20. 

Cupples bettered his 22nd place finish from last year's championship in Indiana by 15 strokes.

Based on his finish at this year's championship, Cupples was named an NJCAA First Team All-American – the first first-teamer for Northwest since Bryce Caldwell in 2001. Cupples was named an NJCAA All-American Honorable Mention last season.