MCC golfers still a distant third at second tourney of season

TORRINGTON, Wyo. – The McCook Community College golf team finished third at the Eastern Wyoming tournament. Eastern Wyoming dominated the field on their home course shooting a 274 Friday to finish at 13-under par – 56 shots better than second-place Central Wyoming.

MCC shot a two-day 626 to finish seven shots back of Central Wyoming and one shot better than Otero College.

“It was nice to see the guys more competitive this week, however there’s still lots of room for improvement,” said MCC Coach Grant Case.

Eastern Wyoming golfers took the top five individual honors. Joshua Chapman and Taiki Sugawara finished in a first-place tie with three-under par 141. Coltin Powell was a shot back and Mathis Fortin and Tytan tied for fourth with even-par 144s.

MCC sophomore Andrew Brown (Wollongong, Australia) shot a 70 Friday to finish in eighth place. He had a two-day score of 148.

“Andrew played really well to lead us the second day,” said Case. “It’s nice for us to have already carded an individual under par round this early in the season.”

Freshman Cole Graham (McCook High School) shot a first-round 72 and was in third place after Thursday play. He followed that up with an 83 on Friday to finish at +11 and a two-day 155.

Sophomore Ross Donachie (Narin, Scotland) had rounds of 83 and 79 to finish at +18. Chance Gambini (sophomore, Las Vegas, Nevada) had rounds of 86 and 78. His two-day total was 164.

Freshmen Thatcher Ommert (Montgomery, Texas) and Xander Sellman (Iola, Kan.) both finished at 172. Sellman had rounds of 85 and 87 while Ommert came back from a 96 on Thursday to card a 76 Friday.

“After a rough first day, I was really proud of the way Thatcher was able to put it behind him and cut 20 stokes off between his first and second day scores,” said Case.

Next up the Indians travel to Sterling, Colo. for the Northeastern Junior College tournament. This two-day event takes place at Sky Ranch Golf Course Thursday and on to Riverview Golf Course for the finishing round Friday.

Up-to-date information about MCC golf including schedule, statistics, rosters, photos and more can be found on the MCC Athletics website, www.mccindians.com

TEAM RESULTS AT TORRINGTON, Wyo.

1. Eastern Wyoming - 13 289-274 – 563

2. Central Wyoming + 43 319-300 – 619

3. McCook CC + 50 318-308 – 626

4. Otero College + 51 319-308 – 627

5. Northeastern JC + 72 339-309 – 648

6. Lamar CC + 82 344-314 – 658

MCC INDIVIDUAL SCORES

8. Andrew Brown + 4 78-70 – 148

15. Cole Graham + 11 72-83 – 155

T26. Ross Donachie + 18 83-79 – 162

T28. Chance Gambini + 20 86-78 – 164

T37. Xander Sellman + 28 85-87 – 172

T37. Thatcher Ommert + 28 96-76 – 172

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