SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- The NCAA Central Super Regional gets underway on May 6-8 in Muskogee, Okla. Two Augustana women's golf members will be making the trip down south as they were selected by the NCAA last week to compete as individuals.Juniors
Hannah Hankinson and
McKayla Poppens were among four others who were selected as individuals for the Central Regional.
Live stats will be available throughout the Central Regional and can be found here.
Hankinson recently competed at the Northern Sun Conference (NSIC) championships and led the team with a third place finish in a field of 59 total golfers after she turned in a three-round score of 237 and jumped two spots on the final day to third place. The Preseason NSIC Golfer of the Year finished at +21 (82, 77, 78) this past weekend in Morton, Minn.
The junior earned NSIC All-Tournament team honors for placing in the top-five at the championship. Hankinson has the lowest scoring average in the NSIC with an average of 76.7 strokes, she has a total of 1227 strokes in 16 rounds played this season. The Edina, Minn. native, placed top honors twice this season along with six times placing in the top-five and seven times placing in the top-10.
Poppens also had a successful weekend at the NSIC Championships in which she tied for eighth place and shot a pair of 79s after the first day and an 84 on the final day to finish at +26 (242). The Tea, S.D. native, has the lowest scoring round in the NSIC with a score of 70 in the second round of the Jennies Golf Invitational.
The junior also is third in the conference with an average of 78.8 strokes (1260 total) in 16 rounds of competition. Poppens has placed in the top-five three times and has five top-10 places throughout the season so far.
The top three teams along with the top three individuals not with a team from each super regional will advance to the championships, which are held May 14-18 in Palm Beach Garden, Fla.
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