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Men's Golf (5/8): Lobos Earn Trip to NCAA West Regional
Top 10 teams in May 17-19 tournament will advance to NCAA Championships
May 9, 2001 The University of New Mexico men's golf team was chosen as one of the 27 teams to participate in the NCAA West Regional Tuesday afternoon. The Lobos, the top seed from District VII, will join Arizona State and USC (district VIII) as the lead threesome in the field. The West Regional will be played March 17-19 at the Trysting Tree Golf Course in Corvallis, Ore. The Lobos, Sun Devils and Trojans will tee off at 12:33 p.m. (MDT) in the first round. The top 10 teams, plus the top two individuals not on those teams will advance to the NCAA Championships May 30 - June 3 in Durham, N.C.
"We are honored for our top seeding at the West Regional, and it is a testament to the type of success we had this season," said UNM head coach J.T. Higgins, the 2001 Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year. "We definitely have the experience and the confidence to do well at this tournament. Our goal is to advance to the NCAA Championships and compete for the title."
UNM, ranked 15th in the latest MasterCard Collegiate Golf poll, finished fourth at the MWC Championships last week. UNM has won three tournaments this season and is the only school in the nation to have four individuals on its current roster that have won tournaments during their college careers.
Joining the Lobos in the NCAA West Regional are: Brigham Young, San Diego State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Nevada-Reno, Arizona State, USC, Arizona, UNLV, Oregon, Pepperdine, Washington, California, UCLA, Stanford, Oregon State, Pacific, South Carolina, Wake Forest, Tennessee, Cal-Irvine, Austin Peay, Oral Roberts, Weber State, Detroit and Navy. Additionally, the following individuals will compete: Scott Carlyle (Hawaii), Jeff Wood (UCSB), David Hearn (Wyoming), John Mallinger (Long Beach State), Matt Bellinger (Denver) and Ryan Hanratty (San Diego).
New Mexico won the 1998 NCAA West Regional. The Lobos finished fifth last year. UNM has advanced to the NCAA Championships in 14 of the last 16 years.
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