The NCAA has
announced that 80 teams and 32 student-athletes have been selected to
participate in the regional competition of the 2010 NCAA Division II Men’s Golf
Championships. The regional competitions will be conducted May 3-5.
The top five teams and the top two student-athletes
not with a team from each regional (regardless of region) will advance to the
finals May 18-21 at The Sagamore Club in Noblesville, Ind. The finals will be
hosted by the Indiana Sports Corporation, the University of Indianapolis, the
Great Lakes Valley Conference and the Hamilton County Sports Authority.
There will be four regional sites in which two regions will meet and
conduct regional tournaments. The regional tournaments will be paired as
follows:
Atlantic and East
South and Southeast
Midwest and South Central
Central and West
Conference automatic
qualifiers are indicated in brackets next to the institution’s name.
ATLANTIC/EAST
REGIONAL
The Resort at Glade Springs; Daniels, W. Va.; hosted by the West
Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Concord University.
Atlantic Region:
1.
Indiana (Pennsylvania)
2.
Concord
3.
Ohio Valley [West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference]
4.
California (Pennsylvania)
5.
Clarion
6.
Charleston (West Virginia)
7.
Millersville
8.
Bluefield State
9.
Virginia State [Central Intercollegiate Athletic
Association]
10.
West Liberty
Individuals:
1.
Drew
Deimel, Gannon
2.
Kenny
Bethea, Livingston
3.
Tyler
Bidwell, Mercyhurst
4.
Mike
Gervais, West Virginia Wesleyan
East Region:
1.
Wilmington (Delaware)
2.
American International
3.
Post [Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference]
4.
St. Thomas Aquinas
5.
Adelphi [Northeast-10 Conference]
6.
Le Moyne
7.
Massachusetts-Lowell
8.
Dowling
9.
Goldey-Beacom
10.
Nyack
Individuals:
1.
D.J. Lantz, Southern New Hampshire
2.
Jonathan Radick, Holy Family
3.
Matt Horton, Saint Rose
4.
Joseph Leardo, Felician
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST REGIONAL
Wilson Country Club; Wilson, N.C.; hosted by Barton College.
South Region:
1.
Barry
2.
Florida Southern [Sunshine State Conference]
3.
North Alabama [Gulf South Conference]
4.
West Florida
5.
Nova Southeastern
6.
Lynn
7.
Valdosta State
8.
Rollins
9.
Saint Leo
10.
Arkansas Tech
Individuals:
1.
Ben Cuzen, Henderson State
2.
Chase Smith, Delta State
3.
Bryn Powers, West Georgia
4.
Zach Potter, Florida Tech
Southeast Region:
1.
Georgia College [Peach Belt Conference]
2.
Barton
3.
Lander
4.
Belmont Abbey [Conference Carolinas]
5.
Flagler
6.
Queens (North Carolina)
7.
Armstrong Atlantic State
8.
Newberry
9.
Columbus State
10.
Lincoln Memorial [South Atlantic Conference]
Individuals:
1.
Brad Caldwell, North Greenville
2.
Wade Binfield, Clayton State
3.
Craig Gibson, Georgia Southwestern State
4.
Jordan Waler, UNC Pembroke
MIDWEST/SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL
The Territory Golf Club; Duncan, Okla.; hosted by Cameron University.
Midwest Region:
1.
Ferris State
2.
Wayne State (Michigan)
3.
Indianapolis
4.
Grand Valley State [Great Lakes Intercollegiate
Athletics Conference]
5.
Drury
6.
Northern Kentucky [Great Lakes Valley Conference]
7.
Wisconsin-Parkside
8.
Saginaw Valley State
9.
Findlay
10.
Bellarmine
Individuals:
1.
Clark
Fry, Rockhurst
2.
Jay
Overy, Ashland
3.
Paul
Dagys, Lewis
4.
Matthew
Rau, Missouri-St. Louis
South Central
Region:
1.
Abilene Christian [Lone Star Conference]
2.
Central Missouri [Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics
Association]
3.
St. Edward’s [Heartland Conference]
4.
St. Mary’s (Texas)
5.
Dallas Baptist
6.
Midwestern State
7.
Cameron
8.
Central Oklahoma
9.
Newman
10.
East Central
Individuals:
1.
Brad
Nipper, Southwest Baptist
2.
Kyle
Fouts, Northeastern State
3.
Dustin
Yeager, Washburn
4.
Brady
Wood, Northeastern State
CENTRAL/WEST REGIONAL
The Classic Club; Palm Desert, Calif.; hosted by California State
University, San Bernardino.
Central Region:
1.
Colorado-Colorado Springs [Rocky Mountain Athletic
Conference]
2.
Western New Mexico
3.
St. Cloud State
4.
Bemidji State
5.
Fort Lewis
6.
Colorado School of Mines
7.
Minnesota State Mankato [Northern Sun Intercollegiate
Conference]
8.
Concordia-St. Paul
9.
Colorado Christian
10.
Colorado State-Pueblo
Individuals:
1.
Brady
Strangstalien, Winona State
2.
Greg
Johnson, Regis (Colorado)
3.
Devon
Kastler, Nebraska-Kearney
4.
Adam
Fields, Wayne State (Nebraska)
West Region:
1.
Cal State Chico
2.
Cal State Stanislaus
3.
Grand Canyon [Pacific West Conference]
4.
Cal State Monterey Bay [California Collegiate Athletic
Association]
5.
Western Washington
6.
Sonoma State
7.
Dixie State
8.
Cal State San Bernardino
9.
Hawaii Hilo
10.
St. Martin’s
Individuals:
1.
Ryan
Indovina, Cal State Dominguez Hills
2.
Cavin
McCall, Cal State Dominguez Hills
3.
Keith
Okasaki, UC San Diego
4.
Ryan
Sheffer, Notre Dame De Namur
Sonoma State University
defeated California State University, San Bernardino in an exciting two-team
playoff to win the 2009 NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championships. This was
Sonoma State’s first men’s golf national championship in school history. The
championships were hosted at Loomis Trail Golf Club in Blaine, Wash., by
Western Washington University.
Highlights of the NCAA
Division II Men’s Golf Championships will be shown on
at 2 p.m. Eastern time, Sunday, June 20.
For more information about
the championships, log on to NCAA.com.