NCAA Super Regional Field Boasts Three CCAA Teams, One Individual Golfer
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INDIANAPOLIS – Three CCAA teams and one individual have been selected to compete in the 2019 NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championships, as announced yesterday. Cal State San Marcos, Sonoma State and Cal State Monterey Bay’s five-member teams will be joined by Cal State East Bay individual Carolin Chang May 6-8 at Amarillo Country Club in Amarillo, Texas.
Two-time CCAA champion Cal State San Marcos headlines the league’s selections, entering the West Super Regional field as the No. 2 seed in the competition. The Cougars were impressive all season long, racking up seven team titles including the first-place finish in the league finale where they bested Cal State Monterey Bay by 21 strokes.
Back-to-back individual medalist and two-time CCAA Player of the Year Jaime Jacob enters the NCAA postseason ranked seventh individually after averaging 72.6 strokes per round in her junior campaign. CCAA runner-up, sophomore Claire Hogle, is close behind in 12th in the individual rankings and third-place finisher Breann Horn rounds out the Cougars who sit in the Top 50 nationally.
Joining the regional field as the No. 8 seed, Sonoma State is making its 10th regional appearance in the last 11 seasons. The Seawolves have been led all year by CCAA Freshman of the Year Megan DaLeo. The Plano, Texas, native will be returning to her home state after eight top 10 finishes including three individual event titles in her first season of collegiate golf. DaLeo currently lands in 25th in the Golfstat rankings, the highest-ranked frosh on the list.
Cal State Monterey Bay rounds out the trio of CCAA squads competing in the West Super Regional as the No. 10 seed, and the Otters are making a third consecutive trip to the NCAA postseason. CCAA Championships runners-up, Cal State Monterey Bay is in the midst of a season of some of the best golf in program history after recording their lowest ever score relative to par for a 54-hole tournament (+41) in Rancho Santa Fe.
Cal State East Bay senior Carolin Chang is continuing her collegiate career on the national stage, returning to the NCAA Championships field for her second time after qualifying as an individual. Chang’s 75.4 strokes per round led the Pioneers and she recorded six top 20 finishes during the 2018-19 season.
Each of the four super regional sites will consist of both team and individual competition conducted concurrently through 54 holes of competition. The top four teams along with the top four individuals not with a team from each super regional will advance to the championships.
The 96 participating women to advance to the championships final site will take to the course at PGA National Resort and Spa in West Palm Beach, Fla., May 14-18.
WEST SUPER REGIONAL
Amarillo Country Club, Amarillo, Texas; West Texas A&M, host.
Teams:
1. Dallas Baptist University [Heartland Conference}
2. Cal State San Marcos
3. West Texas A&M [Lone Star Conference]
4. St. Mary’s (TX)
5. Academy of Art [Pacific West Conference]
6. Oklahoma Christian
7. St. Edward’s
8. Sonoma State
9. Texas A&M-Commerce
10. Cal State Monterey Bay
11. Colorado State-Pueblo [Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference]
12. Simon Fraser [Great Northwest Athletic Conference]
Individuals:
1. Alli Kim, Point Loma
2. Julia Baroth, Colorado-Colorado Springs
3. Shantel Antonio, Concordia Portland
4. Carolin Chang, Cal State East Bay
5. Junie Khaw, Tarleton State
6. Cammie Decker, Concordia Portland