DII Championship finalists released

INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Committee announced today the 108 participants that will compete in the 2012 NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championships.

The championships will be held May 15-19, at The Cardinal Club Golf Course in Simpsonville, Ky. The championships are part of the 2012 Division II National Championships Festival being hosted by Bellarmine and the Louisville Sports Commission.

The top five teams and top two individuals not on those teams from each regional have advanced to compete at the finals. 

The teams and individuals that advanced for the 2012 championships are listed below:

Atlantic/East Regional

Teams

1. Wilmington (Del.)
2. Indiana (Pa.)
3. Concord
4. Post
5. St. Thomas Aquinas

Individuals

1. Jacob Barge, Fayetteville State
2. Ryan Thomson, West Liberty

South/Southeast Regional

Teams

1. Georgia College
2. Barry
3. Nova Southeastern
4. UNC Pembroke
5. South Carolina-Aiken

Individuals

1. J.P. Griffin, Georgia Southwestern State
2. Jeff Evanier, Eckerd

Midwest/South Central Regional

Teams

1. Central Missouri
2. Washburn
3. Central Oklahoma
4. Indianapolis
5. St. Edward’s

Individuals

1. Trey Lawson, Cameron
2. Kyle Wittenbach, Ferris State

Central/West Regional

Teams

1. Cal State Stanislaus
2. Cal State Chico
3. Colorado Mines
4. Western Washington
5. Grand Canyon

Individuals

1. Alex Sobstad, Cal State Monterey Bay
2. Kyle Chappell, Dixie State

California State Monterey Bay defeated Lynn in medal/match play by a score of 3 to 2, to claim its first men’s golf national championship in school history. Cal State Chico’s Kyle Souza won a playoff with Lynn’s Daniel Young to claim the individual title. The championships were hosted at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail – “Fighting Joe Course” in Muscle Shoals, Ala., by North Alabama.