The St. Thomas Aquinas men's golf team has been selected to play in the 2009 NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships, which will be hosted by The Resort at Glade Springs' Cobb Course. The tournament will be played from May 4th-6th. The Spartans will be among the field that consists of eighty teams and thirty-two individuals. The top five teams and the top two individuals not with a team from each regional (regardless of region) will advance to the finals May 19-22 at Loomis Trail Golf Club in Blaine, Washington.
There will be four regional sites in which two regions will meet and conduct regional tournaments. The regional tournaments will be paired as follows:
Atlantic and East
South and Southeast
Midwest and South Central
Central and West
ATLANTIC/EAST REGIONAL
The Glade Springs Resort Golf Club; Beckley, West Virginia; hosted by Concord University and the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Atlantic Region:
1. Fayetteville State [Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association]
2. Ohio Valley
3. Concord
4. Indiana (Pennsylvania)
5. Charleston (West Virginia)
6. Clarion
7. California (Pennsylvania)
8. Virginia State
9. Fairmont State [West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]
10. West Liberty State
Individuals:
1. Darryn Deshong, Millersville
2. Tyler Bidwell, Mercyhurst
3. Josh Arbaugh, West Virginia Wesleyan
4. Mark Johnson, West Virginia Wesleyan
East Region:
1. Adelphi
2. Post [Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference]
3. St. Thomas Aquinas
4. Goldey-Beacom
5. American International
6. Southern New Hampshire
7. Le Moyne [Northeast-10 Conference]
8. Massachusetts-Lowell
9. Wilmington (Delaware)
10. Dowling
Individuals:
1. Andrew Lee, Dominican (New York)
2. Kent St. Charles, Pace
3. Dan Garcia, Caldwell
4. Matt Horton, Saint Rose