NCAA RELEASE
INDIANAPOLIS – The Southern New Hampshire University men's golf team had already secured an NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship berth by virtue of the Northeast-10 Championship it captured back in October, but the NCAA made it official Friday when it announced the field of 80 teams and 32 student-athletes competing as individuals that have been selected to participate in regional competition that will be conducted May 2-4.
The Penmen, who will be making their sixth appearance overall and third straight, are seeded fourth in the Atlantic/East Regional that will tee off at Timber Banks Golf Club in Baldwinsville, N.Y. – one of four regional sites. Fellow Northeast-10 member school Le Moyne College will serve as the host of the Atlantic/East Regional.
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 17-21, at Green Valley Ranch in Denver, Colo. The finals will be hosted by Metropolitan State University of Denver.
SNHU has experience at Timber Banks as it wrapped up its regular season by finishing fourth out of 15 teams at Le Moyne's Mike Bello Spring Invitational on April 10-11.
The Penmen have captured four tournament titles this season.
Atlantic/East Regional
Timber Banks Golf Club (Baldwinsville, N.Y.; Le Moyne College, host)
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Atlantic Region
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1.
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Charleston (W.Va.)
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2.
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Mercyhurst [Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference]
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3.
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Indiana (Pa.)
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4.
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West Liberty
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5.
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California (Pa.)
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6.
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West Chester
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7.
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Millersville
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8.
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Gannon
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9.
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Shepherd [Mountain East Conference]
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10.
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Chowan [Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association]
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Individuals
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1.
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Jared Chinn
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Fayetteville State
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2.
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Brian Bir
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Notre Dame (Ohio)
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3.
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Phillip Harrison
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Livingstone
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4.
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Nolan Tisch
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Wheeling Jesuit
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East Region
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1.
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Wilmington (Del.) [Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference]
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2.
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St. Thomas Aquinas
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3.
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Le Moyne
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4.
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Southern New Hampshire [Northeast-10 Conference]
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5.
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Bentley
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6.
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Concordia (N.Y.)
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7.
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Roberts Wesleyan
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8.
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Chestnut Hill
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9.
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Post
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10.
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Assumption
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Individuals
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1.
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Corey Purcell
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Saint Rose
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2.
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Brian Allmendinger
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Dowling
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3.
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Elliott Wakefield
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Nyack
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4.
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Andrew Geesey
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Felician
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