Kirkwood Community College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Kirkwood remains 6th at nationals

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. - The Kirkwood men's golf team maintained its sixth-place position at the NJCAA Division II national tournament Thursday after 54 holes of the 72-hole tournament.

Carson Whittingham led the Eagles Thursday with a 1-under-par 71 at the Goose Pond Colony Lake Course in Alabama. No other Eagle player broke par.

South Mountain Community College of Arizona leads the 72-hole tournament with a 36-hole score of 841, which is 23 under par. Kirkwood is in sixth place at 11-over 875.

Phillip Hickam of Mississippi Gulf Coast leads the tournament at 11-under 205. Dan Cutkomp and Blaine Buhr are both at 2-over, 218 tied for 32nd place.

The tournament concludes Friday.

KIRKWOOD: Dan Cutkomp 72-68-78=218, Blaine Buhr 73-69-76=218, Carson Whittington 75-74-71=220, Eddie Doyle 73-73-75=221, Dylan Daxon 76-74-76=226.

Eagles climb to 6th at NJCAA golf

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. - The Kirkwood men's golf team enjoyed a hot round at the NJCAA Division II national tournament Wednesday and climbed to sixth in the team standings after 36 holes of the 72-hole tournament.

Dan Cutkomp led the Eagles Wednesday with a 4-under-par 68 at the Goose Pond Colony Lake Course in Alabama. Blaine Buhr followed with a 3-under 69, Eddie Doyle posted a 73, Carson Whittington carded a 74 and Dylan Daxon also had a 74.

South Mountain Community College of Arizona leads the 72-hole tournament with a 36-hole score of 553, which is 23 under par. Kirkwood is in sixth place at 1-over 577.

Phillip Hickam of Mississippi Gulf Coast leads the tournament at 11-under 133. Cutkomp is tied for ninth in the individual standings at 4-under 140.

The tournament continues Thursday and Friday.

KIRKWOOD: Dan Cutkomp 72-68=140, Blaine Buhr 73-69=142, Eddie Doyle 73-73=146, Carson Whittington 75-74=149, Dylan Daxon 76-74=150.

Eagles tied for 9th at NJCAA golf

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. - The Kirkwood men's golf team is tied for ninth place after the opening round of the NJCAA Division II National Championship at the Goose Pond Colony facility in Alabama Tuesday.

South Mountain of Arizona leads the 72-hole tournament at 11-under-par 277. Kirkwood is tied with Illinois Central for ninth place at 5-over 293.

There is a five-way tie for the individual lead at 6-under 66.

Dan Cutkomp led Kirkwood with an even-par 72. Blaine Buhr and Eddie Doyle carded 73's. Carson Whittington shot 75 and Dylan Daxon had a 76.

The four-day tournament continues through Friday.

Ex-Eagle Ashton to play at ISU

Former Kirkwood guard Jordan Ashton committed Sunday to play at Iowa State as a preferred walk-on.

An all-state performer at Mount Pleasant High School, the 6-foot-4 Ashton averaged 16.4 points a game this past season for the Eagles. He was named an NJCAA all-American after helping Kirkwood to a 25-7 record.

Playing for former Cyclone guard Bryan Petesen, Ashton, who will have two years of eligibility at Iowa State, shot 46.4 percent from the field, including 43.4 percent from the 3-point line.

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Kirkwood ousted from NJCAA tourney

CLINTON, Miss. - The Kirkwood softball team went into a batting slump at the absolute worst time of the year this week.

The sixth-ranked Eagles were shut out by Labette, 4-0, Friday in the loser's bracket of the NJCAA Division II national tournament and were eliminated from the double-elimination event.

Kirkwood tied for seventh in the national tournament and finished the year with a 47-10 record. The Eagles went 2-2 in the tournament.

Kirkwood led the nation in home runs this season and batted more than .400 as a team, but the Eagles struggled to score runs in Mississippi. Kirkwood was averaging approximately 10 runs per game heading into the national tournament, but the Eagles scored a total of only eight runs in four games in the event.

