Kirkwood Mens Golf

Powell named regional Golfer of Year

Niall Powell of Kirkwood has been named the NJCAA DII regional Golfer of the Year for Region XI.

Powell, a sophomore, won two regular-season tournaments and placed in the top-5 at eight events.

Kirkwood Coach Darin Pint was named the regional Coach of the Year for leading the Eagles to their fourth straight regional title and a berth in the national tournament next week.

Dawson Peters and Max Thrune of Kirkwood were named first team all-region. Powell and JD Goodfellow were named second team all-region, based on their finishes at the regional tournament this spring. Ryan Morrison of Kirkwood received honorable mention.

Sevcik commits to Saint Ambrose golf

Kirkwood sophomore Jake Sevcik plans to continue his college golf career at Saint Ambrose University in Davenport, he announced Thursday.

Sevcik, a Linn-Mar grad, carries a 77.76 scoring average for the Eagles.

The Kirkwood golf program has qualified for the NJCAA Division II national tournament in Alabama  on May 22-25.

Kirkwood golfers capture Region XI title

PANORA - Freshman Dawson Peters fired a final round 73 to capture the individual championship, leading the Kirkwood golf team to the Region XI title on Sunday at the Lake Panorama National Resort course.

Peters finished with a two-day total of 147, one shot ahead of Southwestern's Oliver Pearson and two shots better than Eagle teammate Max Thrune.

The Eagles, who trailed by one shot after the first day, finished at 601 as a team, well ahead of DMACC (612) and NIACC (624). All three teams qualify for the NJCAA national tournament, May 22-25 at Glenlakes Golf Club in Foley, Ala.

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Kirkwood golfers eye regional title

PANORA - The Kirkwood men's golf team is locked in a tight battle with DMACC for top honors at the NJCAA Region XI Championship at the Lake Panorama National Resort.

DMACC holds the first-round lead with a team score of 299 Saturday, with Kirkwood just one shot behind in second place at 300.

The final round is Sunday. The top three teams advance to the national tournament.

JD Goodfellow, Dawson Peters and Max Thrune of Kirkwood fired rounds of 2-over-par 74 and are tied for second place in the individual standings with five other golfers. Reinhardt Saunderson of Southwestern Community College has a four-shot lead at 2-under 70.

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