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Christopher Ross Selected for NCAA Regional Field
5/4/2009 9:21:15 PM | Men's Golf
Eagles just miss qualifying as a team
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YPSILANTI, Mich. — Eastern Michigan University senior golfer Christopher Ross (Dundas, Ontario-Parkside) has been selected to participate in the 2009 NCAA Regional Championship, May 14-16, at Karsten Creek Golf Course in Stillwater, Okla.
While Ross received the good news Monday, the Eagles found out that they just missed qualifying as a team. With Ross qualifying for individual play, the Eagles have now had a presence in the NCAA Division I regional in five straight years. The Eagles qualified as a team in both 2007 and 2008 as Mid-American Conference champions while former Eagles' standout Korey Mahoney qualified as an individual the previous two seasons.
Fresh off a runner-up finish team finish at the 2009 MAC Men's Golf Championship, Ross was one of five Eagles to walk away with postseason awards. Ross was named first team All-MAC while juniors Cam Burke (Baden, Ontario-Waterloo Secondary), Marty Jeppesen (Saline, Mich.-Saline) and Brandon Lemons (Portage, Mich.-Portage Central) were selected second team All-MAC. Sophomore Nick Carbary (Kalamazoo, Mich.-Mattawan) and Burke also garnered all-tournament team accolades.
Ross moves up to the MAC's first team after back-to-back second team honors in 2007 and 2008.The Dundas, Ontario native averaged 73.6 strokes per round in 2008-09, good for fourth lowest in the conference. He had a pair of top 10 finishes, including a fifth-place finish at the Rees Jones Intercollegiate with a 221 (79-69-73). Ross posted nine rounds of par-or-better this season and 41 rounds in his distinguished career. The MAC's 2006 Freshman of the Year, Ross is also ranked 243rd according to the Golfweek/Sagarin system.
One of the best golfers in school history, Ross has recorded three top five showings and eight top 10 finishes. In 144 career rounds, he posted a career average of 74.0 and a record 1,864-907 in his four-year career.
EMU head coach Bruce Cunningham will accompany Ross to the regional.
EMU Men's Golf All-Time in the NCAAs
2009
Christopher Ross - At Large Bid to the NCAA Regional hosted by Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Okla.
2008
Team - Automatic Qualifier to the NCAA Central Regional hosted by The Ohio State University in
Columbus, Ohio (Finished 14th out of 27)
2007
Team - Automatic Qualifier to the NCAA East Regional hosted by the University of Georgia in
Alpharetta, Ga. (Finished 15th out of 27)
2006
Korey Mahoney - At Large Bid to the NCAA Central Regional hosted by Cleveland State University in Chardon, Ohio (Finished t-47th out of 141)
2005
Korey Mahoney - At Large Bid to the NCAA Central Regional hosted by the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. (Finished tied for fourth)
Korey Mahoney - Individual Qualifier to the NCAA Championships hosted by the Loyola University in Owing Mills, Md. (Finished t-126th)
1985
Bob McNiff - At Large Bid to NCAA Championships
1982
Marc Dingman - At Large Bid to NCAA Championships
1981
Marc Dingman - At Large Bid to NCAA Championships
1947
Team - NCAA Championship Appearance (Finished 37th)
Six 54-hole regional tournaments will be conducted May 14-16. Thirteen teams and ten 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 will advance to the finals from each regional.
Listed below are the teams and individuals selected to participate in the championships. Teams winning automatic qualification are designated by their conferences in parentheses.
