May 4, 2005

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - [complete results] The Bemidji State University men’s golf team posted a 322 third and round in the 2005 NCAA Division II Central/Great Lakes Super Regional Wednesday at the par-71 St. Joseph Country Club in St. Joseph, Mo. The Beavers' +38 final round caused them to slide back into a tie with Truman State University for seventh with a three-round total of 322-307-321=950 (+98). Allen Zutz (Sr., Red Lake Falls, Minn.) led BSU on the third day of competition shooting a four-over 75 but it was freshman Neil Rude (White Bear Lake, Minn.) who took home top honors for the Beavers finishing in a tie for 13th place after carding 79-72-78=229 (+16) in the 54-hole event.

Washburn University held off a highly competitive pack to capture the Central Regional Championship and an birth in the NCAA Division II Championship May 17-20 at The Club at Savannah Harbor in Savannah, Georgia. WU fished the event carding three of the top five rounds in the region as it pushed toward a 16-stroke lead during the final day of competition (298-294-298=890, +38).

Just four strokes separated second place from fourth with Missouri Southern State University reaping the benefits of a plus-17, 301 Wednesday to grab a hold of second place (298-307-301=609, +58). Fellow member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, Winona State University, also carded a 301 as a team in the final round to sneak past Central Missouri State University and Missouri Western State University for a third place finish (299-307-301=907, +59)

After shooting day two's best individual round (69), defending Central/Great Lakes Super Regional Champion Brice Garrett (Missouri Western State) fired a two-over par 73 to take individual medallist honors with a three-round total of 72-69-73=214 (+1). In addition, Garrett qualifies for a trip to national finals as an individual.

For BSU, Zutz's four-over-par 75 propelled him up four spots into 37th place Wednesday (79-87-75=241, +28). Toby Palmiscno (Sr., Grand Forks, N.D.) was just two shots behind locked in a tie for 38th place (78-79-86=243, +30). In 41st place, Matt Gorden (Sr., Detroit Lakes, Minn.) posted a three-round total of 86-75-85=246 (+33) and Hiraku Aoki (So., Akita, Japan) rounded out BSU's competitors in 42nd spot after a day two score of 251 (87-81-83, +38).

BSU caps off its 2005 campaign with its second consecutive trip to the super regional. The Beavers shaved 15 strokes off their 2004 performance at the event to equal the school's top post-season finish (seventh) under the current tournament format.

In the Great Lakes Regional, also hosted by St. Joseph Country Club, Northern Kentucky University posted a three-day total of 293-297-301=891 (+39) to gain is second consecutive regional championship and a spot in the NCAA Division II Championship.

Final - Bemidji State Results
13. Neil Rude 79-72-78=229
37. Allen Zutz 79-87-75=241
T38. Toby Palmiscno 78-79-86=243
41. Matt Gorden 86-75-85=246
42. Hiraku Aoki 87-81-83=251

Final - Division II Central Super Regional Team Scores
1. Washburn 298-294-298=890
2 . Missouri Southern State 298-307-301=906
3. Winona State 299-307-301=907
T4. Missouri Western State 301-298-311=910
T4. Central Missouri State 305-299-306=910
6. Southwest Baptist 322-302-313=939
T7. Bemidji State 322-307-321=950
T7. Truman State 319-317-314=950


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