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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Wednesday, May 5, 2021 John Baldwin Director of Championships 317-917-6222 TEAMS AND INDIVIDUALS SELECTED FOR 2021 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Committee has selected the teams and individuals to participate in the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships. Six 54-hole regional tournaments will be conducted May 17-19. Thirteen teams and 10 individuals not on those teams will compete at each of three regionals while the other three regionals will have 14 teams and five individuals not on those teams. The low five teams and the low individual not on those teams from each regional will advance to the finals. Team and individual medalist titles will be decided May 28-June 2 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. Arizona State and The Thunderbirds are the hosts for the 2021 championships. Listed below are the teams and individuals selected to participate in the championships. Teams winning automatic qualification are designated by their conferences in parentheses. The Sagamore Club – Noblesville, Ind. Hosted by Ball State and Hamilton County Sports Authority Teams (seeded in the following order): 1. Texas 2. North Carolina [Atlantic Coast Conference] 3. Tennessee 4. North Florida -more- NCAA NEWS RELEASE May 5, 2021 Page No. 2 _________ 5. Louisville 6. South Florida [American Athletic Conference] 7. UAB 8. Duke 9. UNCW 10. Arkansas State 11. Campbell [Big South Conference] 12. UT Martin [Ohio Valley Conference] 13. Loyola Chicago [Missouri Valley Conference] Individuals (seeded in the following order): 1. Ross Steelman, Missouri 2. Angus Flanagan, Minnesota 3. Joe Weiler, Purdue 4. Mark Goetz, West Virginia 5. Zack Taylor, Coastal Carolina 6. Alex Goff, Kentucky 7. Cole Bradley, Purdue 8. David Perkins, Illinois State 9. Michael Cascino, Butler 10. Henry May, Dayton Seminole Legacy Golf Club – Tallahassee, Fla. Hosted by Florida State Teams (seeded in the following order): 1. Florida State 2. Georgia 3. Liberty [Atlantic Sun Conference] 4. LSU 5. Georgia Tech 6. Georgia Southern [Sun Belt Conference] 7. TCU 8. Indiana 9. Kansas 10. Southern California 11. Ohio State 12. Davidson [Atlantic 10 Conference) 13. Florida A&M [Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference] NCAA NEWS RELEASE May 5, 2021 Page No. 3 _________ 14. LIU [Northeast Conference] Individuals (seeded in the following order): 1. Keller Harper, Furman 2. Johnny Travale, UCF 3. Michael Sakane, Jacksonville 4. Enrique Dimayuga, Florida Atlantic 5. Saptak Talwar, Sacred Heart Karsten Creek Golf Club – Stillwater, Okla. Hosted by Oklahoma State Teams (seeded in the following order): 1. Oklahoma State [Big 12 Conference] 2. Illinois [Big Ten Conference] 3. Auburn 4. SMU 5. Notre Dame 6. Alabama 7. Baylor 8. Sam Houston [Southland Conference] 9. Little Rock 10. Ole Miss 11. Northwestern 12. College of Charleston [Colonial Athletic Association] 13. Middle Tennessee [Conference USA] Individuals (seeded in the following order): 1. Devon Bling, UCLA 2. Mark Lawrence Jr., Virginia Tech 3. Trip Kinney, Iowa State 4. Vicente Marzilio, North Texas 5. Lachlan Barker, Iowa State 6. A.J. Ott, Colorado State 7. Tim Tillmanns, Kansas State 8. Guillaume Fanonnel, ULM 9. Lucas Carper, UC Davis 10. Jack Howes, Oral Roberts NCAA NEWS RELEASE May 5, 2021 Page No. 4 _________ The Golf Club of Tennessee – Kingston Springs, Tenn. Hosted by Vanderbilt and Nashville Sports Council Teams (seeded in the following order): 1. Clemson [Atlantic Coast Conference] 2. NC State 3. Vanderbilt [Southeastern Conference] 4. Arkansas 5. San Diego State 6. Virginia 7. Charlotte 8. Kent State [Mid-American Conference] 9. UTSA 10. Houston 11. Loyola Maryland [Patriot League] 12. UConn [Big East Conference] 13. Iona [Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference] Individuals (seeded in the following order): 1. James Piot, Michigan State 2. Ben van Wyk, Augusta 3. Evan Davis, Belmont 4. Van Holmgren, Florida Gulf Coast 5. Christopher Gotterup, Rutgers 6. Hunter Eichhorn Marquette 7. Brandon Einstein, High Point 8. Hunter Fry, USC Upstate 9. Timothius Tamardi, App State 10. Austin Devereux, Rider Championship Course at UNM – Albuquerque, N.M. Hosted by New Mexico Teams (seeded in the following order): 1. Oklahoma 2. Arizona State 3. Texas A&M 4. Texas Tech 5. New Mexico [Mountain West Conference] 6. Stanford NCAA NEWS RELEASE May 5, 2021 Page No. 5 _________ 7. Oregon State 8. Boise State 9. South Carolina 10. Nevada 11. San Diego 12. New Mexico State [Western Athletic Conference] 13. Oakland [Horizon League] 14. Prairie View A&M [Southwestern Athletic Conference] Individuals (seeded in the following order): 1. Tommy Stephenson, Fresno State 2. Daniel O’Loughlin, Colorado 3. Blake Hathcoat, St. Mary’s (California) 4. Gavin Cohen, LMU 5. Riley Lewis, LMU Tumble Creek Golf & Country Club – Cle Elum, Wash. Hosted by Washington Teams (seeded in the following order): 1. Wake Forest 2. Pepperdine [West Coast Conference] 3. Florida 4. Arizona [Pac-12 Conference] 5. San Francisco 6. Iowa 7. Washington 8. East Tennessee State [Southern Conference] 9. Utah 10. Oregon 11. Mississippi State 12. Long Beach State [Big West Conference] 13. Denver [The Summit League] 14. Sacramento State [Big Sky Conference] Individuals (seeded in the following order): 1. Carson Lundell, Brigham Young 2. Matt McCarty, Santa Clara 3. Jack Trent, UNLV NCAA NEWS RELEASE May 5, 2021 Page No. 6 _________ 4. Jake Vincent, Southern Utah 5. Gabe Lysen, Utah Valley The 2019 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships were held at The Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Ark., with Arkansas serving as host. Stanford won the team title, defeating Texas, 3-2-0 in the final round of match play competition. Oklahoma State’s Matthew Wolff won the individual title by five strokes. -30- JB:no .