Two Lady Pioneers Qualify For NJCAA Golf Nationals

FORT BRAGG, NC --  Two members of the Lady Pioneers golf team qualified on Sunday to represent SMC in the National Junior College Athletic Association's women's golf national championship.

Freshman Kaitlyn Prescott (Wren HS / Piedmont, SC)  took home the NJCAA Region X individual title Sunday with a first place finish at the Region X Tournament at Fort Bragg's Stryker Golf Course. Prescott shot a 174 for the two-day event (85 / 89).

Fellow SMC freshman Takima Butler (Aiken HS / Montmorenci, SC) finished in second place, shooting a combined 175 (88 / 87) on the 6,300-yard course.

Both ladies qualified for the NJCAA National Tournament on May 17 – 20  at  Daytona Beach, FL

Spartanburg Methodist College has 14 intercollegiate teams that compete in Region X of the National Junior College Athletic Association, which includes colleges in the Carolinas, Virginia, and West Virginia. The College is in its 99th year of providing quality education to students in a Christian environment.  More than 90 percent of SMC graduates continue their education at other institutions of higher learning.

For more information contact the SMC Sports Information office at (864) 587-4008 or sportsinfo@smcsc.edu