May 10, 2004
WEST POINT, N.Y. - The NCAA Men's Golf Regional selections were announced via conference call Monday evening, and the Army golfers are one of 27 teams playing in the East Regional in New Haven, Conn., from May 20-22. The Black Knights are the No. 26 seed in the East Regional, which is hosted by Yale University. Army is making its second appearance in the NCAA Regional in three years, two years removed from a trip to Little Rock, Ark., for the 2002 Central Regional.
The Yale Golf Course is familiar territory for the Black Knights, who competed on those links during the MacDonald Cup this past October. The Black Knights tied for 14th out of 18 teams competing at that tournament with a 36-hole score of 612 (307-305). In addition, Army has also competed at Yale in the East Regional twice before, finishing 23rd in 1991 and most recently 19th in 1995.
The Black Knights earned the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after winning the 2004 Patriot League Tournament in Hamilton, N.Y. Army overcame less than ideal weather conditions to win the conference title by a 13-stroke margin over second-place Lehigh with a 54-hole tally of 930. Army's D.J. Reeves was the runner-up in the individual competition with a composite score of 229, just six strokes behind medallist Billy Hurley of Navy.
Junior Scott Manley owns the lowest stroke average on the squad at 74.8 and is the only player on the Black Knight roster with NCAA Tournament experience. Manley was the top Army finisher at the 2002 Central Regional, placing 108th with a 54-hole total of 234 (76-77-81). Army finished 26th in that regional with a composite score of 953 (319-318-316).
Army will join Florida, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, South Carolina, Augusta State, Wake Forest, Duke, Tennessee, North Carolina, Louisiana State, Georgia State, Jacksonville State, N.C. State, Alabama-Birmingham, Auburn, Vanderbilt, Georgia Southern, Penn State, Georgetown, Towson, Rhode Island, Maryland, Binghamton, Yale and Long Island in the East Regional. The Black Knights have already competed against eight of the teams slated for the East Regional, including Penn State, Georgetown, Towson, Rhode Island, Maryland, Binghamton, Yale and Long Island.
The top ten teams and two individuals from each of the three regionals advance to the NCAA Championship, to be held June 1-4 at Cascades Golf Course, The Homestead in Hot Springs, Va.
The golf team is the third Army spring sport to gain an NCAA Tournament bid, joining the baseball team and men's lacrosse. A total of five Black Knight athletic squads qualified for the postseason in the 2003-04 academic season as men's gymnastics and rifle both reached the NCAA Tournament in the winter season.
Below is a list of the 81 teams and 18 individuals selected to participate in the NCAA Regional Tournament.
EAST REGIONAL
Yale Golf Course in New Haven, Connecticut
Hosted by Yale University
Teams (seeded in the following order):
1. Florida
2. Clemson (Atlantic Coast)
3. Georgia (SEC)
4. Georgia Tech
5. South Carolina
6. Augusta State
7. Wake Forest
8. Duke
9. Tennessee
10. North Carolina
11. LSU
12. Georgia State
13. Jacksonville State (Ohio Valley)
14. North Carolina State
15. Alabama-Birmingham
16. Auburn
17. Vanderbilt
18. Georgia Southern
19. Penn State
20. Georgetown
21. Towson
22. Rhode Island (Atlantic 10)
23. Maryland
24. Binghamton
25. Yale
26. Army (Patriot)
27. Long Island (Northeast)
Individuals:
1. Lars Brovold, Alabama
2. Billy Hurley, Navy
3. Gareth Maybin, South Alabama
4. Ryan Stinnett, Virginia Tech
5. Robert Dinwiddie, Tennessee State
6. Matt Johnson, Winthrop
CENTRAL REGIONAL
Birck Boilermaker Golf Course in West Lafayette, Indiana
Hosted by Purdue University
Teams (seeded in the following order):
1. Oklahoma State
2. Texas (Big 12)
3. TCU (C-USA)
4. Minnesota
5. Oklahoma
6. Kentucky
7. Arkansas
8. Kansas
9. Tulsa
10. Colorado
11. Southern Methodist (WAC)
12. Texas Tech
13. Kansas State
14. Baylor
15. Texas A&M
16. Xavier
17. Illinois
18. Ohio State (Big Ten)
19. Purdue
20. Kent State
21. Wichita State (Missouri Valley)
22. Indiana
23. Lamar
24. Notre Dame (Big East)
25. Princeton (Ivy)
26. Western Illinois (Mid-Continent)
27. Jackson State (SWAC)
Individuals:
1. Mike Mezei, Texas-San Antonio
2. Tom Johnson, Northwestern
3. Jeremy Lyons, Iowa State
4. Zach Mowbray, Houston
5. Zach Atkinson, North Texas
6. Brandon Brown, Eastern Kentucky
WEST REGIONAL
Crosswater Club at Sunriver Resort in Sunriver, Oregon
Hosted by University of Portland
Teams (seeded in the following order):
1. UCLA
2. Arizona State
3. Arizona (Pac-10)
4. Southern California
5. Brigham Young
6. California
7. UNLV
8. Washington
9. New Mexico (Mountain West)
10. Pepperdine (West Coast)
11. Colorado State
12. Toledo (MAC)
13. UTEP
14. UCF (Atlantic Sun)
15. San Diego State
16. Stanford
17. North Carolina-Wilmington (Colonial)
18. Furman (Southern)
19. Denver
20. New Mexico State (Sun Belt)
21. UC Riverside
22. UC Irvine
23. Coastal Carolina (Big South)
24. Long Beach State (Big West)
25. Louisiana-Monroe (Southland)
26. Loyola (Maryland) (Metro Atlantic)
27. Wright State (Horizon)
Individuals:
1. Matt Kodama, Hawaii
2. Travis Bertoni, Cal Poly
3. Graham DeLaet, Boise State
4. Chad Spencer, Fresno State
5. Joe Lanza, St. Mary's (California)
6. Garrett Clegg, Utah
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