ANKENY – The NIACC women’s golf team is in fourth place after the second round of the NJCAA Region XI tournament at Otter Creek Golf Course on Saturday.
The Lady Trojans shot a season low 359 in the second round after opening with a 361 on Friday for a two-day total of 720. Iowa Western leads the four-day regional tournament with a 337-324 – 661.
The second weekend of the tournament is set for April 27-28, also at Otter Creek.
The winning team and the next 10 individuals (not from the winning team) will represent the region at the NJCAA Division I national tournament at the Longbow Golf Course in Mesa, Ariz. May 14-17.
NIACC’s Courtney Tusler is in sixth place in the individual medalist competition (minus the players from Iowa Western) with a 88-83 – 171.
The Lady Trojans’ Sydney Fullerton is in a 3-way tie for eighth place with a 89-93 – 182.
NIACC’s Brooke Maasch sits in 11th place (92-92 – 184). The Lady Trojans’ Morgan Luecht is in a tie for 14th (92-95 – 187) with teammate Katelyn Loegering, who is playing as an individual (94-93 – 187). The Lady Trojans’ Ashley Alert (98-91 – 189) is in 16th place.
Team standings – Iowa Western 337-324 – 661; DMACC 338-352 – 690; Southeastern 356-337 – 693, NIACC 361-359 – 720, Southwestern 405-400 – 805
Iowa Western – Lisa Lied 71-71 – 142, Cassidy Evreniadis 74-75 – 149, Kim Park 93-87 – 180, Payton Schmidt 99-91 – 190, Sarah Blaylock 109-118 – 227
Top 10 (minus Iowa Western) – Jaime Bellingham (DMACC) 79-80 – 159; Emma Pry (Southeastern) 81-79 – 159; Morgan Totsch (Southeastern) 83-77 – 160; Kortney Orr (DMACC) 81-86 167; Annika DuMoulin (Iowa Lakes) 88-81 – 169; Courtney Tusler (NIACC) 88-83 – 171; Bianca Findlay (Southwestern) 86-89 – 175; Alison Schweers (DMACC) 86-96 – 182; Sydney Fullerton (NIACC) 89-93 – 182; Kylie Nichols (DMACC) 92-90 – 182.
