Concordia College Men's Golf Qualifies for First-Ever NCAA Division II National Championship

By North Callahan, Senior Director of Marketing, Concordia College
May 11, 2016: The Concordia Clipper Men's Golf program placed third overall at the NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Super Regionals to earn its first-ever spot in the NCAA Division II National Championship.
Concordia placed two golfers in the top 10, one of four programs to do so in a field of 20 teams and 108 players overall. Sophomore Mark Kilpatrick (Cheshire, United Kingdom, England) earned a 5th-place finish as he shot a 221 (+5) in three rounds. His best round came in the second round, where his score of 71 (-1) would be the lowest score for any Clipper throughout the tournament.
Junior Juan Roa (Cali, Colombia) placed one stroke behind with a 222 (+5), including a 72 (Eagle) for his lowest round of the tournament, to place T-6. Sophomore Chartpetch Bangpetch (Chonburi, Thailand) completed the tournament with a 227 (+11) to finish T-19, as his 74 (+2) today improved his placement by 10 spots.
Freshman Evan Hong (Houston, Texas) shot a 77 (+5) today to improve eight spots on the leaderboard, as his three-day total of 234 (+18) placed him T-49. Junior Massimo Grassotti (Torino, Italy) rounded out the scores for Concordia with a 241 (+25) to place T-81.
As a team, the Clippers finished with a 904 (+4) as its third round of 296 (+8) tied for the lowest team score on the day. Concordia finished one stroke ahead of Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference rival Wilmington (Del.) and one stroke behind Southern New Hampshire University as St. Thomas Aquinas won the tournament with an 897 (+33).
With the 3rd-place finish, the Clippers have qualified for their first-ever trip to the NCAA Division II National Championship. The tournament will take place beginning Tuesday, May 17, at the Green Valley Ranch in Denver, Colorado.
Pictured here: Concordia College Administration Building.
Photo by A. Warner









