INDIANAPOLIS – The University of Sioux Falls Men's Golf Team, which has registered five straight top-five finishes this spring, has been ranked a program-best seventh in the second of three NCAA Men's Golf Regional rankings, which was released today by the NCAA Golf Committee.
USF is the highest NSIC team ranked at No. 7 with Bemidji State entering the rankings at 10
th. have been announced and the NSIC has two teams ranked in the central region. Sioux Falls is ranked seventh while Bemidji State enters the rankings in 10th.
The USF Men's Golf Team has had a tremendous spring with five straight top-five finishes against high quality competition. They won the Hillcat Classic in Owasso, Okla., on March 15-16 and was most recently fifth at "The Mule" with 23 teams and 119 players. In 14 rounds, USF has compiled a 300.1 scoring average. USF is led by
JJ Cooney who is sixth in the NSIC in scoring average at 75.1 but has shot the most rounds.
Jack Evans is 10
th at 75.9 with
Brenden Bassing, 11
th, 76.1;
Jacob Zosel, 12
th, 76.4; and
Gavin Metz, 16
th, 76.9. USF is the only team with five golfers in the top 16 in the league.
The Men's Golf Committee shall select eight teams (including automatic qualifiers) and three individuals not on those teams from each of the eight regions. Regional advisory committees shall assist in the evaluation of the teams and individuals. The NCAA Midwest/Central Regional will be played Shoal Creek Golf Club in Kansas City, Missouri hosted by William Jewell College and the Kansas City Sports Commission on May 6-8. One individual and four teams from each regional will advance to the finals.
The NCAA Championships will be played May 17-21 at the PGA National Resort, The Champion Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida with Palm Beach Atlantic University and Palm Beach County Sports Commission serving as hosts.
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CENTRAL |
| 1 |
Central Missouri |
| 2 |
Arkansas Tech |
| 3 |
Washburn |
| 4 |
Missouri Western |
| 5 |
Henderson State |
| 6 |
Southwestern Oklahoma State |
| 7 |
Sioux Falls |
| 8 |
Southern Arkansas |
| 9 |
Rogers St. |
| 10 |
Bemidji St. |
| 11 |
Northeastern St. |
