Kearney, Neb. – Nebraska-Kearney freshman golfer Sara Wissing has been selected to play in the NCAA Central Regional May 4-6 in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Four regionals, held May 3-5 or May 4-6, are the first phase of the NCAA Championships. Each region consists of nine teams and four individuals from non-qualifying teams. The top three teams in each regional, plus the top three individuals from a non-qualifying squad, advance to the NCAA Championships May 13-16 in Findlay, Ohio.
The Central regional features five schools from the NSIC (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) and four from the RMAC. Wissing (Hastings) led UNK in stroke average this year with an 83.73 and is the second ranked individual within the region.
The last time UNK women's golf was involved in the postseason was during the 2001-02 campaign when the Loper team was selected for the West Regional. Senior Jenny Deines then advanced on to the NCAA's where she finished 25th.
Augustana College will host the Central Regional at the Westward Ho Country Club.
The complete Central Regional field is listed below.
Central Regional
1. Upper Iowa
2. Concordia-St. Paul
3. Minnesota State
4. Fort Hays State
5. Mesa State
6. Augustana
7. Winona State
8. Montana State-Billings
9. Western New Mexico
Individuals
1. Chelsey Ouren, Minnesota State-Moorhead
2. Sara Wissing, UNK
3. Jenny Ives, Adams State
4. Kelsee Katsampes, Wayne State
