WESSON, Miss. - The Meridian Community College golf team will close out its regular season slate this week by competing in the 2007 MACJC State/NJCAA Region XXIII golf championships. The two-round event, which crowns both the state and region champion, will be held at the par-72, 6,745-yard Wolf Hollow Golf Course in Wesson, Miss., on Monday-Tuesday, April 16-17.

MCC will compete this week with the same lineup as the past three tournaments. Leading the charge is sophomore Justin Eaves, who is coming off career best consecutive rounds of 70-70-75-69-72. The Louisville, Miss., native currently leads the MACJC Player of the Year race with a 73 stroke average in eight conference rounds this year. The 2006 NJCAA All-American has carded a team best 9 rounds of even-par or better this season and is heading to Troy University in the fall to play golf.

Sophomore Dustin Petit will also be playing NCAA Div. I golf next season, at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. Petit, who is the defending MACJC Player of the Year, is currently second in the points standings behind Eaves with a 74.2 stroke average.

"This is our final event of the regular season with a chance to go to the national championship," said Covich. "It's what you play for all year long. We've had a great season thus far, but this one means a lot. Coach Lou Hart had a knack for winning this thing and we hope to carry on that tradition for her."

Winner of this year's NJCAA Region XXIII Championship will advance to play May 22-25 in the 2007 NJCAA Div II men's golf


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