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INDIANAPOLIS Eighty teams and fifty individuals have been selected to participate in the 2005 NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships Super Regionals.

The super regionals will be conducted May 2-4. The sites and teams selected to participate are listed below. Conference automatic qualifiers are indicated in brackets next to the institution’s name. The five super regional tournaments encompass the current ten regions.

The top team from each region within the super regional and the top individual not with a team from each super regional (regardless of region) will advance to the finals May 17-20 at The Club at Savannah Harbor in Savannah, Georgia. The finals will be hosted by Armstrong Atlantic State University.

Six West Virginia Conference squads are part of this year's East Region field.  Conference champion Concord is the third seed, followed by #4 West Liberty State, #5 Ohio Valley, #6 Charleston, #7 Fairmont State, and #8 Shepherd.  WVIAC teams comprise six of the eight East Region spots.  Fairmont State and Shepherd are making their first ever trips into NCAA regional play.

Three WVIAC individuals also will take part in the tournament.  Wheeling Jesuit's Brett Hambleton, Salem International's Nate Hendricks, and West Virginia Wesleyan's Chris Straley are the conference's individuals that were invited by the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Committee.  Hambleton and Hendricks are the first players from their schools to appear in an NCAA golf post-season event.

Ten additional teams will earn berths to the finals. These teams will be determined based on the previous three-year average of top-10 finishes of a super regional at the finals. For the 2005 championships, the additional super regional allotments are as follows:
Atlantic/Southeast - Three
South/South Central - Three
West/Northwest - Four

NORTHEAST/EAST SUPER REGIONAL
Pine Barrens Golf Club; Jackson, New Jersey; hosted by St. Thomas Aquinas College.

Northeast Region:
1. Bryant [Northeast-10 Conference]
2. St. Thomas Aquinas [New York Collegiate Athletic Conference]
3. Post
4. Dowling
5. New Haven
6. Goldey-Beacom [Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference]
7. Pace
8. Le Moyne

Individuals:
1. Kurt Flionis, Bentley
2. Jonathan Carr, Nyack
3. Bob Cain, Saint Rose
4. Brian Mackey, Dominican (New York)
5. Scott Daigle, Saint Rose

East Region:
1. Indiana (Pennsylvania)
2. Clarion
3. Concord [West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]
4. West Liberty State
5. Ohio Valley
6. Charleston (West Virginia)
7. Fairmont State
8. Shepherd

Individuals:
1. Scott Micklewright, Millersville
2. Brett Hambleton, Wheeling Jesuit
3. Nate Hendricks, Salem International
4. Chris Straley, West Virginia Wesleyan
5. Corey Gast, Millersville

Winner of each region advances to finals (2 teams, 1 individual)

ATLANTIC/SOUTHEAST SUPER REGIONAL
Bull Creek Golf Course; Columbus, Georgia; hosted by Columbus State University

Atlantic Region:
1. Coker
2. Pfeiffer [Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference]
3. Barton
4. Belmont Abbey
5. Queens (North Carolina)
6. Anderson (South Carolina)
7. St. Andrews Presbyterian
8. Fayetteville State [Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association]

Individuals:
1. Dion Sirrianni, Lees-McRae
2. Paul Butler, Limestone
3. Chris Taylor, Limestone
4. Eric Royster, Mount Olive
5. Mikael Moberg, Mount Olive

Southeast Region:
1. South Carolina-Aiken [Peach Belt Conference]
2. Armstrong Atlantic State
3. GC&SU
4. Columbus State
5. North Carolina-Pembroke
6. Francis Marion
7. Presbyterian [South Atlantic Conference]
8. North Greenville

Individuals:
1. Lorcan Morris, Wingate
2. Dane Fairfield, Carson-Newman
3. Bum Young Ko, Lenoir-Rhyne
4. Ryan Skantz, Mars Hill
5. Matt Beall, Clayton State

Winner of each region advances to finals (2 teams, 1 individual)

CENTRAL/GREAT LAKES SUPER REGIONAL
St. Joseph Country Club; St. Joseph, Missouri; hosted by Missouri Western State College.

Central Region:
1. Washburn [Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association]
2. Central Missouri State
3. Missouri Western State
4. Missouri Southern State
5. Winona State
6. Bemidji State
7. Truman
8. Southwest Baptist

Individuals:
1. Branden Schwartz, Minnesota-Crookston
2. Brian Black, Pittsburg State
3. Matt Hiller, Minnesota-Crookston
4. Lance Walvatne, Minnesota-Crookston
5. Dustin Edge, Pittsburg State

Great Lakes Region:
1. Grand Valley State
2. Ferris State [Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]
3. Wayne State (Michigan)
4. Northern Kentucky
5. Northwood
6. Indianapolis
7. Wisconsin-Parkside [Great Lakes Valley Conference] 8. Lewis

Individuals:
1. Dave Patronik, Gannon
2. David Morgan, Findlay
3. Matt Springer, St. Joseph’s (Indiana)
4. Jason Fryia, Bellarmine
5. Eric Atsma, Findlay

Winner of each region advances to finals (2 teams, 1 individual)

SOUTH/SOUTH CENTRAL SUPER REGIONAL
Kinderlou Forest Golf Club; Valdosta, Georgia; hosted by Valdosta State University.

South Region:
1. Rollins
2. West Florida
3. Lynn
4. Delta State [Gulf South Conference]
5. Florida Southern
6. Barry
7. Nova Southeastern [Sunshine State Conference]
8. Valdosta State

Individuals:
1. Brian Ward, Tampa
2. Nick Quast, Arkansas Tech
3. James Porter, North Alabama
4. Brent Wilson, Arkansas Tech
5. Brad Conner, North Alabama

South Central Region:
1. Central Oklahoma
2. Cameron
3. St. Edward's [Heartland Conference]
4. Northeastern State [Lone Star Conference]
5. Southwestern Oklahoma State
6. St. Mary's (Texas)
7. Drury
8. East Central

Individuals:
1. Josh Luongo, West Texas A&M
2. Kyle Byerly, Abilene Christian
3. Paul Slaughter, West Texas A&M
4. Matt Samples, Abilene Christian
5. Chris Washburn, West Texas A&M

Winner of each region advances to finals (2 teams, 1 individual)

NORTHWEST/WEST SUPER REGIONAL
Dakota Dunes Country Club; Dakota Dunes, South Dakota; hosted by the University of South Dakota.

Northwest Region:
1. St. Cloud State
2. Fort Lewis [Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference]
3. Colorado-Colorado Springs
4. Minnesota State Mankato
5. Fort Hays State
6. Colorado State-Pueblo
7. Nebraska-Kearney
8. Regis

Individuals:
1. Jeff Philippe, Adams State
2. Scott Sorvaag, North Dakota
3. Justin Cross, North Dakota
4. Mark Vallee, Colorado School of Mines
5. Steve Greene, Colorado School of Mines

West:
1. Cal State Bakersfield [California Collegiate Athletic Association]
2. Hawaii-Hilo
3. Western Washington
4. Cal State Stanislaus
5. Grand Canyon
6. UC San Diego
7. Cal State Chico
8. St. Martin’s

Individuals:
1. Adam Lewis, Sonoma State
2. Robert Mink, Cal State San Bernardino
3. Nicholas Larson, Montana State-Billings
4. Bryan Newman, Cal State San Bernardino
5. Colter Kautzmann, Northwest Nazarene

Winner of each region advances to finals (2 teams, 1 individual)

Highlights of the NCAA Division II 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.