Eagles ranked No. 3 Team in 2019 Bushnell/Golfweek Preseason Poll
NORMAN, Okla. — After finishing fourth in the 2019 NJCAA National Championships, the Kirkwood Eagles earn the preseason No. 3 ranking in the opening Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll after receiving 52 first place voting points.
The Eagles return two of their starting five from the 2018-19 season. James Morgan and Ben Epperly will look to lead Kirkwood to another successful season. During the 2018-19 campaign, Morgan was Regional XI Medalist, and Epperly was elected to the All-Freshmen team in NJCAA DII.
The defending National Champion South Mountain will open the season as the No. 1 team after unanimously receiving all seven first-place votes. Mississippi Gulf Coast ranks second, and Walters State and Murray State, rounding out the Top-5.
Division I, Division II, Division III, NAIA, NJCAA DI, NJCAA DII
|
Rank |
University (First Place Votes) |
Points |
NJCAA D 2 National Champ |
|
1 |
South Mountain (7) |
70 |
Champion |
|
2 |
Mississippi Gulf Coast |
55 |
3 |
|
3 |
Kirkwood CC |
52 |
4 |
|
4 |
Walters State JC |
49 |
Runner-Up |
|
T-5 |
Murray State |
28 |
8 |
|
T-5 |
Parkland CC |
28 |
5 |
|
7 |
Meridian |
25 |
9 |
|
8 |
Black Hawk CC |
21 |
6 |
|
9 |
Tyler JC |
17 |
T-12 |
|
10 |
Mesa |
12 |
DNQ |
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Others Receiving Votes: Abraham Baldwin, 11; Rend Lake, 9; Copiah Lincoln, 4; Des Moines Area, 3; North Central Missouri College, 1. |
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