LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Dylan Bercan one-upped himself by one shot to conclude the three-day NCAA Men's Golf South Central/West Regional with a four-under 67 final round score for a minus-two finish at 10th place.
Hawai'i Hilo totaled 293 on the final day as it remained at No. 16 to wrap up the 2024 season. The Vulcans finished plus-33 for a tie with Cal State East Bay and Cal State San Marcos.
Bercan shot a three-under 68 score in Friday's Round 2 to shoot up 50 spots on the individual leaderboard before hitting five birdies to snake up 15 more slots to a three-way tie at No. 10. Nicholas Gomez and Dysen Park both finished at plus-11 as part of a five-way tie at No. 66. Ben Crinella had his best round of the week with a 76 score to finish at plus-25 at No. 100.
Host school Western New Mexico reclaimed the top spot with a 284 score in the final round to finish two-under for the team title. Oklahoma Christian and Colorado Christian both shot even as West Texas A&M and Cal State Monterey Bay founded out the top five who advance to the NCAA Men's Golf National Championships.
Colorado Christian's Dylan Arthur moved up three slots to claim the individual crown with a nine-under score. UT Permian Basin's Sangha Park and Academy of Art's Giulio Zanichelli are the two individuals who also advance to the NCAA Men's Golf National Championships.
2024 South Central/West Regional Individual Leaderboard
| NAME |
PLACE |
SCORE |
RD TOTALS |
NOTES |
| D. Bercan |
No. T10 |
-2 |
76–68–67 (211) |
13 Birdies |
| N. Gomez |
No. T66 |
+11 |
72–77–75 (224) |
10 Birdies |
| D. Park |
No. T66 |
+11 |
70–78–76 (224) |
10 Birdies |
| J. Torres |
No. T78 |
+13 |
77–74–75 (226) |
6 Birdies |
| B. Crinella |
No. T100 |
+25 |
78–84–76 (238) |
8 Birdies |
2024 South Central/West Regional
| TEAM |
TO PAR |
RD SCORES |
TOP SCORER |
| 1. Western New Mexico |
-2 |
277–289–284 (850) |
7 – A. Arkanath |
| T2. Oklahoma Christian |
E |
281–286–285 (852) |
2 – L. Mihaich |
| T2. Colorado Christian |
E |
292–272–288 (852) |
1 – D. Arthur |
| 4. West Texas A&M |
+2 |
284–279–291 (854) |
7 – W. Provence
7 – L. Palomo |
| 5. Cal State Monterey Bay |
+13 |
288–283–294 (865) |
13 – W. Musson |
| 6. Colorado Mesa |
+15 |
285–281–301 (867) |
25 – P. Diaz del Castillo |
| 7. Dallas Baptist |
+17 |
288–291–290 (869) |
27 – E. Dugg |
| 8. Sonoma State |
+21 |
296–285–292 (873) |
10 – C. Huang |
| T9. Midwestern State |
+22 |
295–288–291 (874) |
21 – R. Garcia |
| T9. UT Permian Basin |
+22 |
297–292–285 (874) |
3 – Sangha. Park |
| 11. Chico State |
+23 |
290–297–288 (875) |
27 – T. Miller |
| T12. CSU Pueblo |
+27 |
298–293–288 (879) |
14 – J. Roberts |
| T12. Simon Fraser |
+27 |
292–296–291 (879) |
14 – M. Cirsologo |
| 14. Cal State San Bernardino |
+28 |
295–294–291 (880) |
3 – C. Wardrup |
| 15. Stanislaus State |
+32 |
301–299–284 (884) |
10 – C. Chomyn |
| T16. Cal State East Bay |
+33 |
296–297–292 (885) |
53 – A. Brangefalt
53 – M. Backstrom |
| T16. Hawai'i Hilo |
+33 |
295–297–293 (885) |
10 – D. Bercan |
| T16. Cal State San Marcos |
+33 |
296–294–295 (885) |
34 – J. McElroy
34 – G. Mouser |
| 19. UT Tyler |
+38 |
303–297–290 (890) |
27 – J. Naeger |
| 20. Western Washington |
+48 |
298–298–304 (900) |
25 – P. Dionne-Yahr |
NCAA POSTSEASON HISTORY
2023-24: NCAA Regional 16th Place
2022-23: NCAA Regional 19th Place
2013-14: NCAA National Championship 13th Place; NCAA Regional Runner-Up, Individual Third Place (Chris Shimomura)
2012-13: NCAA Regional Sixth Place
2011-12: NCAA Regional Eighth Place
2010-11: NCAA National Championship 12th Place; NCAA Regional Individual Runner-Up (Blake Snyder)
2009-10: NCAA Regional 11th Place
2008-09: NCAA Regional 14th Place
2007-08: NCAA Regional Eighth Place
2006-07: NCAA Regional Eighth Place
2004-05: NCAA National Championship Fifth Place, Runner-Up Individual (Nick Mason); NCAA Regional Third Place, Individual Third Place (Nick Mason)
2003-04: NCAA National Championship No. 4 Individual (Nick Mason); NCAA Regional Third Place (Nick Mason)
