Coyotes finish 15th at men’s golf nationals
Second-best finish in program history at national tournament
In their first national tournament in three years, the Weatherford College men's golf team finished in 15th place in Newton, Kansas, on Friday. The NJCAA Division I National Championship was held May 13-16 at Sand Creek Station Golf Course.
The 15th-place finish is the second-best in program history, behind a 12th-place finish in 1993.
WC had its best day as a team in round three on Thursday, making a 10-stroke improvement from the day before. For the tournament, the Coyotes shot 300-304-294-311 for 1,209 total. They were only two strokes behind the two teams tied for 12th place.
Weatherford's Dawson Langan and Braylon Mahanay tied for 38th place out of 138 golfers at 13 over par. Langan shot 75-77-72-77 and Mahanay shot 79-74-70-78. Mahanay, an Aledo High School graduate, had the third-best round of the field on Thursday with a 2-under 70.
Abdo Fakori finished 43rd (73-74-75-80).
Midland College won the national championship at 6 over par.
