Kirkwood golf team earns Top 3 ranking in NJCAA poll
Cedar Rapids – The Kirkwood golf team checked in at No. 3 in the latest Golfstat National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II rankings. The Eagles golf team wrapped up the fall portion of their 2018-19 season. Overall it was a very successful fall season with top-four finishes in all 5 events.
South Mountain (AZ) Community College earn the top spot in the nation followed by defending national champion Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College at 2nd.
Kirkwood Golf Team Finishes/Highlights
4th – Klocke Classic, Hunter's Ridge Golf Course
3rd – Warrior Challenge, The Preserve on Rathbun Lake Golf Course
1st – Region XI Fall Preview, Veenker Golf Course
2nd – Ronnie Eastman Invite, LaCrosse Country Club
1st – NJCAA National Preview, Swan Lake Golf Course
Ranked No. 1 Region XI
Ranked No. 3 NJCAA DII
6 of 10 Kirkwood players are ranked individually – ICCAC Player Ranking
5 players ranked top-50 according to Golfstat
Team average stroke avg. 295.09
Golfing for the Eagles –
Ryan Morrison, So. Ascot, Berkshire UK – Strodes College
Top-10 finishes in all 5 events
Medalist Region XI Fall Preview (*71 -1, *73 +1, 144)
Fall - low round *69
Average score - *73.09
No. 24 NJCAA National DII player ranking
No. 1 Region XI Individual player ranking
Will Babcock, So. Panora, IA – Panorama HS
Medalist Ronnie Eastman Invitational (*75 +3, *73 +1, 148)
Average score - *74.91
No. 47 NJCAA National DII player ranking
No. 3 Region XI Individual player ranking
Dawson Peters, So. Urbandale, IA West Des Moines Valley HS
Medalist NJCAA DII National Preview (*71 -1, *74 +2, 145)
Average score - *75.64
No. 63 NJCAA National DII player ranking
No. 8 Region XI Individual player ranking
Hole-in-one – Swan Lake Golf Course, hole 16
Other scoring averages for Kirkwood include: Ben Epperly (FR), 74.91; James Morgan (FR), 74.45; George Kalpakas (SO) 75.45.
