May 2, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletic (NAIA) released the qualifiers for the 57th Annual NAIA Men's Golf National Championship. The tournament will be held at Indiana National Golf Club in Plymouth, Ind., May 13-16, 2008.
This year's championship will feature 28 teams, include 13 region champions, 14 at-large bids and one host berth, and four individual qualifiers.
British Columbia, Campbellsville (Ky.), Davenport (Mich.), Johnson & Wales (Fla.), Lee (Tenn.), Malone (Ohio), Midland Lutheran (Neb.), Oklahoma City, Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.), Southwestern (Kan.), St. Ambrose (Iowa), Tennessee Wesleyan and Williams Woods (Mo.) all received an automatic bid after winning their respective region tournaments.
Berry (Ga.), California-East Bay, Lindenwood (Mo.), Northwood (Texas), Ohio Dominican, Oklahoma Christian, Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.), Shorter (Ga.), Southern Nazarene (Okla.), St. Thomas (Fla.), Texas Wesleyan, Victoria (B.C.), Wayland Baptist (Texas) and Webber International (Fla.) received an at-large bid while Bethel (Ind.) earned an automatic host berth.
Four individual qualifiers include Tyler Austin, Concordia (Ore.), Scott Conway, California-San Marcos, Raphael Marguery, Missouri Valley and Luke Vermeer, Northwestern (Iowa). Marguery and Vermeer received an automatic qualification to the national championships after winning Region V and Region III individual titles respectively. Conway earned the trip after being selected to the 2007 All-Tournament Team last season. Austin will head to Plymouth, Ind. as an at-large selection.
Team Qualifiers (Listed Alphabetically)
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Berry (Ga.) |
At-Large 3 |
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Bethel (Ind.) |
At-Large 15 (Host) |
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British Columbia |
Region I Champion |
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California-East Bay |
At-Large 7 |
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Campbellsville (Ky.) |
Region XI Champion |
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Davenport (Mich.) |
Region VIII Champion |
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Johnson & Wales (Fla.) |
Region XIV Champion |
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Lee (Tenn.) |
Region XIII Champion |
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Lindenwood (Mo.) |
At-Large 4 |
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Malone (Ohio) |
Region IX Champion |
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Midland Lutheran (Neb.) |
Region III Champion |
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Northwood (Texas) |
At-Large 10 |
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Ohio Dominican |
At-Large 14 |
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Oklahoma Christian |
At-Large 1 |
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Oklahoma City |
Region VI Champion |
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Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) |
Region II Champion |
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Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) |
At-Large 12 |
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Shorter (Ga.) |
At-Large 11 |
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Southern Nazarene (Okla.) |
At-Large 8 |
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Southwestern (Kan.) |
Region IV Champion |
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St. Ambrose (Iowa) |
Region VII Champion |
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St. Thomas (Fla.) |
At-Large 13 |
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Tennessee Wesleyan |
Region XII Champion |
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Texas Wesleyan |
At-Large 6 |
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Victoria (B.C.) |
At-Large 5 |
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Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
At-Large 2 |
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Webber International (Fla.) |
At-Large 9 |
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Williams Woods (Mo.) |
Region V Champion |
Individual Qualifiers (Listed Alphabetically)
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Tyler Austin, Concordia (Ore.) |
At-Large |
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Scott Conway, California-San Marcos |
2007 All-Tournament Team Selection |
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Raphael Marguery, Missouri Valley |
Region V Medalist |
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Luke Vermeer, Northwestern (Iowa) |
Region III Medalist |
