Eagles shoot 7-under par to claim runners-up at Districts, Advance to 3rd consecutive National Championship

(ALEX CITY, AL) - Meridian Community College shot 7 under par to claim runner-up at the NJCAA District IV Championship at Willow Point Golf Club in Alexander City, AL.

The second place finish secured MCC their third consecutive national championship appearance, this year being played at Odessa Country Club in Odessa, TX on May 17-20.

Darton College out of Georgia won by six shots over MCC, the Cavaliers shot 851, MCC had 857 while host Central Alabama came in third with 861. Brevard came in fourth with 868, Cape Fear had 875 to finish fifth while Wallace State was sixth with 895, Faulkner State came in seventh with 899, Tri-County was eighth with 908, USC-Lancaster was ninth with 911, while Wake Tech rounded out the top ten with 914. Spartanburg Methodist was eleventh with 917 while Harford was twelfth with 1028.

"Our goal was to shoot even par or lower for the event and qualify for nationals," said fifth year MCC head coach Sean Covich.

"We played great, had a chance to win and finished second in the best district in junior college golf, very proud of all the guys."

Individually, MCC sophomore Brandt Garon won his fourth tournament of the year, and sixth of his Eagle career with an 9 under par performance. Garon, who has now won back-to-back tournaments, shot 73-66-68 to win by two shots. Along with District IV Medalist honors, Garon was also named to the NJCAA District IV All Tournament Team and All Region by the Golf Coaches Association of America.

Eagle freshman Jake Stirling was also named to the NJCAA District IV All Tournament Team and All Region by the GCAA. Stirling finished tied for third after rounds of 71-65-74, to finish 6 under par.

Sophomore Clemens Dvorak played steady for the 54 hole event with rounds of 73-73-73, to finish 3 over par and placed 14th.

Freshman Easton Key shot 76-76-71 to finish in a tie for 21st with 7 over par.

Sophomore Adam Monsen shot 76-74-78 to finish 10 over par and in 39th place.

MCC coach Sean Covich was named NJCAA District IV Coach of the Year by the Golf Coaches Association of America. The Eagles have won five tournaments this season with three runner-up finishes.

The Eagles will host their MCC Alumni & Friends Scramble at NAS-Ponta Creek Golf Course on Friday, April 29 before heading to the NJCAA Division I National Championship.