For 3rd Straight Season, Clan Earns Regional Berth

The Simon Fraser Men’s Golf Team Has Been Selected To The NCAA Division II Men’s Golf South Central/West Super Regional Championship For The Third Straight Season - Image Courtesy SFU Athletics

courtesy Steve Frost, SFU Athletics

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Simon Fraser men’s golf team has been selected to the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf South Central/West Super Regional Championship for the third straight season. The Clan will be joined at the tournament with Great Northwest Athletic Conference champion Western Washington.

Simon Fraser finished the season ranked No. 3 in the West Region while Western Washington ranked No. 9. The 10 West Region teams selected will travel to Las Cruces, N.M., and will be joined by 10 teams from the South Central Region to play three rounds at the Western New Mexico State University Golf Course May 2-4.

Simon Fraser placed third at the GNAC Championship, but still leads the conference in average round score at 291.7 through 24 rounds. The Clan tied for third place at regionals in 2015 and tied for fifth at the national championships. The Clan’s Chris Crisologo leads the GNAC with an average round score of 71. Simon Fraser teammate Kevin Vigna is fourth (73.6).

Simon Fraser ranks 15th in Division II in average round score according to GolfStat. Crisologo ranks third individually.

The top-five teams and top-two golfers from each regional are guaranteed to advance to the NCAA National Championships May 17-21 at Green Valley Ranch in Denver, Colo.

The Vikings are coming off their seventh all-time team title at the GNAC Championships. WWU’s Brett Johnson was the medalist, shooting a GNAC Championships record 10-under-par 203. Western Washington is making its 18th straight trip to the regional championships and placed 19th in last year’s regionals.

NCAA REGIONAL FIELD 

WEST REGION 

  1. Chico State
  2. Cal State Monterey Bay
  3. Simon Fraser
  4. Sonoma State
  5. BYU-Hawaii
  6. California Baptist
  7. Dominican
  8. Dixie State
  9. Western Washington
  10. Cal State East Bay

SOUTH CENTRAL REGION

  1. Colorado-Colorado Springs
  2. Colorado Christian
  3. Western New Mexico
  4. Dallas Baptist
  5. Oklahoma Christian
  6. St. Mary’s
  7. Cameron
  8. St. Edward’s
  9. Midwestern State
  10. Regis


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