Winter Garden, Fla. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Golf team wrapped up its stellar 2023-2024 season, finishing in 17th place at the NCAA Division II Golf Championships at the Orange County National Golf Center.
On the final day of stroke play, STAC posted tournament-best team score of 288, which was 4-over par. Over the 54-hole, three-day event, the Spartans improved with each round of the tournament, posting collective scores of 299, 290 and 288 for a final total of 877 and shooting 25-over par.
Individually, junior Nolan Skaggs led the maroon and gold on the links, closing his season with championship scores of 77, 71 and 68 for a total of 216, which was 3-over par and placed Skaggs in a eight-way tie for 37th overall. Freshman Diego Ocasio (T55th - 74, 70, 74 = 218/+5), junior Tanner Little (T55th - 70, 74, 74 = 218/+5), senior Juan Ignacio Simon (T95th - 79, 75, 72 = 226/+13) and junior Djaia Darrason (99th - 78, 75, 75 = 228/+15) rounded out the scoring in the Spartans tenth NCAA National Championship team event in the last 16 years.
FINAL NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
STAC's campaign was highlighted by ten-top 10 team finishes in the regular season, with the Spartans finishing in the top five in six of those events and placing first at both the Adelphi University Panther Invitational and St. Thomas Aquinas College Spring Invitational.
2023-2024 GOLF SCHEDULE & RESULTS
At the NCAA Division II East/Atlantic Super Regional, St. Thomas Aquinas placed third, shooting rounds of 300-300-289 in the three-day event, which left them just two shots shy of runner-up University of Charleston. Individually, Djaia Darrason led STAC for the regional and finished tied for fourth place overall, shooting a total of 217 (71, 75, 71), which was good for 4-over par. Tanner Little (222: 74, 74, 74) +9/T14th, Juan Ignacio Simon (224: 76, 77, 71) +11/T21st, Nolan Skaggs (229: 82, 74, 73) +16/T35th and Diego Ocasio (232: 79, 79, 74) +19/T49th rounded out the Spartans scoring.