April 27, 2009

Indianapolis, IN -

Eighty teams and 32 individuals have been selected to participate in the regional competition of the 2009 NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships.

Regional competitions will be conducted May 4-6. The sites and teams selected to participate are listed below. Conference automatic qualifiers are indicated in brackets next to the institution's name. The four regional tournaments encompass the current eight regions.

The top five teams and the top two individuals not with a team from each regional (regardless of region) will advance to the finals May 19-22 at Loomis Trail Golf Club in Blaine, Washington. The finals will be hosted by Western Washington University.

Adelphi Men's Golf has won 10 tournaments this season including their most recent win at the Long Island Long Island Intercollegiate Golf Tournament.

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

ATLANTIC/EAST REGIONAL
The Glade Springs Resort Golf Club; Beckley, West Virginia; hosted by Concord University and the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Atlantic Region:
1. Fayetteville State [Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association]
2. Ohio Valley
3. Concord
4. Indiana (Pennsylvania)
5. Charleston (West Virginia)
6. Clarion
7. California (Pennsylvania)
8. Virginia State
9. Fairmont State [West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]
10. West Liberty State

Individuals:
1. Darryn Deshong, Millersville
2. Tyler Bidwell, Mercyhurst
3. Josh Arbaugh, West Virginia Wesleyan
4. Mark Johnson, West Virginia Wesleyan

East Region:
1. Adelphi
2. Post [Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference]
3. St. Thomas Aquinas
4. Goldey-Beacom
5. American International
6. Southern New Hampshire
7. Le Moyne [Northeast-10 Conference]
8. Massachusetts-Lowell
9. Wilmington (Delaware)
10. Dowling

Individuals:
1. Andrew Lee, Dominican (New York)
2. Kent St. Charles, Pace
3. Dan Garcia, Caldwell
4. Matt Horton, Saint Rose

SOUTH/SOUTHEAST REGIONAL
Robert Trent Jones of the Shoals; Florence Alabama; hosted by University of North Alabama.

South Region:
1. Nova Southeastern [Sunshine State Conference]
2. Florida Southern
3. Lynn
4. Barry
5. North Alabama [Gulf South Conference]
6. West Florida
7. Valdosta State
8. Arkansas Tech
9. Rollins
10. Florida Tech

Individuals:
1. Cole Cisbani, St. Leo
2. Brandon Hartzell, Delta State
3. Ryan Chitwood, West Georgia
4. Mark McGuire, St. Leo

Southeast Region:
1. Columbus State
2. GC&SU
3. Clayton State [Peach Belt Conference]
4. South Carolina-Aiken
5. Lander
6. Coker
7. Barton [Conference Carolinas]
8. Newberry [South Atlantic Conference]
9. Belmont Abbey
10. Armstrong Atlantic

Individuals:
1. Jordan Walor, North Carolina-Pembroke
2. Chase Carroll, Tusculum
3. Scott Woodard, Mount Olive
4. Adam Sheriff, Anderson (South Carolina)

MIDWEST/SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL
The Meadows Golf Club; Allendale, Michigan; hosted by Grand Valley State University.

Midwest Region:
1. Indianapolis [Great Lakes Valley Conference]
2. Ferris State
3. Grand Valley State [Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]
4. Bellarmine
5. Wayne State
6. Findlay
7. Drury
8. Wisconsin-Parkside
9. Northern Kentucky
10. Ashland

Individuals:
1. Kasey Hocquard, Saginaw Valley State
2. Clarke Fry, Rockhurst
3. Mike Hrunek, St. Joseph's (Indiana)
4. Logan Watts, Lewis

South Central Region:
1. Central Oklahoma
2. Washburn
3. St. Edward's
4. Northeastern State [Lone Star Conference]
5. Central Missouri [Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association]
6. Abilene Christian
7. St. Mary's (Texas) [Heartland Conference]
8. Texas A&M-Commerce
9. Missouri Southern State
10. Dallas Baptist

Individuals:
1. Aaron Murphy, Lincoln
2. Travis Klutts, Midwestern State
3. Zac Pool, East Central
4. Geoff Phemister, West Texas A&M

CENTRAL/WEST REGIONAL
Wilderness Ridge Golf Club; Lincoln, Nebraska; hosted by the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Central Region:
1. Colorado-Colorado Springs
2. Western New Mexico
3. Fort Lewis
4. Minnesota State Mankato
5. St. Cloud State
6. Colorado Christian
7. Bemidji State
8. Upper Iowa
9. Regis
10. Colorado State-Pueblo

Individuals:
1. Jim Knous, Colorado School of Mines
2. Brady Strangstalien, Winona State
3. Adam Fields, Wayne State (Nebraska)
4. Justin Onken, Nebraska-Kearney

West Region:
1. Sonoma State [California Collegiate Athletic Association]
2. Cal State San Bernardino
3. Western Washington
4. Chico State
5. Cal State Monterey Bay
6. Cal State Stanislaus
7. Grand Canyon [Pacific West Conference]
8. Hawaii-Hilo
9. Dixie State
10. St. Martin's

Individuals:
1. Keith Okasaki, UC San Diego
2. Raj Samra, UC San Diego
3. Ryan Sheffer, Notre Dame de Namur
4. Billy Olsen, UC San Diego

The University of West Florida won its second men's golf title in school history at the 2008 championships at the Division II Spring National Championships Festival in Houston, Texas, hosted by Rice University and the Harris Country-Houston Sports Authority. The Argos won in an exciting three-way playoff against the University of North Alabama and St. Edward's University.

For more information about the championships, log on to NCAA.com. Highlights of the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships will be shown on CBS at 2 p.m. Eastern time, Sunday, July 4. The CBS seasonal show will feature highlights of 17 different NCAA championships that took place during the spring.