Highlanders finish fourth at NJCAA Preview

The McLennan Highlanders shot 286-296-299 – 881 to finish in fourth place at  the NJCAA Fall National Preview at the par-72, 7,100-yard Duran Golf Club in Viera, Florida.

Indian Hills and Odessa finished tied for first with 291-285-281 – 857 and 282-287-288 – 857, respectively.

Individually Ryan Johnson shot 69-74-73 – 216 to lead the Highlanders and finish tied for 11th place.

Other McLennan scores: Blake Stock, tied for 13th, 70-74-73 – 217; Cory Donnell, tied for 18th, 72-73-77 – 222; Drew Dewald (medalist), tied for 23rd, 72-78-74 – 224; Kyle Revis, tied for 29th, 75-75-76 – 226; and Ryan Brown, tied for 52nd, 81-82-78 – 241.
 
Other team scores: Eastern Florida State, third, 288-288-286 – 862; Wallace State, fifth, 300-292-291 – 883; Central Alabama, tied for sixth, 300-294-305 – 899; Darton State, tied for sixth, 298-304-297 – 899; Garden City, eighth, 303-303-301 – 907; Faulkner State, 321-305-304 – 930; and Cape Fear, 299-316-331 – 946.
 
"Our team played 'national championship golf' on Monday morning," coach Vince Clark said. "We just couldn't keep it going in the second and third round. We have great golfers."