LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The back-to-back Pacific West Conference Champions are making back-to-back trips to the NCAA Regional Round as Hawai'i Hilo Men's Golf is ready to begin NCAA South Central/West Regional competition, May 9-11, at the New Mexico State University Golf Course.
The Vulcans lineup boasts Ben Crinella, Jacob Torres, Dysen Park, Dylan Bercan and 2024 PacWest Conference Individual Champion Nicholas Gomez as they tee off on the 7,242-yard par-71 course Thursday morning starting at 8:20 a.m. local Mountain Time (4:20 a.m. Hawai'i Time).
Hawai'i Hilo has had three weeks off since claiming the PacWest Conference Championship in mid April back on the west side of the Big Island with a plus-34 total on the Mauna Lani Golf North Course.
This week's regional competition features teams and individuals from the PacWest Conference, Great Northwest Athletic Conference, California Collegiate Athletic Association, Lone Star Conference and Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The other conference champions include Western Washington (GNAC), Cal State Monterey Bay (CCAA), Dallas Baptist (LSC) and Colorado Christian (RMAC).
The top five teams and top two student-athletes (not with a team) will advance to the NCAA Men's Golf National Championships, May 21-25, at the Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge in Winter Garden, Florida.
Hawai'i Hilo placed No. 19 (+37) at last year's regional competition at the Foxtail Golf Club in Rohnert Park, California.
Western New Mexico University is serving as the host school.
NCAA SOUTH CENTRAL/WEST REGIONAL
DATES: May 9-11
LOCATION: Las Cruces, New Mexico
VENUE: New Mexico State University Golf Course
HOST SCHOOL: Western New Mexico University
LIVE SCORES: HiloAthletics.com/MGOLFscores
TEAMS (20): Cal State East Bay, Cal State Monterey Bay, Cal State San Bernardino, Cal State San Marcos, Chico State, Colorado Christian, Colorado Mesa, CSU Pueblo, Dallas Baptist, Hawai'i Hilo, Oklahoma Christian, Midwestern State, Stanislaus State, Simon Fraser, Sonoma State, UT Permian Basin, UT Tyler, West Texas A&M, Western Washington
INDIVIDUALS (8): Academy of Art, Arkansas-Fort Smith, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cameron, Colorado Mines, Fort Lewis, HPU, Northwest Nazarene
NCAA POSTSEASON HISTORY
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)
