St. John Fisher Enters NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Tournament
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. --- St. John Fisher College will represent the Empire 8 in the NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Tournament, which is set for May 14-17 at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Destin, Fla. The Cardinals earned their spot in the 41-team field via the conference’s automatic qualifier after winning the 2012-13 E8 Men’s Golf Championship two weeks ago.
Full Release from the NCAA
This season’s national field features 210 competitors from 41 teams and five individual qualifiers selected at-large. Thirty teams punched their tickets courtesy of automatic qualification, while four enter from the independent ranks (pool B). The final seven squads were selected at-large from throughout the NCAA Division III contingent.
Fisher, ranked 20th in the latest
Golf World/Nike coaches poll and first in the NCAA’s mid-atlantic region, captured its third straight and conference-record 10th league crown in wire-to-wire fashion by 63 strokes over Scranton. Junior Thad Wier, the 2013 Empire 8 Player of the Year, won individual medalist honors by two strokes over teammates Joseph Radulski and Corey Haas.
In national statistical rankings by
Golfstat, the Cardinals are 15th in the country with a 76.48 per player average round.
For more on the NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Tournament, go to
www.ncaa.com.