FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, CONTACT: Donnie Wagner Associate Director of Championships 317/917-6222 TEAMS AND INDIVIDUALS SELECTED FOR 2018 NCAA DIVISION I MEN S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Division I Men s Golf Committee has selected the teams and individuals to participate in the 2018 NCAA Division I Men s Golf Championships. Six 54-hole regional tournaments will be conducted May 14-16. Thirteen teams and ten individuals not on those teams will compete at each of three regionals while the other three regionals will have 14 teams and five individuals not on those teams. The low five teams and the low individual not on those teams from each regional will advance to the finals. Team and individual medalist titles will be decided May 25-30 at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Oklahoma State University is the host institution for the 2018 championships. Listed below are the teams and individuals selected to participate in the championships. Teams winning automatic qualification are designated by their conferences in parentheses. Reunion Resort, Watson Course Kissimmee, Florida Hosted by University of Central Florida Teams: 1. Vanderbilt 2. Florida 3. North Carolina 4. South Florida [American Athletic Conference] -more-
Page No. 2 5. Kent State [Mid-American Conference] 6. Arizona 7. Purdue 8. Colorado State 9. Saint Mary s (California) 10. UCF 11. Coastal Carolina [Sun Belt Conference] 12. Jacksonville State [Ohio Valley Conference] 13. Georgetown [Big East Conference] 14. Central Connecticut State [Northeast Conference] 1. Steven Fisk, Georgia Southern 2. R.J. Keur, University of Alabama at Birmingham 3. Yannick Schütz, South Alabama 4. Billy Tom Sargent, Western Kentucky 5. Saptak Talwar, Sacred Heart Lonnie Poole Golf Course Raleigh, North Carolina Hosted by North Carolina State University 1. Georgia Tech [Atlantic Coast Conference] 2. California 3. Texas 4. Arizona State 5. Duke 6. NC State 7. Liberty [Big South Conference] 8. Missouri 9. Santa Clara 10. Campbell 11. Middle Tennessee State [Conference USA] 12. Augusta [Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference] 13. Davidson [Atlantic 10 Conference] 14. Iona [Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference] 1. Dawson Armstrong, Lipscomb
Page No. 3 2. Mark Lawrence, Virginia Tech 3. Conor Purcell, Charlotte 4. Alex Weiss, Marshall 5. Brendan MacDougall, High Point OSU Golf Club, Scarlet Course Columbus, Ohio Hosted by The Ohio State University 1. Oklahoma State 2. Illinois [Big Ten Conference] 3. Texas Tech 4. UNLV [Mountain West Conference] 5. Wake Forest 6. Northwestern 7. Penn State 8. Tennessee 9. Louisville 10. Jacksonville 11. Michigan State 12. Yale [The Ivy League] 13. Cleveland State [Horizon League] 1. Kyle Mueller, Michigan 2. Matthew Naumec, Boston College 3. Alex Schaake, Iowa 4. Patrick Flavin, Miami (Ohio) 5. David Kocher, Maryland 6. Daniel Wetterich, Ohio State 7. Peter Knade, Maryland 8. Jacob Poore, Northern Kentucky 9. Zach Schroeder, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne 10. Nick Wilkins, Morehead State Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club Norman, Oklahoma Hosted by University of Oklahoma 1. Oklahoma [Big 12 Conference]
Page No. 4 2. Auburn [Southeastern Conference] 3. Arkansas 4. Florida State 5. North Florida [Atlantic Sun Conference] 6. Pepperdine [West Coast Conference] 7. Brigham Young 8. Virginia 9. San Diego State 10. Nevada 11. Sam Houston State [Southland Conference] 12. University of Missouri-Kansas City [Western Athletic Conference] 13. Navy [Patriot League] 14. Prairie View A&M [Southwestern Athletic Conference] 1. Ian Snyman, North Texas 2. McClure Meissner, SMU 3. Peyton Wilhoit, Southern Illinois 4. Chris Korte, Denver 5. Tanner Napier, Arkansas State The Reserve at Spanos Park Stockton, California Hosted by University of the Pacific Teams: 1. LSU 2. Alabama 3. Stanford 4. Southern California [Pac-12 Conference] 5. Oregon 6. TCU 7. Colorado 8. Kansas 9. Kennesaw State 10. Iowa State 11. UNC Greensboro [Southern Conference] 12. UC Irvine [Big West Conference] 13. North Dakota State [The Summit League]
Page No. 5 1. Carl Yuan, Washington 2. Riley Elmes, Loyola Marymount 3. Vinnie Murphy, Grand Canyon 4. Felix Mory, California State University, Northridge 5. Blake Tomlinson, Utah 6. Charles Corner, UTEP 7. Henry Lee, Washington 8. Jeremy Gandon, Kansas State 9. Ryan Han, UC Davis 10. Michael Christifulli, Siena Traditions Club Bryan, Texas Hosted by Texas A&M University, College Station 1. Texas A&M 2. Baylor 3. Clemson 4. Kentucky 5. UCLA 6. Ole Miss 7. South Carolina 8. San Francisco 9. Georgia 10. Mississippi State 11. UNC Wilmington [Colonial Athletic Association] 12. Northern Colorado [Big Sky Conference] 13. Bradley [Missouri Valley Conference] 1. Michael Perras, Houston 2. Mitchell Meissner, Rice 3. Blake Elliott, McNeese 4. Zander Lozano, University of Texas at San Antonio 5. Mario Carmona, Rice 6. Hunter Eichhorn, Marquette 7. Lewis George, Central Arkansas 8. Jake Brown, Indiana
Page No. 6 9. Matt Murlick, Marquette 10. Michael Sass, College of Charleston The 2017 NCAA Division I Men s Golf Championships were held at Rich Harvest Farms, with the Northern Illinois University serving as host. Oklahoma won the team title, defeating reigning national champion Oregon, 3-1-1 in the final round of match play competition. Ole Miss Braden Thornberry claimed the individual title with a four-day total of 277, which was 11-under par. -30- DW:jr