Golfer Makes History as First Person With Down Syndrome to Enter NJCAA National Championship

(Left) (Courtesy of Jenny Bockerstette); (Right) Courtesy of Christina Hundley, PVCC

Golfer Amy Bockerstette, 22, has made history as the first person with Down syndrome to enter a national collegiate athletic championship. Yet, far from feeling the nerves, she claimed she was simply excited.

On May 10, the Arizona-raised athlete and her team entered the 3-day National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) women’s golf national championship at Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club in Ormond Beach, Florida.