The fields and seedings were unveiled on the Golf Channel Thursday morning.

The University of Colorado, fresh off its best finish ever at a conference championship (second at the Pac-12 meet), will be headed to Columbus, Ohio, where they’ll be seeded fifth in an 18-team field at Ohio State’s Scarlett Course. CU is currently ranked No. 20 in the nation by Golfstat and No. 21 by Golfweek. Florida is the top seed in Columbus, and Ohio State will be competing there on its home course.

The University of Denver, which just won its 14th consecutive conference title — this one at the Summit League tournament, will stay relatively close to home as the Pioneers are seeded 13th at the University of New Mexico Championship Course in the Albuquerque Regional. DU is ranked No. 49 nationally by Golfstat and No. 54 by Golfweek. Stanford is the top seed in Albuquerque.

Meanwhile, three-time CWGA Player of the Year Jennifer Kupcho of Westminster and her Wake Forest team will be seeded sixth in the Athens, Ga., Regional, where Alabama is the top seed and host Georgia is No. 2. Kupcho, ranked as the No. 5 women’s college player in the country by Golfweek and No. 6 by Golfstat, tied for sixth at the NCAA Finals last year. This season, Kupcho owns two individual wins and recently placed second in the ACC Championship.

Hannah Wood of Highlands Ranch, like Kupcho a Coloradan who qualified for last year’s U.S. Women’s Open, also will be playing in the NCAA Regionals. Wood, the 2014 CWGA Stroke Play champion, will join her sixth-seeded University of Oklahoma team at the Rawls Course in the Lubbock, Texas Regional where Pac-12 champion UCLA is the top seed. Also in the Lubbock field is 14th-seeded Oregon State, coached by Dawn Shockley, who grew up in Colorado and played her college golf at DU.

In addition, CSU sophomore Katrina Prendergast earned a berth into regionals as she was the sixth and final individual to make the field at the Lubbock site. It will be the second straight NCAA Regional appearance for the 2017 All-Mountain West Conference second-team pick.

With 18 teams and six individuals competing at each of four regional sites, the top six team finishers and the top three individuals not on those teams from each regional will advance to the NCAA Championship Finals, set for May 19-24 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugan Grove, Ill.
 

The redshirt sophomore for the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs tied for fifth individually in the men’s NCAA Division II West/South Central Regional in Las Cruces, N.M. More importantly, that left him in a three-way tie for second among individuals not on one of the five teams that qualified for nationals. And with just two players in that category earning individual spots in the upcoming DII nationals at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club in northeast Denver, he played off with much at stake on Wednesday.

Alas, a bogey by Prater (pictured) on the first playoff hole cost him a shot at the remaining national berth as Calum Hill of Western New Mexico made par to secure the spot.

In regulation, Prater carded rounds of 72-70-69 for a 2-under-par 211 total, which left him five strokes behind regional champion Sam Johnston of Oklahoma Christian.

All told on Wednesday, 180 golfers — though none from Colorado schools — qualified for the men’s or women’s NCAA Division II Championships that will be held in the Denver area later this month. The men’s finals are set for May 17-21 at Green Valley Ranch, while the women’s nationals will be May 18-21 at CommonGround Golf Course in Aurora.

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

Other players from Colorado schools who finished in the top 10 in Las Cruces were Nick Berry of the Colorado School of Mines and Luke Condon of Colorado Christian, who both tied for eighth place at 1-under-par 212. Colorado Christian was the top team finisher from Colorado, placing 10th in the 20-team field.

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

Metro State University of Denver junior Allie Johnston, the 2012 CWGA Match Play champion, entered the final round in seventh place at Super Region 4 in Stockton, Calif. But she was forced to withdraw due to an injury on Wednesday, dashing her hopes for a spot in the nationals.

The national tournaments, part of the NCAA Division II Spring Sports Festival in which titles in six sports (M&W golf, M&W tennis, softball and women’s lacrosse) will be at stake, will be hosted by Metro State and the Denver Sports Commission.

The men’s NCAA DII finals at Green Valley Ranch May 17-21 will feature 108 competitors — 20 teams and eight individuals. The format will be three rounds of stroke play, followed by two days of medal-match play. The top eight teams after the first three rounds of stroke play will advance to the match-play portion of the championship.

The women’s Division II finals at CommonGround May 18-21 will include a field of 72 golfers — 12 teams and 12 individuals. They’ll all play 72 holes of stroke play.

Tickets for the DII Spring Sports Festival will be $5 per person per day, or $15 for an all-session pass for the week. Tickets purchased at one site will be valid at all other competition sites.

For more information on the Spring Sports Festival, CLICK HERE.

For all the scores from the NCAA Division II regionals, CLICK HERE.
 

Women’s NCAA Division II Super Region 4

May 2-4, 2016 (final) in Stockton, Calif.
25. Cha Cha Willhoite, Metro State 74-74-78–226
66. Allie Johnston, Metro State 75-70-WD

Men’s NCAA Division II West/South Central Regional
May 2-4, 2016 (final) in Las Cruces, N.M.
10. (out of 20 teams) Colorado Christian 301-291-290–882
8. Luke Condon 73-69-70–212; 38. Matthew Goddard 78-73-70–221; 48. Nathaniel Goddard 74-73-76–223; 80. Sean Kato 76-78-74–228; 100. Andrew Kennedy 80-76-78–234.

12. Colorado-Colorado Springs 293-293-299–885
5. Colin Prater 72-70-69–211; 55. Kyle Southard 72-76-76–224; 63. Zach Tripp 75-75-75–225; 88. Zach Berhost 74-77-79–230; 108. Chris Reina 79-72-WD.

20. Regis 296-308-297–901
55. Jack Savage 77-74-73–224; 70. Matt Robertson 75-80-71–226; 80. Jordan McBrayer 75-76-77–228; 80. Grant Gavin 73-79-76–228; 98. Sam McKay 73-79-81–233.

Also
8. Nick Berry, Colorado School of Mines 73-71-68–212
24. George Markham, Colorado School of Mines 73-71-74–218
96. Jacob Allenback, Colorado State-Pueblo 77-80-75–232