Galloway National Golf Club – Galloway, New Jersey
Hosted by Columbia University
Teams (seeded in the following order):
1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Illinois (Big Ten Conference)
4. Tennessee
5. Wake Forest
6. Colorado State
7. Kent State (Mid-American Conference)
8. Coastal Carolina (Big South Conference)
9. Virginia
10. Penn State
11. Minnesota
12. VCU (Colonial Athletic Association)
13. Columbia (Ivy Group)
14. Sacred Heart (Northeast Conference)
Individuals:
1. Kevin O'Connell, North Carolina
2. Dan Woltman, Wisconsin
3. Robert Karlsson, Liberty
4. Peter Williamson, Dartmouth
5. Eric Hawerchak, Central Connecticut
University of Texas Golf Club – Austin, Texas
Hosted by the University of Texas
Teams (seeded in the following order):
1. Stanford
2. Florida
3. Texas Tech
4. Texas
5. UNLV
6. California
7. Lamar (Southland Conference)
8. Michigan
9. Texas-Arlington
10. Virginia Tech
11. Mississippi State
12. New Mexico State (Western Athletic Conference)
13. Jackson State (Southwestern Athletic Conference)
Individuals:
1. Glenn Northcutt, Auburn
2. Ken Looper, New Orleans
3. Cole Moreland, Auburn
4. Adam Cornelson, New Orleans
5. Cedric Scotto, Southeastern Louisiana
6. Jeff Gerlich, Texas State
7. Matthew Carvell, Southeastern Louisiana
8. Corey Roberson, Texas State
9. Fergal Rafferty, Sam Houston
10. Gonzalo Berlin, Jacksonville State
Lake Merced Golf Club – Daly City, California
Hosted by the University of San Francisco
Teams (seeded in the following order):
1. Southern California
2. Texas A&M
3. Arizona State
4. San Diego State
5. UC Davis (Big West Conference)
6. Oregon
7. New Mexico
8. Colorado
9. UC Irvine
10. Kansas State
11. Oregon State
12. San Diego
13. San Francisco (West Coast Conference)
Individuals:
1. Grant Doverspike, Fresno State
2. Brady Johnson, Brigham Young
3. Nick Delio, Cal State Northridge
4. Scott Smith, Nevada
5. Geoff Gonzalez, Cal Poly
6. Robbie Fillmore, Brigham Young
7. Mark Hubbard, San Jose State
8. Kevin Tucker, Washington State
9. Bhavik Patel, Fresno State
10. Greg Moss, Loyola Marymount
Red Tail Golf Club – Sorrento, Florida
Hosted by the University of Central Florida and the Central Florida Sports Commission
Teams (seeded in the following order):
1. Georgia (Southeastern Conference)
2. Indiana
3. South Carolina
4. Central Florida (Conference USA)
5. Florida State
6. Arizona
7. Augusta State
8. Kentucky
9. Georgia Southern
10. Georgia State
11. Iowa
12. Charlotte (Atlantic 10 Conference)
13. Campbell (Atlantic Sun Conference)
14. Loyola (Maryland) (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)
Individuals:
1. Zach Sucher, UAB
2. M. Etienne Bussierres, South Alabama
3. Josh Brock, North Carolina-Wilmington
4. Bill Jones III, Mercer
5. Kelly McHugh, Florida Atlantic
The Club at Olde Stone – Bowling Green, Kentucky
Hosted by Western Kentucky University
Teams:
1. Washington (Pacific-10 Conference)
2. Georgia Tech (Atlantic Coast Conference)
3. North Carolina State
4. UCLA
5. Mississippi
6. East Tennessee State
7. Duke
8. Louisville (Big East Conference)
9. Ohio State
10. Vanderbilt
11. Middle Tennessee (Sun Belt Conference)
12. Austin Peay State (Ohio Valley Conference)
13. Cleveland State (Horizon League)
14. Bucknell (The Patriot League)
Individuals:
1. Mike Van Sickle, Marquette
2. Sebastian MacLean, Xavier
3. Trey Bowling, Eastern Kentucky
4. Tyler Duncan, Purdue
5. John Montgomery, Alabama State
Karsten Creek Golf Club – Stillwater, Oklahoma
Hosted by Oklahoma State University
Teams:
1. Oklahoma State (Big 12 Conference)
2. Arkansas
3. TCU (Mountain West Conference)
4. LSU
5. Chattanooga (Southern Conference)
6. Pepperdine
7. Michigan State
8. Baylor
9. Northwestern
10. Tulsa
11. Denver
12. Wichita State (Missouri Valley Conference)
13. Oral Roberts (The Summit League)
Individuals:
1. Trent Peterson, South Dakota State
2. Peter Malnati, Missouri
3. Tom Whitney, Air Force
4. Kelly Kraft, SMU
5. Eric Onesi, Old Dominion
6. Chris Ross, Eastern Michigan
7. Roger Sloan, UTEP
8. Nate Page, Southern Utah
9. Devin Carrey, Louisiana-Lafayette
10. James Kwon, SMU
Click Here for Ross' Season Statistics.
