And a number of Colorado-based players are still in the running for national berths after Tuesday’s second round of the regionals. What they’re shooting for are spots in either the men’s DII nationals, scheduled for May 17-21 at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club in northeast Denver, or the women’s DII finals, set for May 18-21 at CommonGround Golf Course.

On the men’s side, the top five team finishers and the top two individuals not on those teams from each regional will earn spots in the finals in Denver.

University of Colorado-Colorado Springs sits in seventh place at the men’s West/South Central Regional, two strokes out of the fifth position in Las Cruces, N.M.

Individually, UCCS’ Colin Prater (even-par 142; seventh place), Colorado Christian’s Luke Condon (also 142, seventh place), and Colorado School of Mines’ Nick Berry and George Markham (both 144, 19th place) are within striking distance of the lead of Dallas Baptist’s Josh Aguilar (139).

As for the women, the top three team finishers at each regional, and the top three individuals not on those teams, will earn spots in the NCAA DII finals at CommonGround.

Metro State junior Allie Johnston, the 2012 CWGA Match Play champion, vaulted up to seventh place on Tuesday in Super Region 4 with a 2-under-par 70 in Stockton, Calif. Her 1-over 145 total leaves the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Women’s Player of the Year five strokes out of the lead. And her teammate, Cha Cha Willhoite, isn’t out of the mix either, at 148 and in 19th place.

Had the tournament ended on Tuesday, Johnston would have earned an individual berth to nationals.

Women’s NCAA Division II Super Region 4
May 2-4, 2016 in Stockton, Calif.
7. Allie Johnston, Metro State 75-70–145
19. Cha Cha Willhoite, Metro State 74-74–148
For all of the Region 4 results, CLICK HERE.

Men’s NCAA Division II West/South Central Regional
May 2-4, 2016 in Las Cruces, N.M.

7. (out of 20 teams) Colorado-Colorado Springs 293-293–586
7. Colin Prater 72-70–142; 42. Kyle Southard 72-76–148; 60. Zach Tripp 75-75–150; 69. Zach Berhost 74-77–151; 69. Chris Reina 79-72–151.
14. Colorado Christian 301-291–592
7. Luke Condon 73-69–142; 36. Nathaniel Goddard 74-73–147; 69. Matthew Goddard 78-73–151; 90. Sean Kato 76-78–154; 97. Andrew Kennedy 80-76–156.
19. Regis 296-308–604
69. Jack Savage 77-74–151; 69. Jordan McBrayer 75-76–151; 79. Sam McKay 73-79–152; 79. Grant Gavin 73-79–152; 95. Matt Robertson 75-80–155.
Also
19. Nick Berry, Colorado School of Mines 73-71–144
19. George Markham, Colorado School of Mines 73-71–144
101. Jacob Allenback, Colorado State-Pueblo 77-80–157
For all of the West/South Central Regional results, CLICK HERE.

The 2015 CGA Stroke Play champion shot a 1-under-par 71 on Monday, giving him a 1-under 143 total, good for a one-stroke lead over Felipe Strobach of South Dakota State. Korte made three birdies and two bogeys on the day.

In the team competition, DU slipped into a tie for seventh place in the nine-team event. At 35-over-par 611, the Pioneers trail leader South Dakota State by 27 shots.

The final round of the Summit League tournament will be held Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the field was set Monday for the women’s NCAA Division III Championships, and top-ranked Rhodes College in Memphis, which features former Colorado 5A girls high school champion Mackenzie Cohen, will head the field. The national tournament is set for May 10-13 in Houston. Rhodes recently won its third consecutive Southern Athletic Association Championship.

Men’s Summit League Championship
May 1-3, 2016 in Newton, Kan.
7. (out of 9 teams) Denver 306-305–611
1. Chris Korte 72-71–143; 13. Jake Kelley 75-75–150; 38. Adam Ruben 81-77–158; 40. Arti Edelman 78-82–160; 45. Michael Boylan 82-84–166.

