Posted: May 18, 2017

Hong earns NJCAA All-American status after final round at NJCAA Championships

Sophomore Desiree Hong (Sahuaro HS) earned NJCAA All-American Honorable Mention for the second straight year after she finished play at the NJCAA National Championship. She shot a 311 (77-79-80-75) and took 15th place in the standings. The top 18 earned All-American honors. Photo by Rick Price

The Pima Community College women's golf season came to an end on Thursday at the NJCAA National Championship.

The Aztecs finished in 16^th place out of 18 teams with a total of 1437 (387-344-354-352).

Sophomore Desiree Hong (Sahuaro HS) capped off her career at Pima with her second straight NJCAA All-American Honorable Mention honor. She finished the final round with a four-over par 75 and placed 15^th in the individual standings with a 311 (77-79-80-75). She was the top finisher among ACCAC conference players. She took 17^th place at last year's championship.

Hong has verbally committed to play for the University of Arizona next year.

Sophomore Samantha Hacker (Sahuaro HS) shot a 351 (99-81-85-86) for the tournament while freshman Abby Miller (Ironwood Ridge HS) closed it out with a 357 (95-84-86-92). Freshman Julianna Perez (Tucson HS) shot a 418 (116-100-103-99).

The Aztecs took second place in the final ACCAC conference standings.

See complete team standings and individual results of the NJCAA Championship on GolfStat