NSU’s Hang wraps up play at D-II nationals, Yanovitch, Strand make All-Region team

EUREKA, Mo. – Northeastern State’s Yasmin Hang shot  77 at the NCAA Division II National Championship Thursday to tie for 59th overall at  16 over par 232 (74-81-77) at the Fox Run Golf Club.

Hang was tied with Northwest Missouri’s Paige Hoffman,  the other individual qualifier from the Central Region at the National Championship.

This was the second appearance for Hang at the NCAA National Championship, and she is the 17th NSU women’s golfer to participate in the event twice.

Yanovitch, Strand earn All-Region honors

NORMAN, Okla. – Northeastern State’s Christian Yanovitch and Southwestern Oklahoma State’s Anders Strand earned PING Central All-Region honors in men’s golf Thursday by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).

Yanovitch and Strand were part of 12 student-athletes selected from the Central Region.

Yanovitch held a team-low 73.59 stroke average with seven rounds that were under par.  In 11 entered events Yanovitch had five top-ten finishes and a .847 winning percentage (755-135) against other golfers. Yanovitch is the 21st All-Region selection for the NSU men’s golf program since 2001.

Strand (Solrod Strand, Denmark) was a Second Team All-GAC selection this season in a strong Great American Conference field and is a two-time all-conference selection overall. He golfed his way into the top-5 in four tournaments this year and landed inside the top-10 in another.

He is now the seventh SWOSU Men’s Golfer to earn a spot on the PING All-Region team, joining Gregor Weck (2022), Kason Cook (2020), Stefan Idstam (2014-17), Jake Duvall (2015-16), Manuel Arzuaga (2015), and Wouter MyBurgh (2013).

Central Region
Nathan Cossement, Henderson State
Jake Croshaw, Harding
Alex Hadden, Henderson State
Miller Harris, Henderson State
Caleb Miller, Southern Arkansas
Rylin Petry, Bemidji State
Brandon Sperling, Concordia-St. Paul
Anders Strand, Southwestern Oklahoma State 
Sam Tandy, Harding
Cade Uhlenhake, Washburn
Dawson Wills, Washburn
Christian Yanovitch, Northeastern State