Bison alums help MCC golfers clinch Region title

McCook Community College’s Region IX champions are (from left): Assistant Coach Nick Nothnagel, Hunter Hansen, Ethan Gough, Payton Craw, Brayden Dahl, Cayden Wynne, Spencer Wishon, Cade Cryer, Ashton Koetter, Jordan Bingham and Coach Tyler Loop. Watch for more in upcoming editions

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McCOOK, Neb. — This week’s Region IX golf tournament in Torrington, Wyo. has been postponed because of weather until April 26-27 and the Central Wyoming tournament scheduled for next week in Riverton, Wyo. has been canceled.

With the revised schedule, and just one tournament remaining, the MCC golf team has clinched the Region IX title for the third time in the school’s history.

MCC has earned 94 standings points this year (10 points for each meet won, seven for second place, five for third, three for fourth, two for fifth and one for sixth place.)

Of the 10 Region IX tournaments played this year, MCC has won or tied for first place in eight of those and placed second in the other two. Eastern Wyoming is in second place with 79 points and Northeastern Junior College third with 40 points.

Since the season started back in March, MCC has won all four Region IX events. The team also played in three non-region tournaments and has won or tied in those tournaments.

MCC won on the 4-HIM Classic at Luna Vista in Dallas on Feb. 28; tied for first place at the weather-shortened Garden City tournament at the Buffalo Dunes Golf Course March 6; and won the All-Nebraska JUCO Challenge at Heritage Hills on March 14. Counting the final Region IX meet of the fall at Lamar, Colo., MCC has finished in first place in eight straight tournaments.

MCC has a spring scoring average of 288.4 with low team rounds of -11 at Sterling, Colo. on April 13; -10 at La Junta, Colo. on March 30, -9 at home on the Heritage Hills Golf course on April 7 and - 5 in the same McCook tournament April 6.

In the latest National Junior College Division I Men’s Golf poll, MCC is ranked 14th in the nation.

In addition to winning Region IX, MCC is also leading the NJCAA West District with at adjusted scoring average of 2.27 over par per round. The adjusted scoring factors include the course rating as some courses are harder than others. The West District includes three Arizona golf teams from Region I.

While the two regions don’t play in the same tournaments, adjusted scores are used to determine the district champion as well as at-large bids for the NJCAA National Tournament.