Final Team Leaderboard
Final Individual Leaderboard
HERSHEY, Pa. – For the first time in school history, Post University will play for a national title. The men's golf team finished in 4th place at the NCAA Atlantic/East Super Regional at Hershey Country Club on Wednesday. The Eagles finished the 54-hole event with a score of 942, and were led on by Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Rookie of the Year
Anthony Netto (Duesseldorf, Germany) who carded a 77 in the final round.
“Advancing to the national championship has been a long time coming,” eighth-year head coach
Pete Stevens said. “The team has worked very hard to get this far, and it was a collective effort and nobody quit. We played through very difficult conditions on a tough course to advance. I'm extremely proud of this group of young men.”
Junior
Thomas Rees (Cardiff, Wales) was the top finisher for the Eagles. Despite two birdies, he carded an 80 in round three and finished in a tie for 12
th with a 231 (76-75-80) overall. Sophomore
Ross Earnshaw (York, England) finished tied for 24
th with a 235 (77-77-81).
Freshman
Sebastian Noesgaard (Copenhagen, Denmark) holed two birdies in the third round and shot a 78. Over three rounds he carded a 236 (78-80-78), good for a tie for 26
th. Netto finished in a tie for 57
th with a 242 (85-80-77). Freshman
Anthony McNamara (Beacon Falls, Conn.) shot a 79 on day three, his best round of the tournament. He finished tied for 80
th at 249 (90-80-79).
CACC Champion, Wilmington, took first place overall with a 910, and finished six strokes better than Indiana-Pa. (916). Concord (939) and St. Thomas Aquinas (945) will also join Post in the NCAA Championship.
Wilmington's Paul Tighe took first place individually by eight strokes with a four-over 217. Jacob Barge (225) of Fayetteville State and Ryan Thompson (226) of West Liberty also advanced as the top two individuals.
The Eagles will tee off in the first round of the NCAA Division II Championship on Tuesday, May 15. The 72-hole tournament will be played at the Cardinal Club in Louisville, Ky. and the champion will be crowned on Saturday, May 19.
