Men's Golf Releases (2004-05) - NCAA Division III Bid - Guilford College
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2005 NCAA DIVISION III MEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (4/28/05) -- The NCAA Division III Men's Golf Committee has announced the teams and individuals selected to participate in the 2005 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships.
The championships will be held May 9-12, at the Mission Inn Golf and Tennis Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida, and will be hosted by Oglethorpe University and the Central Florida Sports Commission.
A total of 120 participants will compete at the 2005 championships. Three teams were selected from each of the six regions. The committee then selected five at-large teams nationally. Therefore, in addition to the first three teams selected in each region, there were also three at-large selections from the south region and two at-large selections from the central region. Five individuals were also selected to compete.
Following are the
teams and individuals selected for the 2005 championships:
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NORTHEAST |
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| Teams | Individuals |
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1. Skidmore 2. New York University 3. Williams |
None |
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MID-ATLANTIC |
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| Teams | Individuals |
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1. Allegheny 2. Rochester 3. Westminster (Pennsylvania) |
Mike Stackus, St. John Fisher |
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SOUTH |
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| Teams | Individuals |
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1. Methodist 2. Guilford 3. Oglethorpe 4. Greensboro 5. Emory 6. Huntingdon |
Michael Lemmo, LaGrange |
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GREAT LAKES |
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| Teams | Individuals |
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1. Otterbein 2. Franklin 3. DePauw |
Craig Eckerle, Denison |
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CENTRAL |
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| Teams | Individuals |
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1. St. John's (Minnesota) 2. Gustavus Adolphus 3. Central (Iowa) 4. Nebraska Wesleyan 5. Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
Pete Weber, Loras |
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WEST |
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| Teams | Individuals |
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1. Redlands 2. Texas Lutheran 3. Cal Lutheran |
Dillon Gooch, Mary Hardin-Baylor |
In the 2004 championships, Gustavus Adolphus won
the team title, shooting a 292 on the final day to finish with a 4-day total of
1,178 at the PGA of Southern California Golf Club at Oak Valley in Beaumont,
California. Redlands finished twelve shots back with a four-day total of 1,190.
Ohio Wesleyan's Chad Poling shot a 6-under 282 to win the individual title by
two shots over Luke Benoit of Gustavus Adolphus.
For more information about the NCAA Division III Golf Championships, log on to www.ncaasports.com. Highlights of the NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships will be shown on CBS at 5 p.m. Eastern time, Saturday, July 2. The CBS seasonal show will feature highlights of 17 different NCAA championships that took place during the spring.