YPSILANTI, Mich. — Eastern Michigan University senior golfer Christopher Ross (Dundas, Ontario-Parkside) has been selected to participate in the 2009 NCAA Regional Championship, May 14-16, at Karsten Creek Golf Course in Stillwater, Okla.
While Ross received the good news Monday, the Eagles found out that they just missed qualifying as a team. With Ross qualifying for individual play, the Eagles have now had a presence in the NCAA Division I regional in five straight years. The Eagles qualified as a team in both 2007 and 2008 as Mid-American Conference champions while former Eagles' standout Korey Mahoney qualified as an individual the previous two seasons.
Fresh off a runner-up finish team finish at the 2009 MAC Men's Golf Championship, Ross was one of five Eagles to walk away with postseason awards. Ross was named first team All-MAC while juniors Cam Burke (Baden, Ontario-Waterloo Secondary), Marty Jeppesen (Saline, Mich.-Saline) and Brandon Lemons (Portage, Mich.-Portage Central) were selected second team All-MAC. Sophomore Nick Carbary (Kalamazoo, Mich.-Mattawan) and Burke also garnered all-tournament team accolades.
Ross moves up to the MAC's first team after back-to-back second team honors in 2007 and 2008.The Dundas, Ontario native averaged 73.6 strokes per round in 2008-09, good for fourth lowest in the conference. He had a pair of top 10 finishes, including a fifth-place finish at the Rees Jones Intercollegiate with a 221 (79-69-73). Ross posted nine rounds of par-or-better this season and 41 rounds in his distinguished career. The MAC's 2006 Freshman of the Year, Ross is also ranked 243rd according to the Golfweek/Sagarin system.
One of the best golfers in school history, Ross has recorded three top five showings and eight top 10 finishes. In 144 career rounds, he posted a career average of 74.0 and a record 1,864-907 in his four-year career.
EMU head coach Bruce Cunningham will accompany Ross to the regional.
EMU Men's Golf All-Time in the NCAAs
2009
Christopher Ross - At Large Bid to the NCAA Regional hosted by Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Okla.
2008
Team - Automatic Qualifier to the NCAA Central Regional hosted by The Ohio State University in
Columbus, Ohio (Finished 14th out of 27)
2007
Team - Automatic Qualifier to the NCAA East Regional hosted by the University of Georgia in
Alpharetta, Ga. (Finished 15th out of 27)
2006
Korey Mahoney - At Large Bid to the NCAA Central Regional hosted by Cleveland State University in Chardon, Ohio (Finished t-47th out of 141)
2005
Korey Mahoney - At Large Bid to the NCAA Central Regional hosted by the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. (Finished tied for fourth)
Korey Mahoney - Individual Qualifier to the NCAA Championships hosted by the Loyola University in Owing Mills, Md. (Finished t-126th)
1985
Bob McNiff - At Large Bid to NCAA Championships
1982
Marc Dingman - At Large Bid to NCAA Championships
1981
Marc Dingman - At Large Bid to NCAA Championships
1947
Team - NCAA Championship Appearance (Finished 37th)
Six 54-hole regional tournaments will be conducted May 14-16. Thirteen teams and ten 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 will advance to the finals from each regional.
Listed below are the teams and individuals selected to participate in the championships. Teams winning automatic qualification are designated by their conferences in parentheses.
