UCCS, which sat one stroke out of the lead after Tuesday’s first round of the 18-team competition at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla., posted scores of 300 and 305 for a 29-over-par 605 total.
Florida Gulf Coast University won the event at 590, while Clemson (604) edged UCCS for second place.
Individually, Shea Wolfle of Campbell and Chris Gabriele of Clemson tied for the title at 2-under-par 142, with Wolfle closing with a 67.
UCCS put two players in the top four in the individual standings, with Bradley Myers (68-77) and Nick Michas (74-71) tying for third place at 145.
The other UCCS scores were a 153 for Matthew Weiss, a 162 for William Veith and a 165 for Deven Doughty.
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The men’s regional field was announced on Friday, and UCCS is seeded No. 1 in the South Central Region, which will join with the West Region for a super-regional tournament that will be played May 7-9 in Amarillo, Texas. In all, there are four DII super-regionals on tap.
Other Colorado-based teams that earned spots in the 20-team field in Amarillo are RMAC tournament champion Colorado School of Mines (seeded sixth in the South Central Region), Colorado Christian (seventh) and Colorado State-Pueblo (eighth).
In addition, landing spots as individuals in Amarillo are former 5A state high school champion Grant Olinger of Colorado Mesa and Nicholas Tenuta of Regis.
In all, nationwide, 80 teams and 32 individuals will compete in four DII super-regionals.
At least three teams and the top two players not on those teams from each super-regional will advance to the NCAA DII Finals, set for May 21-25 in Muscle Shoals, Ala. An additional eight team berths will also be at stake nationwide.
Women’s Division II Super Regionals: Meanwhile, on Monday the NCAA also announced the Women’s NCAA DII super-regional fields, with one of the four tournaments being conducted in Colorado.
Hillcrest Golf Club in Durango and Fort Lewis College will host the West Regional May 7-9. Dallas Baptist University will be the top seed there, with RMAC champion Colorado-Colorado Springs being the only Colorado team in the 12-school field, seeded No. 12 and making its first NCAA super-regional appearance. Courtney Ewing of Colorado State-Pueblo will compete as an individual at the site.
Meanwhile, Colorado resident Alex Trask of William Jewell will play as an individual at the East Regional in Grand Rapids, Mich., also May 7-9.
The top three teams and the top three individuals not on one of those teams from each super regional will advance to the NCAA Division II Finals, set for May 16-19 in Houston.
The University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, which this week won the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament, earned the No. 2 seed out of 10 teams in the South Central Region, which will join with the West Region in conducting a regional May 8-10 in Stockton, Calif., in
Joining UCCS in Stockton will be Colorado School of Mines (seeded sixth), Colorado Christian (seventh) and Colorado State-Pueblo (ninth). St. Mary’s of Texas is the top seed from the South Central Region.
In addition, Trevor McKune of Colorado Mesa and Jordan McBrayer from Regis will be competing as individuals in Stockton.
At least the top three teams and the top two individuals not on those teams will advance from the South Central/West Regional to the DII national finals, set for May 22-26 in Kissimmee, Fla.
Last year, the Men’s and Women’s NCAA DII Finals were both held in the Denver metro area.