INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA has announced the field of 80 teams and 32 student-athletes competing as individuals that have been selected to participate in regional competition of the 2018 NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championships. Regional play will be conducted May 7-9.
At a minimum, the top three teams and the top two student-athletes not with a team from each regional (regardless of region) will advance to the finals May 21-25, at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at the Shoals, Fighting Joe Course in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The remaining eight team berths will be allocated based on the regions represented in the prior year’s head-to-head medal play portion of the championships, with the maximum number of teams from a given region capped at seven. The finals will be hosted by the University of North Alabama.
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Tournaments will be conducted at four regional sites with regional pairings as follows:
Atlantic and East
Central and Midwest
South and Southeast
South Central and West
Teams and individuals are listed in rank order. Conference automatic qualifiers are indicated in brackets next to the institution’s name.
ATLANTIC/EAST REGIONAL
The Resort at Glade Springs, Daniels, West Virginia; Mountain East Conference, host.
Atlantic Region:
- Charleston (West Virginia) [Mountain East Conference]
- Indiana (Pennsylvania) [Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference]
- California (Pennsylvania)
- Millersville
- West Liberty
- West Chester
- Virginia Union
- Mercyhurst
- Gannon
- Livingstone [Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association]
Individuals:
- Sam Cudjoe, Saint Augustine’s
- Eric Dargis, Wheeling Jesuit
- Isaiah Shaw, Fayetteville State
- Owen Elliott, Shepherd
East Region:
- Southern New Hampshire
- Le Moyne
- St. Thomas Aquinas
- Dominican (New York)
- Wilmington (Delaware) [Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference]
- Roberts Wesleyan
- Bentley [Northeast-10 Conference]
- Franklin Pierce
- Concordia (New York)
- Post
Individuals:
- Stephen Hunt, Saint Anselm
- Robert Libiszewski, American International
- James Elliott, Assumption
- Nick Kelapire, Adelphi
CENTRAL/MIDWEST REGIONAL
Findlay Country Club, Findlay, Ohio; University of Findlay, host.
Central Region:
- Arkansas Tech
- Central Oklahoma
- Central Missouri
- Lindenwood (Missouri) [Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association]
- Southeastern Oklahoma State
- Harding
- Henderson State [Great American Conference]
- Missouri Western
- Southwestern Oklahoma State
- Minnesota State Mankato [Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference]
Individuals:
- Noah Rasinski, Concordia-St. Paul
- Rhett Bechtel, Southern Nazarene
- Ian Mackenzie-Olson, Bemidji State
- Michael Schmitz, Winona State
Midwest Region:
- Grand Valley State [Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference]
- Indianapolis [Great Lakes Valley Conference]
- Missouri-St. Louis
- Wayne State (Michigan)
- Maryville (Missouri)
- Bellarmine
- Saginaw Valley State
- McKendree
- Tiffin
- Findlay [Great Midwest Athletic Conference]
Individuals:
- Craig Stefureak, Drury
- Larken Whittemore, Trevecca Nazarene
- Blaine Turner, Trevecca Nazarene
- Andrew Hammett, Ferris State
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST REGIONAL
Rock Barn Country Club, Conover, North Carolina; Lenoir-Rhyne University, host.
South Region:
- West Florida [Gulf South Conference]
- Florida Southern
- Nova Southeastern
- Florida Tech [Sunshine State Conference]
- Barry
- Lynn
- Rollins
- Saint Leo
- Delta State
- Albany State [Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]
Individuals:
- Matt Anderson, Valdosta State
- Davis Roche, Valdosta State
- Samuel Jones, West Georgia
- Scott Odell, Lee
Southeast Region:
- South Carolina Aiken [Peach Belt Conference]
- Newberry
- Columbus State
- Limestone
- Carson-Newman [South Atlantic Conference]
- Lincoln Memorial
- Lander
- Young Harris
- North Greenville [Conference Carolinas]
- Georgia Southwestern
Individuals:
- Nick Stafford, Belmont Abbey
- Levi Kettelhut, Belmont Abbey
- Logan Archer, North Georgia
- Wanjoo Lee, Coker
SOUTH CENTRAL/WEST REGIONAL
Tascosa Golf Club, Amarillo, Texas; West Texas A&M University, host.
South Central Region:
- Colorado-Colorado Springs
- St. Mary’s (Texas)
- Texas A&M Commerce
- Arkansas-Fort Smith
- Oklahoma Christian
- Colorado School of Mines [Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference]
- Colorado Christian
- Colorado State-Pueblo
- Midwestern State
- Rogers State [Heartland Conference]
Individuals:
- Grant Olinger, Colorado Mesa
- Pedro De La Vega, Western New Mexico
- Joaquin Arguelles, Dallas Baptist University
- Nicholas Tenuta, Regis (Colorado)
West Region:
- Chico State [California Collegiate Athletic Association]
- Cal State Monterey Bay
- Dixie State [Pacific West Conference]
- Sonoma State
- California Baptist
- Simon Fraser
- Dominican (California)
- Western Washington
- Holy Names
- Cal State San Marcos
Individuals:
- Jeffrey Yamaguchi, Stanislaus State
- Nick Huff, Concordia Portland
- Cody Hall, Cal State San Bernardino
- Gabriel DeLeon Manotoc, Academy of Art
At the 2017 championship, Florida Southern College defeated Lynn University 3-2 in the head-to-head medal play final to claim their thirteenth men’s golf team title in school history. West Florida junior Chandler Blanchet finished with a 54-hole total of one-under par 209 to claim individual medalist honors. The championships were hosted at Reunion Resort in Kissimmee, Florida.
For more information about the championships, log on to NCAA.com.
