CORINTH – With a chance at a top three finish at this year's MACJC Golf Championship at Shiloh Ridge, Northwest stumbled on day two of the tournament and fell from third to fifth with a two-day score of 618.
Gulf Coast shot an even-par 576 to beat the rest of the field by 12-plus strokes. Co-Lin (588), Meridian (592), East Central (614) and Northwest rounded out the top five team finishes.
A trio of Rangers finished within two strokes of each other at the 18-24 spots.
William Mason finished T18th with a 77-76 and was followed by
Walker Wilkinson with a 74-80 in 23rd and
Nic Caligaris in 24th with a 75-80 two-day finish.
Devon Thomas shot 76-80 to finish in 25th and
Scott Hensley finished in 36th with an 80-87.
Grant Motter (68-68) of Gulf Coast and Jason Byrd (73-70) were the lone two golfers under par.
Northwest will play host to the NJCAA Region 23 Championship April 25-26 at Back Acres Country Club. Five teams will be in action vying for a spot in the NJCAA National Tournament May 24-27 at Swan Lake Resort.
