DRAGONS 3RD IN DISTRICT; SCULLION TIED FOR 1ST

Hutchinson CC Sports Information

KANSAS CITY, Missouri – After a rough opening round at the NJCAA Central District Championship on Monday, the No. 2-ranked Hutchinson Community College men's golf team made a 15-stroke improvement in the afternoon round to put itself in position for a 24th-straight trip to the NJCAA Tournament.

The Blue Dragons are in third place after 36 of 54 holes at Tiffany Greens Golf Course at 598. Hutchinson trails first-place Garden City (586) by 12 strokes and second-place Indian Hills (595) by three strokes. The Dragons have an 11-stroke lead over fourth-place Crowder (609) and a 12-stroke lead over fifth-place Barton (610). The top four teams earn automatic bids for the 2025 NJCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship on May 13-16 at Sand Creek Station in Newton.

BLUE DRAGON MEN'S GOLF
NJCAA Central District Championship
When: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Where: Tiffany Greens Golf Course, Kansas City
Round: 3
Tee Times: 8:30 a.m. (shotgun start)
Live scoring: Clippd Scoreboard

The final round of the Central District Championship begins with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start on Tuesday at Tiffany Greens.

Freshman Corey Scullion is the low Blue Dragon golfer, who is tied for first place individually at 3-under 141. He is tied with Garden City's Ilan Dufrenoy and is the only Blue Dragon in the Top 10 after two rounds.

The Blue Dragons dug an early 15-stroke hole after 18 holes shooting a 17-over 305. The Dragons counted Scullion's 70, Louis Ross' 76, David Razinskas' 79 and Charlie Box's 80.

The Dragons rallied in the afternoon round and posted a 5-over 293, the second-best team round in the second round. Box rebounded with a 70 to lead Hutchinson in the second round. Scullion had a 71, Jack Northgraves carded a 75 and Ross counted with a 77, including an eagle on the final hole of the day.

Scullion had an eagle and two birdies with two bogeys in his opening-round 70. He had five birdies and four bogeys in his round of 71 in the second round. Dufrenoy was at 8-under late in the first round, but finished with rounds of 67 and 74.

Box is tied for 12th after 36 holes at 150. He shot a season-high 80 in the opening round and rebounded with a 2-under 70. He is one stroke out of the Top 10.

Ross is tied for 17th at 153 (76-77). Northgraves is tied for 23rd at 155 (80-75) and Razinskas is 36th at 164 (79-85).

NJCAA CENTRAL DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP
Tiffany Greens Golf Course – Par 72
After 36 of 54 holes
1. Garden City                                  290-296—586
2. Indian Hills                                   305-290—595
3. Hutchinson                                  305-293—598
4. Crowder                                       304-305—609
5. Barton                                         307-303—610
6. Iowa Western                               312-304—616
7. Dodge City                                   318-299—617
8. John A Logan                               312-319—631
9. Coffeyville                                   338-359—697

INDIVIDUAL TOP 10
T1. Corey Scullion, Hutchinson      70-71—141
T1. Ilan Dufrenoy, Garden City           67-74—141
3. Rhys Nicholas, Dodge City             75-69—144
4. Oliver Crowley, Garden City           73-73—146
5. Emilio Arellano, Indian Hills            72-75 –147
6. Easton Chapman, Crowder             74-74—148
T7. Kaleb Lambert, Barton                 74-75—149
T7. Jack Dyer, Garden City                 74-75—149
T7. Jackson Pierce, John A. Logan       75-74—149
T7. Nathan Pochoulan, Indian Hills      77-72—149
T7. Roman Roth, Indian Hills              78-71—149

BLUE DRAGON GOLFERS
T12. Charlie Box                                80-70—150
T17. Louis Ross                                 76-77—153
T23. Jack Northgraves                       80-75—155
36. David Razinskas                          79-85—164