2022 Women's Golf | Plains District Championship Preview
2022 Women's Golf Plains District Championship
April 25-26 - Rolling Hills Golf Course - Milford, Kansas
Region XI Women's Golf teams will be competing against teams from Region VI to determine the winner of the Plains District Championship hosted by Region VI.
The meet will be on April 25 and 26 in Milford, Kan. at Rolling Hills Golf Course. The top two teams and all of their individuals as well as three golfers not from the top two placing teams will qualify for nationals.
Teams and individuals who qualify will play at Mayfair Country Club in Sanford, Florida in the NJCAA National Tournament in May.
There are five teams competing from Region XI this season including reigning Region XI Champions Iowa Western. The Reivers have been a dominant program for over a decade and will look to keep their hold on the qualifier for the 12th straight year. The team this year will come into the district meet ranked no. 5 in Division I.
Iowa Western had a steady and consistent regular season, finishing in fourth-place or better at each tournament. They have also taken home first-place in four out of the eight competitions they've been in this season. The Reivers are filled with talented golfers, as they have four members ranked inside the top 40 in Division I.
Minhae Gwon and Luisa Gibson are the two leaders on the team and ranked the highest at 17 and 19. In four meets, at least one of those two placed within the top 3 individually. Gibson is the reigning Region XI indiviudal champion.
There will still be a lot of great talent on showcase at the event as Iowa Lakes and DMACC are currently ranked back-to-back at the No. 16 and No. 17 spots with NIACC rounding out the rankings at the No. 22.
Iowa Lakes and DMACC tail Iowa Western, looking to knock them off the pedestal for the first time in over a decade. Iowa Lakes' top golfer is Kelly Winters, who is ranked 69th in the nation. The Bears have the 84th ranked golfer Ashley Michel.
Rounding out the field is Iowa Central. Kelly Boelyn qualified for the Tritons last season and is back again this season most recently finishing in sixth at the NIACC Invite.
Rolling Hills Golf Course Information
Link to Current Team Standings
Link to Current Individual Standings
Previous Team Champions
2021- Iowa Western
2020 – N/A
2019 – Iowa Western
2018 – Iowa Western
2017 – Iowa Western
2016 – Iowa Western
Previous Individual Champions
2021 – Luisia Gibson – Iowa Western
2020 – N/A (Covid)
2019 – Bianca Findlay - Southwestern
2018 – Cassidy Evreniadis – Iowa Western
2017 – Sena Ersoy – Iowa Western
2016 – Sena Ersoy – Iowa Western