PROKOP HEADED TO NCAA GOLF EAST REGIONAL

April 26, 2014

PROKOP HEADED TO NCAA GOLF EAST REGIONAL

Orangeburg, N.Y. (4/26/14) The NCAA has announced the field of 80 teams and 32 student-athletes competing as individuals that have been selected to participate in regional competition of the 2014 NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championships. The regional competitions will be conducted May 5-7.

Orangeburg, N.Y. (4/26/14) The NCAA has announced the field of 80 teams and 32 student-athletes competing as individuals that have been selected to participate in regional competition of the 2014 NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships. The regional competitions will be conducted May 5-7.

At a minimum, the top three teams and the top two student-athletes not with a team from each regional (regardless of region) will advance to the finals May 19-23, at The Meadows Golf Course in Allendale, Michigan. The remaining eight team berths will be allocated based on the regions represented in the prior year's medal-match portion of the championships, with the maximum number of teams from a given region capped at seven. The finals will be hosted by Grand Valley State University.

Dominican College senior golfer and team captain, Keith Prokop* (Boonton, N.J.) will be making his second consecutive East Regional appearance after being seeded the top individual out of four in the region to earn a tournament appearance.

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

Central and Midwest

South and Southeast

South Central and West

Conference automatic qualifiers are indicated in brackets next to the institution's name.

ATLANTIC/EAST REGIONAL

Edgewood Country Club; Charleston, West Virginia; hosted by the Mountain East Conference.

Atlantic Region:

1. Indiana (Pennsylvania)

2. California (Pennsylvania)

3. Charleston (West Virginia)

4. West Chester

5. Millersville [Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference]

6. West Liberty

7. Gannon

8. Concord

9. Mercyhurst

10. Virginia State [Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association]

Individuals:

1. Jess Ferrell, Fairmont State

2. Tyler Browning, Bluefield State

3. Brian Bir, Notre Dame (Ohio)

4. Joe Burkinshaw, Shepherd

East Region:

1. Wilmington (Delaware) [Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference]

2. Adelphi [Northeast-10 Conference]

3. St. Thomas Aquinas

4. Le Moyne

5. Bentley

6. Concordia (New York)

7. Nyack

8. Southern New Hampshire

9. American International

10. Dowling

Individuals:

1. Keith Prokop, Dominican (New York)

2. Ross Earnshaw, Post

3. Garrett Brown, Goldey-Beacom

4. Joe Parker, Philadelphia U.

CENTRAL/MIDWEST REGIONAL

Fox Run Golf Course; Eureka, Missouri; hosted by University of Missouri, St. Louis.

Central Region:

1. Central Missouri [Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association]

2. Arkansas Tech

3. Henderson State [Great American Conference]

4. Northeastern State

5. Central Oklahoma

6. Nebraska-Kearney

7. Southeastern Oklahoma State

8. Lindenwood (Missouri)

9. Southwestern Oklahoma State

10. St. Cloud State [Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference]

Individuals:

1. Trey Herman, Fort Hayes State

2. Ross Miller, Minnesota State, Mankato

3. Kowan O'Keefe, Minot State

4. Ryan Burek, Missouri Southern State

Midwest Region:

1. Malone [Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference]

2. Missouri-St. Louis

3. Grand Valley State

4. Wayne State

5. Indianapolis [Great Lakes Valley Conference]

6. Ferris State

7. Lewis

8. Saginaw Valley State

9. Ashland

10. Tiffin

Individuals:

1. Marcus Hunt, Findlay

2. Jake Wisniewski, Wisconsin-Parkside

3. Nathan Nottrott, McKendree

4. Nick Lees, Maryville (Missouri)

SOUTH/SOUTHEAST REGIONAL

Savannah Quarters; Savannah, Georgia; hosted by Armstrong Atlantic State University.

South Region:

1. Barry [Sunshine State Conference]

2. Lynn

3. Nova Southeastern

4. West Florida [Gulf South Conference]

5. North Alabama

6. Saint Leo

7. Florida Tech

8. Rollins

9. Florida Southern

10. Delta State

Individuals:

1. Corey Evans, West Georgia

2. John Fordham, Valdosta State

3. Alex Jones, Valdosta State

4. Barrett Waters, West Georgia

Southeast Region:

1. South Carolina Aiken [Peach Belt Conference]

2. Armstrong

3. Columbus State

4. Flagler

5. Georgia College

6. Clayton State

7. Queens (North Carolina)

8. Erskine [Conference Carolinas]

9. Limestone

10. Carson-Newman [South Atlantic Conference]

Individuals:

1. Nicolas Fonseca, Barton

2. Benedict Gebhardt, Wingate

3. Robert Prior, Lander

4. Sebastian Andersen, Mount Olive

SOUTH CENTRAL/WEST REGIONAL

Grey Rock Golf Course; Austin, Texas; hosted by St. Edward's University.

South Central Region:

1. Western New Mexico [Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference]

2. St. Edward's [Heartland Conference]

3. Dallas Baptist

4. Colorado School of Mines

5. Cameron

6. Midwestern State

7. St. Mary's (Texas)

8. Colorado State-Pueblo

9. Colorado Christian

10. Colorado-Colorado Springs

Individuals:

1. Colin Prater, Colorado Mesa

2. James Bolton, Newman

3. C.J. Clem, Texas A&M-Commerce

4. Steven DaSilva, Regis (Colorado)

West Region:

1. Cal State Monterey Bay

2. Cal State Chico

3. Cal State Stanislaus [California Collegiate Athletic Association]

4. Sonoma State

5. Simon Fraser

6. Western Washington

7. UC San Diego

8. Hawaii Hilo [Pacific West Conference]

9. Dixie State

10. California Baptist

Individuals:

1. Drew Nelson, Dominican (California)

2. Jordan Guillen, Cal State San Bernardino

3. Taylor Hood, Cal State San Bernardino

4. Nick Hardy, Northwest Nazarene

For more information about the championships, log on to NCAA.com.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.