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National meet is in Daytona Beach next month

OKOBOJI (April 26, 2008) - North Iowa Area Community College women's golfers Brittany O’Brien (Elgin/Valley) and Kayli Jones (Garner/Garner-Hayfield) earned top-10 finishes at the two-day Region XI meet last Friday and Saturday, qualifying for the NJCAA women’s golf championships in Daytona Beach next month.

O’Brien had a two-round score of 174, shooting an 80 on Friday to put her in a tie for second after the first day of play. Jones carded a combined score of 181 to earn her second national berth in two years. She was the 10th and final individual to earn a trip to nationals.

Des Moines Area Community College shot a team score of 680 to earn the lone team berth from the region. NIACC was fourth with a team score of 747.

On Tuesday, O’Brien shot an 87 for 18 holes as the Trojans played at the same course in Okoboji in the Iowa Lakes Community College Invitational and finished fifth as a team.