An important first in school history, the men’s golf team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament held in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, which will take place May 16-18.
“Today’s a historic day in our program. Any time you do something for the first time it is pretty remarkable,” Lipscomb golf director Will Brewer said.
The news was announced on live television on the Golf Channel Thursday morning.
“It’s always exciting when you see your name posted on national television,” Brewer said.
At the end of the tournament, the top five teams from each region, plus the top individual from each region not on one of the advancing teams, will go to the NCAA Men’s Golf National Championship in Eugene, Oregon, May 27-June 1.
The golf team also received the honor of having two students placed on the Atlantic Sun Conference Men’s Golf All-Academic Team.
Sophomore journalism and new media major Eric Ansett and junior financial markets major Stoney Crouch were selected to the five-member team. Two more students selected to the team, Austin Schultz and Jake Sherwin, play at FCGU. The other student making up the five-person team is Fredrik Nilehn, who plays at Kennesaw State.
Additional reporting by Lipscomb Athletics
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