Vikings To Remain in Ohio For NCAA Men's Golf Central Regional

Posted: May 05, 2008

May 5, 2008

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland State will not have to travel for to make its second appearance in the last three seasons in the NCAA Men's Golf Regional as the Vikings were awarded the 25th-seed in the Central Regional to be played at the Scarlet Golf Course in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State will serve as the host school.

"This is a very exciting time for the golf program," head coach Steve Weir said. "We are thrilled to be able to stay close to home and have the support of family and friends and our women's golf team. We are honored to be part of this extremely talented field and are going to do our best to represent Cleveland State well."

The Vikings earned the Horizon League's automatic NCAA berth by virtue of winning the league championship on April 28-29. CSU will be joined at the Scarlet Course by 26 other schools and six individuals for a total of 141 players.

The East Regional will take place at Council Fire Golf Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee, while the West Regional will take place at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Wash.

CSU last competed in the NCAA Regional in 2006 when the Vikings won the league title and hosted the regional at Sand Ridge Golf Club. The Vikings finished 25th that season.

The Top 10 teams and two individuals from each site will advance to the 2008 NCAA Championship in West Lafayette, Ind. Purdue will host the event May 28-31 on the Kampen Course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.

CENTRAL REGIONAL-May 15-17
Scarlet Golf Course - Columbus, Ohio
Hosted by The Ohio State University

Teams (seeded in the following order):
1. Alabama (Southeastern Conference)
2. Oklahoma State (Big 12 Conference)
3. Georgia Tech
4. Florida
5. Tennessee
6. Lamar (Southland Conference)
7. Wake Forest
8. Indiana
9. Texas A&M
10. Louisville
11. Wichita State (Missouri Valley Conference)
12. Kent State
13. Penn State
14. Arkansas
15. Michigan
16. TCU
17. Texas-Arlington
18. Illinois
19. Ohio State
20. Baylor
21. Colorado
22. Eastern Kentucky (Ohio Valley Conference)
23. Marquette (Big East Conference)
24. Eastern Michigan (Mid-American Conference)
25. Cleveland State (Horizon League)
26. Loyola (Maryland) (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)
27. Sacred Heart (Northeast Conference)

Individuals:
1. Chris Baker, Iowa State
2. Clayton Rask, Minnesota
3. Josh Sandman, Notre Dame
4. Victor Almstrom, Minnesota
5. Brent Long, Western Kentucky
6. Jordan Weber, Northern Iowa