Galloway National Golf Club – Galloway, New Jersey
Hosted by Columbia University
Teams (seeded in the following order):
1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Illinois (Big Ten Conference)
4. Tennessee
5. Wake Forest
6. Colorado State
7. Kent State (Mid-American Conference)
8. Coastal Carolina (Big South Conference)
9. Virginia
10. Penn State
11. Minnesota
12. VCU (Colonial Athletic Association)
13. Columbia (Ivy Group)
14. Sacred Heart (Northeast Conference)
Individuals:
1. Kevin O'Connell, North Carolina
2. Dan Woltman, Wisconsin
3. Robert Karlsson, Liberty
4. Peter Williamson, Dartmouth
5. Eric Hawerchak, Central Connecticut
University of Texas Golf Club – Austin, Texas
Hosted by the University of Texas
Teams (seeded in the following order):
1. Stanford
2. Florida
3. Texas Tech
4. Texas
5. UNLV
6. California
7. Lamar (Southland Conference)
8. Michigan
9. Texas-Arlington
10. Virginia Tech
11. Mississippi State
12. New Mexico State (Western Athletic Conference)
13. Jackson State (Southwestern Athletic Conference)
Individuals:
1. Glenn Northcutt, Auburn
2. Ken Looper, New Orleans
3. Cole Moreland, Auburn
4. Adam Cornelson, New Orleans
5. Cedric Scotto, Southeastern Louisiana
6. Jeff Gerlich, Texas State
7. Matthew Carvell, Southeastern Louisiana
8. Corey Roberson, Texas State
9. Fergal Rafferty, Sam Houston
10. Gonzalo Berlin, Jacksonville State
Lake Merced Golf Club – Daly City, California
Hosted by the University of San Francisco
Teams (seeded in the following order):
1. Southern California
2. Texas A&M
3. Arizona State
4. San Diego State
5. UC Davis (Big West Conference)
6. Oregon
7. New Mexico
8. Colorado
9. UC Irvine
10. Kansas State
11. Oregon State
12. San Diego
13. San Francisco (West Coast Conference)
Individuals:
1. Grant Doverspike, Fresno State
2. Brady Johnson, Brigham Young
3. Nick Delio, Cal State Northridge
4. Scott Smith, Nevada
5. Geoff Gonzalez, Cal Poly
6. Robbie Fillmore, Brigham Young
7. Mark Hubbard, San Jose State
8. Kevin Tucker, Washington State
9. Bhavik Patel, Fresno State
10. Greg Moss, Loyola Marymount
Red Tail Golf Club – Sorrento, Florida
Hosted by the University of Central Florida and the Central Florida Sports Commission
Teams (seeded in the following order):
1. Georgia (Southeastern Conference)
2. Indiana
3. South Carolina
4. Central Florida (Conference USA)
5. Florida State
6. Arizona
7. Augusta State
8. Kentucky
9. Georgia Southern
10. Georgia State
11. Iowa
12. Charlotte (Atlantic 10 Conference)
13. Campbell (Atlantic Sun Conference)
14. Loyola (Maryland) (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)
Individuals:
1. Zach Sucher, UAB
2. M. Etienne Bussierres, South Alabama
3. Josh Brock, North Carolina-Wilmington
4. Bill Jones III, Mercer
5. Kelly McHugh, Florida Atlantic
The Club at Olde Stone – Bowling Green, Kentucky
Hosted by Western Kentucky University
Teams:
1. Washington (Pacific-10 Conference)
2. Georgia Tech (Atlantic Coast Conference)
3. North Carolina State
4. UCLA
5. Mississippi
6. East Tennessee State
7. Duke
8. Louisville (Big East Conference)
9. Ohio State
10. Vanderbilt
11. Middle Tennessee (Sun Belt Conference)
12. Austin Peay State (Ohio Valley Conference)
13. Cleveland State (Horizon League)
14. Bucknell (The Patriot League)
Individuals:
1. Mike Van Sickle, Marquette
2. Sebastian MacLean, Xavier
3. Trey Bowling, Eastern Kentucky
4. Tyler Duncan, Purdue
5. John Montgomery, Alabama State
Karsten Creek Golf Club – Stillwater, Oklahoma
Hosted by Oklahoma State University
Teams:
1. Oklahoma State (Big 12 Conference)
2. Arkansas
3. TCU (Mountain West Conference)
4. LSU
5. Chattanooga (Southern Conference)
6. Pepperdine
7. Michigan State
8. Baylor
9. Northwestern
10. Tulsa
11. Denver
12. Wichita State (Missouri Valley Conference)
13. Oral Roberts (The Summit League)
Individuals:
1. Trent Peterson, South Dakota State
2. Peter Malnati, Missouri
3. Tom Whitney, Air Force
4. Kelly Kraft, SMU
5. Eric Onesi, Old Dominion
6. Chris Ross, Eastern Michigan
7. Roger Sloan, UTEP
8. Nate Page, Southern Utah
9. Devin Carrey, Louisiana-Lafayette
10. James Kwon, SMU
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