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Kirkwood softball team stays alive

CLINTON, Miss. - The Kirkwood softball team is still hoping to win the NJCAA Division II national title, but the Eagles will have to come through the loser's bracket to get it done.

Kirkwood lost to Johnson County Community College, 1-0, in the second round of the tournament Thursday afternoon, then bounced back with a 5-3 victory over Macomb in the loser's bracket Thursday night.

Kirkwood (47-9) will face Labette Friday at noon in the double-elimination tournament. Eight teams are still competing for the title, with four in the winner's bracket and four in the loser's bracket.

In the first game Thursday, Johnson County's Sydney Koch tossed a four-hit shutout at the Eagles, a team averaging just under 10 runs a game. Nicki Simpson and Allie Mengler matched Koch's effort until the top of the seventh.

Heidi Prockish doubled to lead off the inning and eventually scored on a Carly Campbell sacrifice fly for the game's only run.

The Eagles offense bounced back against Macomb. Tara Walls went 4-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs. Lexie Biehl also drove home a pair.

Brooke Prior a complete game to get the win.

Beth Stroup had a home run for Macomb, which finishes at 39-10.

If Kirkwood defeats Labette  on Friday, the Eagles will play right away at 2 p.m. against an opponent to be determined. And if they win at 2 p.m., they'll play again at 6 p.m. before resting for the day.

Kankakee, DMACC, Johnson County and Lincoln Land are alive in the winner's bracket. Labette, Kirkwood, East Central and Phoenix are still battling in the loser's bracket.

The tournament ends Saturday.

KCC softball wins on Simpson's 1-hitter

CLINTON, Miss. - Nicky Simpson tossed a one-hitter Wednesday as the Kirkwood Eagles trimmed Mercyhurst North East, 3-2, in the opening round of the NJCAA Division II national softball tournament in Clinton, Miss.

Kirkwood (45-8) will face Johnson County Community College in the quarterfinals of the winners bracket Thursday afternoon.

Simpson (20-5) took a shutout into the seventh inning. Mercyhurst scored both of its runs on a dropped fly ball.

Chasney Jenkins drove in two runs for the Eagles, who are seeded No. 3 in the 16-team tournament. Erin Weno collected an RBI. Jasmine Ragusi had a double.

DMACC blanked Surry, 5-0, in the opening round. Johnson County trimmed Illinois Central, 3-1.

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Jenkins, Walls named NJCAA all-stars

Chasney Jenkins and Tara Walls of Kirkwood have been named to the NJCAA All-Star Softball Team that will compete in the 21st Annual Canadian Open Fastpitch International Competition in British Columbia, Canada July 3-13.

Jenkins and Walls, both sophomores, are currently in Mississippi with the Eagles for the NJCAA Division II national tournament that begins Wednesday.

Jenkins, a center fielder, is hitting .558 with 10 home runs and 44 RBIs. She is 73-for-73 in stolen bases.

Walls, a second baseman, is hitting .399 with six homers and 55 RBIs.

Kirkwood softball gets No. 3 seed

The Kirkwood Eagles have drawn the No. 3 seed for the NJCAA Division II national softball tournament this week in Clinton, Miss.

Kirkwood (45-8) will face Mercyhurst North East of Pennsylvania (28-11) in the first round of the 16-team tournament Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. Mercyhurst is seeded No. 14.

The double-elimination tournament will continue through Saturday.

NJCAA SEEDING

1. Phoenix (51-10), 2. Mississippi Gulf Coast (45-11), 3. Kirkwood (45-8), 4. DMACC (48-8), 5. East Central (42-12), 6. Illinois Central (34-17), 7. Lincoln Land (43-12), 8. Kankakee (40-6), 9. Labette (35-14), 10. Sauk Valley (44-8), 11. Johnson County (34-13), 12. Macomb (38-8), 13. Surry (31-11), 14. Mercyhurst North East (28-11), 15. Owens (31-16), 16. Potomac State (28-11).