Riverland Community College representatives Jeff Clark and Joe Hewitt both saved their best scores for the final round at the National Junior College Division III national golf tournament Friday at Chautauqua, N.Y.

Clark, a returning All-American, missed out on repeating said status but played consistently strong. The Austin High School graduate shot an even-par 36 on his first nine holes on Friday and finished in with a 41 for an 18-hole total of 77 -- his best of the four-day, 72-hole tournament. The 5-over-par round left Clark with a total of 314 (81-78-78-77), good for a tie at 27th overall.

Hewitt, making his first appearance at the national level, improved by six strokes from his previous best round at nationals. He shot a 7-over 78 to move up the charts 12 spots for a tie for 74th with a 334 total (86-84-86-78).

"Jeff and Joe both had good experiences and represented Riverland very well," said coach David Lillemon. "There was some very nice representation out of our region."

Madison Area Technical College finished second in the team standings, while Central Lakes of Brainerd came in seventh. Columbus State Community College (Ohio) won the team event by 37 strokes ahead of MATC.

Andrew Gulick of Columbus State was the overall individual champion, carding a 3-under 69 on the final day of play to win by three strokes ahead of Nathan Fry of Keystone College, 291-294. Fry shot the tournament’s low round of 66 on Day 2.

Clayton Johnson of Minneapolis was the top Region XIII individual representative, scoring a 299 total to tie for fourth place.