BY FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Fort Hays State senior golfer Hannah Perkins has been selected to play as an individual at the 2019 NCAA Division II Central Regional, announced Monday (April 29) by the NCAA. This year’s regional will take place at Muskogee Country Club, a 5,892-yard par-71 course in Muskogee, Okla. The 54-hole tournament is slated for May 6-8. Last season marked the first time a women’s golfer qualified for multiple regional competitions. She is now the first Tiger to make three appearances at regionals. Perkins played at the same course in the fall where she finished in a tie for 16th individually after firing identical rounds of 76.
Perkins qualified as the third individual for the NCAA Central Regional after posting a stroke average of 77.95 over 19 rounds this season. The top 12 teams and the top six individuals not on those teams qualify to participate in each of the four regional tournaments. The top four teams along with the top four individuals not with a team from each region will advance to the NCAA Championships, played at the PGA National Resort and Spa in West Palm Beach, Florida (May 16-19).
She will tee off at 8:30 a.m. in the first round, 10:10 a.m. in the second round and 9:20 a.m. in the third round.
The Wichita, Kan. native makes her third-consecutive trip to the regional tournament. Perkins was the top Tiger finisher in eight of the nine tournaments this season. She posted four top-10 finishes on the year as well as three top-5 finishes, including winning the Rockhurst Invitational (March 26-27).
Perkins was named MIAA Women’s Co-Golfer of the Week once when she shared the honor with Shi Qing Ong of Missouri Western for her effort at the Rockhurst Invitational.
Central Regional
Muskogee Country Club
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Host: Northeastern State University
Teams:
1. Northeastern State
2. Arkansas Tech
3. Southwestern Oklahoma State
4. Central Missouri
5. Central Oklahoma
6. Henderson State
7. Minnesota State-Mankato
8. Missouri Western
9. Nebraska-Kearney
10. Lindenwood
11. Southern Nazarene
12. Oklahoma Baptist
Individuals:
1. Hannah Hankinson, Augustana
2. Lexi Hanson, Sioux Falls
3. Hannah Perkins, Fort Hays State
4. Alexandra Demko, Minot State
5. McKayla Poppens, Augustana
6. Sophia Hill, Concordia-St. Paul