Men’s NCAA Division II West/South Central Regional
May 2-4, 2016 in Las Cruces, N.M.
7. (out of 20 teams) Colorado-Colorado Springs 293
15. Colin Prater 72; 15. Kyle Southard 72; 37. Zach Berhost 74; 52. Zach Tripp 75; 95. Chris Reina 79.
9. Regis 296
23. Sam McKay 73; 23. Grant Gavin 73; 52. Matt Robertson 75; 52. Jordan McBrayer 75; 74. Jack Savage 77. 
16. Colorado Christian 301
23. Luke Condon 73; 37. Nathaniel Goddard 74; 65. Sean Kato 76; 88. Matthew Goddard 78; 105. Andrew Kennedy 80.
Also
23. Nick Berry, Colorado School of Mines 73
23. George Markham, Colorado School of Mines 73
74. Jacob Allenback, Colorado State-Pueblo 77

Women’s NCAA Division II Super Region 4
May 2-4, 2016 in Stockton, Calif.
14. Cha Cha Willhoite, Metro State 74
23. Allie Johnston, Metro State 75
 

DU was an automatic qualifier by virtue of winning the Summit League title — the Pioneers’ 13th consecutive conference crown — while CU made the 72-team regional field as an at-large selection on Monday.

Also among the Division I regional competitors will be Coloradans Jennifer Kupcho and Hannah Wood, and Colorado State freshman Katrina Prendergast. Kupcho, the CWGA Player of the Year in 2014 and ’15, is a freshman for Wake Forest. Wood, the 2014 CWGA Stroke Play champ, is a sophomore at Oklahoma.

(Updated April 27) When the fields were announced on Golf Channel for the four May 5-7 regionals, Colorado was seeded ninth for the regional in Stanford, Calif., where the top seed will be Pac-12 champion Southern California. Also competing will be host Stanford, the 2015 national champion. Wake Forest is likewise in the field, meaning Kupcho will play there, as will CSU’s Prendergast, a second-team Mountain West Conference selection.

As for Denver, it is seeded 14th for the Baton Rouge, La., regional, where Duke is No. 1.

For her part, Wood will compete in the Bryon, Texas regional as an individual.

The top six team finishers and three individuals not on those teams from each regional will land spots in the NCAA championship finals, set for May 20-25 in Eugene, Ore.

Colorado, ranked 21st in the nation by Golfweek and 34th by Golfstat, recently placed fifth in the ultra-competitive Pac-12 tournament and twice was a runner-up this season. The Buffs have qualified teams for the regionals three straight years and went to the national finals in 2012. On Tuesday, two of the leaders of the Buffs earned honors. Junior Esther Lee was named CU’s all-sports co-female athlete of the year, and senior Alexis Keating received an all-sports female career athletic achievement award. 

Denver won two tournaments this season and is ranked 71st nationally by Golfweek and 72nd by Golfstat. This will be the 10th straight regional appearance by the Pioneers.

For all the women’s DI regional qualifiers, CLICK HERE.
 

Also on Monday, the fields were set for the women’s NCAA Division II regional tournaments — the ones that will determine the competitors for the NCAA DII championship finals that will be played May 18-21 at CommonGround Golf Course in Aurora.

Metropolitan State University of Denver, which recently won its second straight women’s Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference title, put two of its golfers into the West Regional as individuals. That tournament will take place May 2-4 in Stockton, Calif.

Representing Metro State — the host for the NCAA DII finals — will be RMAC Player of the Year Allie Johnston and Cha Cha Willhoite, both juniors. Johnston won the CWGA Match Play title in 2012. Metro State is coached by former CoBank Colorado Open champion Ben Portie, who recently was named the women’s RMAC Coach of the Year for the third straight season.

The top three team finishers at each regional, and the top three individuals not on those teams, will earn spots in the NCAA DII finals at CommonGround.

For the complete women’s DII regional field, CLICK HERE.