INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy men's golf team will make its 14th consecutive postseason appearance after earning a berth in the 2018 NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship. The GLVC-champion Greyhounds earned an automatic bid and thus will be one of 20 teams competing in the Central/Midwest Regional at Findlay Country Club in Findlay, Ohio May 7-9.
Dubbed the No. 2 seed in the Midwest, the Hounds are one of five GLVC teams to make the cut. GLIAC-champ Grand Valley State earned the top seed, followed by UIndy and then Missouri-St. Louis at No. 3. Maryville, Bellarmine and McKendree will also make the trip, while GMAC-winner Findlay earned the final Midwest spot.
At a minimum, the top three teams at each of the nation's four regionals, as well as the top two student-athletes not with an advancing team will move on to the NCAA Division II Championships in Muscle Shoals, Ala., May 21-25.
Midwest Region Teams |
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Grand Valley State [Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference] |
2. |
Indianapolis [Great Lakes Valley Conference] |
3. |
Missouri-St. Louis |
4. |
Wayne State (Michigan) |
5. |
Maryville (Missouri) |
6. |
Bellarmine |
7. |
Saginaw Valley State |
8. |
McKendree |
9. |
Tiffin |
10. |
Findlay [Great Midwest Athletic Conference] |
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Individuals |
1. |
Craig Stefureak, Drury |
2. |
Larken Whittemore, Trevecca Nazarene. |
3. |
Blaine Turner, Trevecca Nazarene |
4. |
Andrew Hammett, Ferris State |
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Central Region Teams |
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Arkansas Tech |
2. |
Central Oklahoma |
3. |
Central Missouri |
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Lindenwood (Missouri) [Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association] |
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Southeastern Oklahoma State |
6. |
Harding |
7. |
Henderson State [Great American Conference] |
8. |
Missouri Western |
9. |
Southwestern Oklahoma State |
10. |
Minnesota State Mankato [Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference] |
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Individuals |
1. |
Noah Rasinski, Concordia-St. Paul |
2. |
Rhett Bechtel, Southern Nazarene |
3. |
Ian Mackenzie-Olson, Bemidji State |
4. |
Michael Schmitz, Winona State |